American Hibiscus Society 

The Gulf Coast Chapter's

48th Annual Show

April 20, 2013 in Venice, Florida

Amateur exhibitors 6, 348 entries, 215 Gold Seals, 62%.
36 seedlings

 

Scroll down to see the winning blooms.

The Luffs, Gretchen & Joe, drove all the way from the Florida Keys to show their winning blooms.
Curt Sinclair is holding what became the Best of Show Seedling: Sgt. Seth Trahan -- the Fallen Hero Project.

Don Mixon and Karen Courtright

Fred & Connie Roush, Annelle Cox and Bob Carran
Dorothy Shirmer and Wally Neef
Rick Kondas and Jim Courtright
Paul Felsberg and Bill Bryan
Val Longson and Walter Bisselle, chapter president

Clockwise from 11 o'clock and L-R: Greg and Katie McClain; Nancy Kopp and Ann Wollschleger; Norman Fisher and Wanda Schmoyer; Judy Nadella and Robert Henion; Melanie & Dave Craig; Dee & David Wallin; John Webster and Zelma Neef.


 

The winners are:

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

Sweepstakes - Amateur:

Dee & David Wallin,

GEORGA PEACH

Sweepstakes - Collector:

Jim Bridges,

CAJUN SUNSET

Sweepstakes - Open Collector:

Joe & Gretchen Luff,

BRONZE STAR

Sweepstakes - Commercial:

Unbelievable Hibiscus

(Don Mixon),

MOOREA SILVER STORM

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:

Christy Butcher,

CREOLE LADY

Amateur Double:

Dawn Butcher,

NECTAR PINK

Collector Single:

Nancy Kopp,

CREOLE BELLE

Collector Double:

Jim Bridges,

BAYOU ROSE

Open Collector Single:

Joe & Gretchen Luff,

ERICA NICOLE

Open Collector Double:

Joe & Gretchen Luff,

BRIDAL PARTY

Commercial Single:

Tried & True Hibiscus

(Randy & Annelle Cox),

SILVER MEMORIES

 

Commercial Double:

Unbelivable Hibiscus

(Don Mixon),

HEAVEN SCENT

Miniature Single:

Unbelivable Hibiscus

(Don Mixon),

PICTURE PERFECT

Miniature Double:

Karen Courtright,

PINK PRIDE OF HANKINS

 

See Bests of Show

Seedling Regular Single:

See Bests of Show.

 

Seedling Regular Double:

Exotic Hibiscus

(Curt Sinclair),

Hybridized by Sonny Stollings,

PERSIAN PRINCESS

Seedling Miniature Single:

Tried & True Hibiscus

(Randy & Annelle Cox),

MOOREA RAUNIA

Seedling Miniature Double:

Exotic Hibiscus

(Curt Sinclair),

EXOTIC SNOW FLURRY

 


The blooms below were the overall Bests of Show. 

Miniature:

Bill Bryan,

PICTURE PERFECT

Seedling:

Exotic Hibiscus

(Curt Sinclair),

Hybridized by Buddy Short,

SGT. SETH TRAHAN

Single:

Joe & Gretchen Luff,

ANTIQUE ROSE

Double:

Nancy Kopp,

TRIPLE XXX

 

 

 

 

 

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