The American Daffodil Society 2015 national show was held at the Fort Magruder Hotel in Williamsburg, Virginia April 10 and 11. I’ll show the ADS award winners in three postings. This posting has the awards for a single standard cultivar. I’ll go in the order in which they’re listed in the official show report.
Gold Ribbon Winner – Pax Romana 1W-P exhibited by Diane Spence
The Gold Ribbon is for the best standard daffodil in the show excluding the container classes and the ADS Challenge classes.
Rose Ribbon and Intermediate Ribbon Winner – 05-165-1 3W-GYY (Lemon Tree x SNR Poet) exhibited by Larry Force
The Rose Ribbon is for the best standard seedling exhibited by its originator in the show excluding the container classes and the ADS Challenge classes. This seedling also won the Intermediate Ribbon. The Intermediate Ribbon is for the best bloom in the Intermediate Section and the standard collections (i.e., excludes the container classes, the ADS Challenge classes, the single stem classes, and the 3-stem classes). At this show, the best intermediate happened to be in the intermediate collection.
White Ribbon Winner – Magic Lantern 1Y-O exhibited by Diane Spence
The White Ribbon is for the best set of 3 standard daffodils in the show.
Matthew Fowlds Medal Winner – Sugar Rose 6W-GWP exhibited by Ginger Wallach
The Matthew Fowlds Medal is for the best named standard cyclamineus hybrid in the show.
Olive Lee Trophy Winner – Euphonic Bells 5W-W exhibited by Janet Hickman
The Olive Lee Trophy is for the best standard daffodil in divisions 5, 6, 7, and 8 in the show.
Grant and Amy Mitsch Trophy Winner – 05-165 3W-GYO (Lemon Tree x SNR Poet) exhibited by Larry Force
The Grant and Amy Mitsch Trophy is for the best exhibit in a class of 3 stems of one standard seedling exhibited by its originator.
Youth Best Bloom Ribbon Winner – Trevithian 7Y-Y exhibited by Jack Lohman
The Youth Best Bloom Ribbon is for the best bloom in the Youth Section of the show.
Youth 3 Stems Ribbon Winner – Bravoure 1W-Y exhibited by Katelyn Potter
The Youth 3 Stems Ribbon is for the best set of 3 in the Youth Section of the show.
Small Grower Ribbon Winner – Curly Lace 11aY-Y exhibited by Kathy Gierlack
The Small Grower Ribbon is for the best bloom in the Small Grower Section. Exhibitors in this section grow 50 or fewer cultivars.
John van Beck Medal Winner – Dreamlight 3W-GWR (1934) exhibited by William Carter
The John van Beck Medal is for the best bloom in the Historic Section. The winner was one of the stems in a set of 3.
Historic 3 Stems Ribbon Winner – Dreamlight 3W-GWR exhibited by William Carter
Here’s the award-winning set of 3 historics that also included the best bloom in the Historic Section.
Classic Best Bloom, Classic Best Single Stem Exhibit – Ruth Haller 5Y-Y exhibited by Ceci Brown
There’s an award for the best bloom in the Classics Section and an award for the best single stem exhibit in the Classics Section. This bloom won both awards.
Classic 3 Stems Ribbon Winner – Pipit 7Y-W exhibited by Michael and Lisa Kuduk
The Classic 3 Stems Ribbon is for the best set of 3 in the Classics Section.
Container Standard Ribbon Winner – Altun Ha 2YYW-W exhibited by Glenda Brogoitti
There are three classes in the Container Section, one each for standards, miniatures, and species. The exhibits are grown and shown in containers.
William Bender Ribbon winner – W930 2W-P exhibited by Nial Watson
The William Bender Ribbon is for the best bloom in the ADS Challenge Section. Daffodils in the Challenge Section may be grown in greenhouses and are not allowed to compete for the Gold and Rose Ribbons for which the exhibits must be grown outdoors. So the Bender Ribbon is like a gold ribbon for the Challenge Section.
Wells Knierim Ribbon Winner – Landscape exhibited by Melanie Paul
Okay, this is not a daffodil; it’s the best entry in the Photography Section of the show. It’s simply titled Landscape.
This takes care of the awards for a single cultivar of a standard daffodil. I’ll next work on a posting of award winning exhibits that have more than one standard cultivar.