This is the third and final posting in a series of three postings covering the ADS award winners at the 2015 ADS national show. In this posting we cover all the miniatures.
The Miniature Gold Ribbon is for the best miniature in the show excluding the container classes and the ADS Challenge Section.
The Miniature Rose Ribbon is for the best miniature seedling exhibited by its originator excluding the container classes and the ADS Challenge Section.
The Miniature White Ribbon is for the best set of 3 miniatures.
The John and Betty Larus Award is for the best exhibit in the class for 3 stems of a cultivar seedling shown by its originator.
One of the three classes in the Container Section is for miniatures. Exhibits are grown and shown in a container.
Species can be standards, but in this case the winner was a miniature.
The Lavender Ribbon is for the best collection of 5 miniatures. The flowers in the winning exhibit are:
Back: ‘Darkest of All’ 10Y-Y, ‘Tiny Bubbles’ 12Y-Y, ‘Spring Serenade’ 5Y-Y;
Front: ‘Medway Gold’ 7Y-Y, N. rupicola 13Y-Y.
The Miniature Red-White-Blue Ribbon is for the best collection of 5 American-bred miniatures. The flowers in the winning collection are:
Back: 08-35-2 7Y-Y (‘Yellow Pearl’ x ‘SNR Poet’), 08-208-1 9W-GYR (‘Shaw’s Gift’ x ‘Shaw’s Legacy’),
09-39-1 7W-Y (‘SNR Woods’ x N. watieri);
Front: 07-97-2 7Y-Y (‘Spring Charm’ x ‘Little Kibler’), 08-35-3 7Y-Y (‘Yellow Pearl’ x ‘SNR 7’).
The Delia Bankhead Ribbon is for the best collection of 9 miniatures from at least 3 RHS divisions. The flowers in the winning collection are:
Back: ‘Crevette’ 8W-O, ‘Yellow Xit’ 3W-Y, ‘Xit’ 3W-W, ‘Itsy Bitsy Splitsy’ 11aY-O, ‘Hupa’ 9W-GYR;
Front: ‘Tiny Bubbles’ 12Y-Y, ‘Little Rusky’ 7Y-GYO, ‘Montongo Group’ 10Y-Y, ‘Baby Star’ 7Y-Y.
The Roberta Watrous Award is for the best collection of 12 miniatures from at least three RHS divisions. The flowers in the winning collection are:
Back row: N. fernandesii var. cordubensis 13Y-Y, ‘Saint Louis Babe’ 1W-Y, ‘Jumblie’ 12Y-O, ‘Minnow’ 8W-Y, N. jonquilla 13Y-Y;
Middle row: ‘Little Cuda’ 6Y-Y, ‘Yellow Fever’ 7Y-Y, N. jonquilla var. henriquesii 13Y-Y, ‘Mite’ 6Y-Y;
Front row: ‘Little Flik’ 12Y-Y, ‘Little David’ 6W-W, 1-28-70 6Y-Y (seedling O. P.).
The flowers are: 07-92-2 7Y-Y (‘Chiva’ x ‘SNR 7’), 07-175-1 9W-GYR (‘SNR 7’ x ‘Little Kibler’),
02-75 7W-Y (N. rupicola x ‘Ringer’).
The flowers in the winning exhibit are:
Back: 08-199-1 9W-GYR (‘Shaw’s Legacy’ x ‘Little Kibler’), 09-39-1 7W-GWW (‘SNR Woods’ x N. watieri),
07-175-2 9W-GYR (‘SNR 7’ x ‘Little Kibler’);
Front:08-35-1 7Y-YYO (‘Yellow Pearl’ x ‘SNR 7’), 08-35-5 7Y-Y (‘Yellow Pearl’ x ‘SNR 7’),
06-82-1 2Y-O (‘Red Sheen’ x N. baeticus).
The class for the premier miniature collection calls for 24 miniatures from at least 5 RHS divisions. The winning exhibit includes:
Back row: ‘Snipe’ 6W-W, ‘Wee Bee’ 1Y-Y, ‘Elka’ 1W-W, ‘Wyandot’ 1Y-Y, ‘Sprite’ 1W-W,
‘Spring Petals’ 6Y-Y, ‘Camborne’ 1W-W, ‘Baby Belle’ 1Y-Y, ‘Minnow’ 8W-Y;
Middle row: N. bulbocodium sbsp. bulbocodium var. bulbocodium 13Y-Y, ‘Mite’ 6Y-Y,
N. minor var. pumilis 13Y-Y, N. jonquilla 13Y-Y, ‘Bird Music’ 1Y-Y, N. provincialis 13Y-Y,
Duncan 2935 1Y-Y (‘Wee Bee’ x ‘Candlepower’), ‘Tiny Bubbles’ 12Y-Y;
Front row: 07-08-61 1Y-Y (‘Gipsy Queen’ x ‘Little Liz’), 08-06-0 6Y-Y (‘Camborne’ x N. cyclamineus),
‘Yellow Fever’ 7Y-Y, 04-12-13 10Y-Y (‘Golden Bells’ O. P.), ‘Gipsy Queen’ 1YYW-WWY,
N. cyclamineus 13Y-Y, ‘Heidi’s Sister’ 6Y-Y.
And this completes the posting of photos of all the ADS award winners at the 2015 national show.
Thanks Kirby, for your three pieces of wonderful work. Your photography and meticulous naming are very special to us.
Dave
Thank you Kirby for your exquisite photos from the 2015 National Convention – Daffodil Show! I really appreciate your detailed labeling and the work that goes into creating the photos.
Lynn Slackman