(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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