May 21, 2006 in Venice, FL

 See the winners down below:

Total Entries - 1119 blooms (41 seedlings)

Gold Seals - 675 (60%) 

The Gold Seal Table was a "sea of blooms."	With over 1100 blooms to evaluate, the judges were busy.
Rita Hall, president of the American Hibiscus Society, and Eddie Griffith, 2nd vice president	John Pelk and Walter Bisselle, society treasurer, are busy with show paperwork.
Wally Neef, chapter president, and Scott Grover	Micky Bohan delivering blooms to be judged.
Mary Bridges	Wally Neef and Duncan Othen
Penny Benninger at the hibiscus gift booth	Kathy Powell was another busy person.

 

The winners are:

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

Sweepstakes - Amateur: Jim Bridges, GEORGIA'S PEARL	Sweepstakes - Collector: Paul Felsburg, HERM GELLER
Sweepstakes - Open Collector: Nola & Carlos Reynolds, PINK TIGER	Sweepstakes - Commercial: Unbelievable Hibiscus (Kathy Grandoff & Don Mixon), BRIDE'S BOUQUET

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, IMPROVED CRIMSON RAY	Amateur Double: Jim Thompson, HEAVEN SCENT
Collector Single: Uli & Linda Asmann, TIGERAMA	Collector Double: Irene Collins, DANCING FIRE
Open Collector Single: Nola & Carlos Reynolds, COOL LIL	Open Collector Double: Nola & Carlos Reynolds, DANCING FIRE
Commercial Single: Unbelievable Hibiscus (Don Mixon & Kathy Grandoff), PAPER TREE	Commercial Double: Unbelievable Hibiscus (Don Mixon & Kathy Grandoff) DANCING FIRE
Miniature Single: Nola & Carlos Reynolds, POND SCUM	Miniature Double: Tried & True Hibiscus (Randy & Annelle Cox), ROYAL TREASURE

	See Bests of Show
Seedling Regular Single: Nola & Carlos Reynolds, CLAIRVOYANT LADY	Seedling Regular Double:
Seedling Miniature Single: Exotic Hibiscus (Curt Sinclair), SUNNY LIBERTY	Seedling Miniature Double: Exotic Hibiscus (Curt Sinclair), LAVENDER GODDESS

 

The blooms below were the overall Bests of Show. 

Miniature: Paul Felsburg, RUSTY PASTEL	Seedling: Nola & Carlos Reynolds, EARLY TIMES
Single: Connie & Fred Roush, HIGH VOLTAGE	Double: Conrad Nursery (Pete & Jo Conrad), TIME FOR MAGIC

 

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