The James E. Hendry Chapter's

52nd Annual Show

(June 1, 2003, in Fort Myers, FL )

 See the winners down below:

Total Entries - 864 + 44 seedlings = 908

Gold Seals = 415 (48%)

At 1:00 the crowd surged in and the hall was mobbed.

Ruth Watson and some of her namesakes.

Russ Medin, chapter president, was a busy man.

Young hibiscus enthusiasts, Katie and Jacqueline Boyette.

Cindi Armstrong caught during a lull in her flurry of activity.

Karen Courtright and Gloria White rub Randy Cox's tummy for good luck.

Fred Sowick delivering blooms to the judges.

Buck Buchanan (and wife, Ann) came down from Pasco County

Don Schermerhorn (and wife, Barbara) came up from Marco Island.

 


The winners are:

Sweepstakes winning exhibitors have chosen the blooms below to represent themselves.

 

Sweepstakes - Amateur:

Eddie Griffith,

MAGICIAN'S HAT

Sweepstakes - Collector:

Ruth & Woody Watson,

CAROLINE WILSON

Sweepstakes - Open Collector:

Nola & Carlos Reynolds,

DANCING FIRE

Sweepstakes - Commercial:

Exotic Hibiscus

(Curt Sinclair),

ORANGE PUNCH

The above were the winning growers and the flowers they chose to represent themselves.


 

The flowers below were the winning blooms by category and their growers

Amateur Single:

Eddie Griffith,

SMOKEY MOUNTAIN

Amateur Double:

Eddie Griffith,

PEGGY HENDRY

Collector Single:

Jane & Ed Flory,

REBELLIOUS SPIRIT

Collector Double:

Ruth & Woodie Watson,

ERMA K.

Open Collector Single:

Annelle & Randy Cox,

IMPROVED CRIMSON RAY

Open Collector Double:

Nola & Carlos Reynolds,

HOLLY'S PRIDE

Commercial Single:

Conrad Nursery

(Jo & Pete Conrad),

NORTHERN LIGHT

Commercial Double:

Pine Island Tropicals

(Gary & Donna Schneider),

SILVER CHARM

Miniature Single:

Exotic Hibiscus

(Curt Sinclair),

IGUANA

Miniature Double:

Elaine & Russ Scobey,

JENNIFER CATHERINE

Seedling Regular Single:

John Cocolis,

TAFFY

Seedling Miniature Single:

Conrad Nursery

(Jo & Pete Conrad),

FAIRY DUST

Seedling Miniature Double:

Exotic Hibiscus

(Curt Sinclair),

EXOTIC'S IN PARADISE

 


The blooms below were the overall Bests of Show. 

 

Miniature:

Conrad Nursery

(Jo & Pete Conrad),

ROYAL TREASURE

Seedling:

Elaine & Russ Scobey,

CHARM GLOW

Single:

Elaine & Russ Scobey,

JUNE'S DRAGON

Double:

Exotic Hibiscus

(Curt Sinclair),

WIND DANCER

 


 

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