American Hibiscus Society  

The Gulf Coast Chapter's

43nd Annual Show

(May 18, 2008 in Venice, FL )

 See the winners down below:

Total Entries - 698 blooms, 55 seedlings

Gold Seals - 417 (59.7%)

 

New member Azalea Librandi with Jim Courtright at the plant sale.

John Pelk with Annelle Cox

Verna Silk at the check-in table.
Don Mixon, Rick Kondas and Karen Courtright

Kathy Powell

Bev Kondas placing "perfect" blooms on the Gold Seal table.

Jo Conrad as Pete toils in back.
Sandy Brown and Carl Genrich
Bessie Kofsky with Penny Rose
Fred Roush with Eddie Griffith

Clockwise from 11 o'clock: Flower arrangement competition, a beautiful bloom, Carlos Reynolds stays busy, judging, Walter Bisselle (AmHS treasurer), Kathy Grandoff as a pacifist. In the middle - Karla Holmes at the Gold Seal table.

 


The winners are:

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

 

Sweepstakes - Amateur:

Judy Nadella,

TRES BON

Sweepstakes - Collector:

Jim & Mary Bridges,

JAYELLA

Sweepstakes - Open Collector:

Nola & Carlos Reynolds,

1027-051

Sweepstakes - Commercial:

Conrad Nursery

(Jo & Pete Conrad),

FORGOTTEN LOVE

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:

Mary Ann Rijska,

ENVIE

Amateur Double:

Judy Nadella,

BOB'S DELIGHT

Collector Single:

Karla & Jerry Holmes,

HOOCHIE COOCHIE

Collector Double:

John Webster,

BRIDAL PARTY

Open Collector Single:

Nola & Carlos Reynolds,

PRETTY SURPRISE

Open Collector Double:

Nola & Carlos Reynolds,

AMBER & EVE

Commercial Single:

Tried & True Hibiscus

(Annelle & Randy Cox),

MADELINE

Commercial Double:

Tried & True Hibiscus

(Annelle & Randy Cox),

MAGNIFIQUE

Miniature Single:

Nola & Carlos Reynolds,

SMALL FRY

Miniature Double:

Nola & Carlos Reynolds,

EVA'S FOLLY

See Bests of Show below.
Seedling Regular Single:

See Bests of Show below.

Seedling Regular Double:

Connie & Fred Roush,

RUBY'S RED SLIPPERS

Seedling Miniature Single:

Bob Carran,

AMERICAN SPLENDOR

Seedling Miniature Double:

Nola & Carlos Reynolds,

350-05

 


The blooms below were the overall Bests of Show. 

 

Miniature:

Conrad Nursery

(Pete & Jo Conrad),

ALWAYS TRUE

Seedling:

Bob Carran,

LUCKY LADY

Single:

Tried & True Hibiscus

(Annelle & Randy Cox),

BLACK DRAGON

Double:

Judy Nadella,

STANDING OVATION

 


 

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