May 27, 2006 in Bradenton, FL

 See the winners down below:

Total Entries - 621 blooms, 20 seedlings

Gold Seals - 306 (49%) 

Chapter president, Dave Flanders, and wife, Rae	Incoming president, Gayler Boettcher, and Wally Neef
Bob Carran is trying to get blooms to open by "baking" them in the sun.	Gene Haugh maintains the chapter's extensive website.
John Webster with a Topaz Glory	Petey Birchall collecting blooms for the "tree."
Maynard Pastorus and Karin Delbert at the snack table	Walter Bisselle, society treasurer, and Mary Bridges
The chapter's hibiscus "tree"	Yvonne Santiago and her very real-looking hibiscus art

 

The winners are:

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

Sweepstakes - Amateur: Jim Thompson, TOPAZ GLORY	Sweepstakes - Collector: Paul Felsburg, PAPER MOON
Sweepstakes - Open Collector: Connie & Fred Roush, COPPER MOON	Sweepstakes - Commercial: Unbelievable Hibiscus (Kathy Grandoff & Don Mixon, CLOUD DANCER

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: Jim Thompson, NORMAN LEE	Amateur Double: Jim & Mary Bridges, GOD'S GRACE
Collector Single: Paul Felsburg, HIGH VOLTAGE	Collector Double: Zelma & Wally Neef, JIMMY JOHN
Open Collector Single: Connie & Fred Roush, ROYAL DECREE	Open Collector Double: Connie & Fred Roush ROYAL CROWN
Commercial Single: Unbelievable Hibiscus (Don Mixon & Kathy Grandoff), CLIMAX	Commercial Double: Unbelievable Hibiscus (Don Mixon & Kathy Grandoff), MAGIC MOMENT
Miniature Single: Exotic Hibiscus (Curt Sinclair), ANTIQUE TREASURE	Miniature Double: Linda & Uli Asmann, BRANDON STRATTON

	See Bests of Show
Seedling Regular Single: Bob Carran, ALLURING	Seedling Regular Double: See Bests of Show
Seedling Miniature Single: Bob Carran, AMERICAN SPLENDOR	Seedling Miniature Double: Bob Carran, TEMPTRESS

 

The blooms below were the overall Bests of Show. 

Miniature: Paul Felsburg, RUSTY PASTEL	Seedling: Tried & True Hibiscus (Randy & Annelle Cox), SHEER DELIGHT
Single: Karen & James Courtright, HERM GELLER	Double: Paul Felsburg, BRIDE'S BOUQUET

 

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