The 2001 State Fair Show

(2/17/01 in Tampa, FL)

 See the winners down below:

Total Entries = 294

Gold Seals = 150 or 51% 

Mary Ann Dunn and Doug Hotelling are busy preparing the dozens of blooms they brought.

Bonnie Orpi is pleased with how this bloom is looking.
Ed Flory, Buck Buchanan and Curt Sinclair
Larry Hinson won the sweeps in his category.
Judging is in process.

L-R: Don Mixon, Elaine Scobey, Dale & Cindi Armstrong, Dawn Reynolds and Wally Neef just prior to the final selecions for the Head Table.

Lila Mulholland (in back) and Kathy Grandoff (in front) extolling the virtues of tropical hibiscus to prospective society members.

The AmHS booth was open for the duration of the fair. Here, Katie McClain and Maralyn & Jim Tumelty are manning the society booth the weekend before the show.


The winners are:

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

 

Sweepstakes - Amateur:

Larry Hinson,

REBELLIOUS SPIRIT

Sweepstakes - Collector:

George Heacock,

RUTH WATSON

Sweepstakes - Open Collector:

Randy & Annelle Cox,

AUTUMN GLORY

Sweepstakes - Commercial:

Exotic Hibiscus

(Curt Sinclair),

BARBARA ANN

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

 
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Amateur Single:

Larry Hinson,

JANYS

Amateur Double:

none

Collector Single:

Brett Smith,

DRAGON'S BREATH

Collector Double:

Tony & Bonnie Orpi,

HEAVEN SENT

 

Open Collector Single:

Annelle & Randy Cox,

SILVER MEMORIES

Open Collector Double:

Annelle & Randy Cox.

PEGGY HENDRY

Commercial Single:

Russ & Elaine Scobey,

NORTHERN LIGHT

Commercial Double:

Exotic Hibiscus

(Curt Sinclair),

OLYMPIC TORCH

 

Miniature Single:

Elaine & Russ Scobey,

BLUE SKIES

Miniature Double:

Exotic Hibiscus

(Curt Sinclair),

BALKIN

Seedling Regular Double:

Elaine & Russ Scobey,

CLASSY LASSIE

Seedling Miniature Single:

Plants Galore

(Mary Ann Dunn & Doug Hotelling),

99-050

 
Seedling Miniature Double:

Exotic Hibiscus

(Curt Sinclair),

5420


The blooms below were the overall Bests of Show. 

 

Miniature:

Ann & Buck Buchanan,

PAM

Seedling:

Elaine & Russ Scobey,

INTENSITY

Single:

Carl Benninger,

ED FLORY

Double:

Elaine & Russ Scobey,

NEW IDEA

 


 

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