(February 15, 2003, in Tampa, FL )

 See the winners down below:

Total Entries = 515

Gold Seals = 242 (47%), 21 seedlings

 

Kathy Grandoff, Gary Schneider, Elaine & Russ Scobey and Donna Schneider. The chapter's booth, designed by Kathy, won first place in the booth competition.

Uli Asmann and Jack McClain consult on which blooms to enter.	Curt Sinclair and Gloria White
Linda Asmann and Bob Carran during a lull in the activity.	Bonnie and Tony Orpi
	Maralyn Tumelty and Katie McClain
The curlers in the hair of a visitor to the fair provided excellent bloom holders.

The winners are:

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

Sweepstakes - Amateur: Lori Wiedeman, GEORGIA'S PEARL	Sweepstakes - Collector: Karen & Jim Courtright, PRIDE OF HANKINS
Sweepstakes - Open Collector: Gloria White, FIFTH DIMENSION	Sweepstakes - Commercial: Unbelievable Hibiscus (Kathy Grandoff & Don Mixon), MICHELLE DENA

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. 

 

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Amateur Single: Mary & Tom Adams, HIGH VOLTAGE	Amateur Double:
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Collector Single Linda Asmann, DRAGON'S BREATH
Open Collector Single: Tony & Bonnie Orpi, SOFTLY SPOKEN	Open Collector Double: Gloria White, BOB's DELIGHT
Commercial Single: Unbelievable Hibiscus (Kathy Grandoff & Don Mixon), JASON BLUE	Commercial Double: Unbelievable Hibiscus (Kathy Grandoff & Don Mixon), BOB'S DELIGHT
Miniature Single: Pine Island Tropicals (Gary & Donna Schneider), RUSTY PASTELS	Miniature Double: Russ & Elaine Scobey, RAZZA-MA-TAZZ

Seedling Regular Single: Exotic Hibiscus (Curt Sinclair), AZTEC SUN	Seedling Miniature Single: Exotic Hibiscus (Curt Sinclair), BLUE STEEL
Seedling Regular Double: Bob Carran, 215-B

 

The blooms below were the overall Bests of Show. 

Miniature: Gloria White, ROYAL TREASURE	Seedling: Exotic Hibiscus (Curt Sinclair), 452
Single: Unbelievable Hibiscus (Kathy Grandoff & Don Mixon), TRADE WIND	Double: Connie Roush, NEW IDEA

 

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