State Fair Show

(February 9, 2008 in Tampa, FL )

 See the winners down below:

Total Entries - 243 blooms, Gold Seals - 127 (52%), 27 Seedlings

Barbara & Matt Martindale	Don Mixon & Kathy Grandoff with their "Hibiscusmania" visors.
Judy Nadella (front), son Robert Henion and Zelma Neef	Will Staver & Connie Roush
Greg McClain, Connie Wisor and Mauree Kimball prepare the tables.	Mary & Jim Bridges

The winners are:

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

Sweepstakes - Amateur: Judy Nadella, MISS FANTASY	Sweepstakes - Collector: Jim & Mary Bridges, SLY FOX
Sweepstakes - Open Collector: Joseph Luff Jr, TAMIBON	Sweepstakes - Commercial: Hibiscus Place at Martindale Nursery (Matt Martindale), ME OH MY OH

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: Judy Nadella, GABRIEL	Amateur Double: Judy Nadella, LADY IN WAITING
Collector Single: James & Karen Courtright, GATOR PRIDE	Collector Double: Wally & Zelma Neef, MON AMI
Open Collector Single: Connie & Fred Roush, JIM BERRY	Open Collector Double: Connie & Fred Roush, WILL'S PINK DOUBLE
Commercial Single: Hibiscus Place at Martindale Nursery (Matt Martindale), SUSAN SCHLUETER	Commercial Double: Hibiscus Place at Martindale Nursery (Matt Martindale), ATLANTIS
Miniature Single: Joseph Luff Jr, QUICK SILVER	Miniature Double: Hibiscus Place at Martindale Nursery (Matt Martindale), WILD BLUEBERRY

Seedling Regular Single: Joseph Luff Jr, 98-271	Seedling Regular Double: Bob Carran, INFATUATION
See Bests of Show below.
Seedling Miniature Single: See Bests of Show below.	Seedling Miniature Double: Joseph Luff Jr, 99-38

 

The blooms below were the overall Bests of Show. 

Miniature: Hibiscus Place at Martindale Nursery (Matt Martindale), ZOEY	Seedling: Unbelievable Hibiscus (Don Mixon & Kathy Grandoff), IMA PINK (Hybridized by Nola & Carlos Reynolds)
Single: Joseph Luff Jr, WAHINI	Double: Hibiscus Place at Martindale Nursery (Matt Martindale), YODA

 

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