2015 ADS National Show – Miniature Exhibit Award Winners

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.

Miniature Gold Ribbon Winner - Flyaway 12Y-Y exhibited by Susan Basham

Miniature Gold Ribbon Winner – Flyaway 12Y-Y exhibited by Susan Basham

The Miniature Gold Ribbon is for the best miniature in the show excluding the container classes and the ADS Challenge Section.

Miniature Rose Ribbon Winner - 06-82-1 2Y-O (Red Sheen x N. baeticus) exhibited by Larry Force

Miniature Rose Ribbon Winner – 06-82-1 2Y-O (Red Sheen x N. baeticus) exhibited by Larry Force

The Miniature Rose Ribbon is for the best miniature seedling exhibited by its originator excluding the container classes and the ADS Challenge Section.

Miniature White Ribbon Winner - Shaw's Legacy 9W-GYO exhibited by Larry Force

Miniature White Ribbon Winner – Shaw’s Legacy 9W-GYO exhibited by Larry Force

The Miniature White Ribbon is for the best set of 3 miniatures.

John and Betty Larus Award Winner exhibited by Larry Force

John and Betty Larus Award Winner exhibited by Larry Force

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.

Container Miniature Ribbon winner - Tete-a-Tete exhibited by Deana Kozak

Container Miniature Ribbon winner – Tete-a-Tete exhibited by Deana Kozak

One of the three classes in the Container Section is for miniatures. Exhibits are grown and shown in a container.

Container Species Ribbon Winner - N. cordubensis 13Y-Y exhibited by Kathy Welsh

Container Species Ribbon Winner – N. cordubensis 13Y-Y exhibited by Kathy Welsh

Species can be standards, but in this case the winner was a miniature.

Lavender Ribbon Winner exhibited by Karen Cogar

Lavender Ribbon Winner exhibited by Karen Cogar

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.

Miniature Red-White-Blue Ribbon Winner exhibited by Larry Force

Miniature Red-White-Blue Ribbon Winner exhibited by Larry Force

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’).

Delia Bankhead Ribbon Winner exhibited by Clay and Fran Higgins

Delia Bankhead Ribbon Winner exhibited by Clay and Fran Higgins

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.

 

Roberta Watrous Ribbon Winner exhibited by Bob and Lina Huesmann

Roberta Watrous Ribbon Winner exhibited by Bob and Lina Huesmann

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.).

3 Miniatures by Hybridizer Ribbon Winner exhibited by Larry Force

3 Miniatures by Hybridizer Ribbon Winner exhibited by Larry Force

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’).

6 Miniatures by Hybridizer Ribbon Winner exhibited by Larry Force

6 Miniatures by Hybridizer Ribbon Winner exhibited by Larry Force

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).

Premier Miniature Collection Ribbon Winner exhibited by Mitch and Kate Carney

Premier Miniature Collection Ribbon Winner exhibited by Mitch and Kate Carney

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.

2 comments for “2015 ADS National Show – Miniature Exhibit Award Winners

  1. Thanks Kirby, for your three pieces of wonderful work. Your photography and meticulous naming are very special to us.

    Dave

  2. 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

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