American Hibiscus Society  

The Tampa's Unbelievable Chapter's

First Show

(February 7, 2009 at the Florida State Fair in Tampa, FL )

 See the winners down below:

Total Entries - 213 blooms, 27 seedlings

Gold Seals - 110 (55%)

 

The chapter's State Fair booth with booth designer, Kathy Grandoff, and chapter president, Don Mixon.

Katie (Big Momma) McClain & Rae Flanders

Fred Roush, Jonathan & Matt Martindale

Dorothy Shirmer (at right) delivers some blooms for judging.
Val Longson, Wally & Zelma Neef and Karla Holmes

Rita Hall and Lila Mulholland
Gretchen & Joe Luff brought their blooms all the way from Islamorada.


From 12 o'clock: Connie Roush, Denise Roeder, Wally Neef with his Tater Tot, Dave Flanders and Marian Church.

The winners are:

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

 
Sweepstakes - Amateur:

Tim McClain,

SEMINOLE PINK
Sweepstakes - Collector:

John Webster,

GRAND YELLOW
Sweepstakes - Open Collector:

Connie & Fred Roush,

TOUCH OF CLASS
Sweepstakes - Commercial:

Martindale Nursery

(Matt & Jonathan Martindale),

MISS FANTASY

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. 
No Entry

Amateur Single:

Tim McClain,

PRESIDENT
Amateur Double:

No Entry

Collector Single:

Paul Felsburg,

FREE LOVE

Collector Double:

John Webster,

SWEET PINK

Open Collector Single:

Gretchen & Joe Luff,

SUNRISE STAR
Open Collector Double:

Gretchen & Joe Luff,

ALMOST PERFECTION

Commercial Single:

Martindale Nursery

(Matt & Jonathan Martindale),

7th HEAVEN

Commercial Double:

Martindale Nursery

(Matt & Jonathan Martindale),

SORORITY GIRL

Miniature Single:

Wally & Zelma Neef,

TATER TOT
Miniature Double:

Gretchen & Joe Luff,

CAROL

 
Seedling Regular Single:

Gretchen & Joe Luff,

99-129
Seedling Regular Double:

Gretchen & Joe Luff,

99-16

See Bests of Show below.
Seedling Miniature Single:

Gretchen & Joe Luff,

00-127
Seedling Miniature Double:

See Bests of Show below.
 

The blooms below were the overall Bests of Show. 

 
Miniature:

Tropical Plant Solutions

(Will Staver),

TURKEY TRACKS
Seedling:

Connie & Fred Roush,

PRIDE AND JOY
Single:

Martindale Nursery

(Matt & Jonathan Martindale),

ANGEL'S WINGS
Double:

Martindale Nursery

(Matt & Jonathan Martindale),

AMBER SUZANNE

 

 

 

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