I just noticed that I forgot to photograph the Miniature Red-White-Blue Ribbon winner, so I apologize to Jon Kawaguchi whose exhibit won that ribbon. The class is for five miniature American-bred daffodils. The flowers in Jon’s winning exhibit were ‘Suzy Q’ 10Y-Y (Higgins), ‘China Gold’ 10Y-Y (Blom), ‘Apollo Gold’ 10Y-Y (Blom), ‘Oxford Gold’ 10Y-Y (Blom), and ‘Oregon Petticoat Group’ 10Y-Y (Blom).
The Lavender Ribbon is for the best collection of 5 miniatures. Previously, exhibits in the American-bred collection class were excluded, but now all collections of 5 miniatures are eligible for the Lavender Ribbon. The flowers in the winning collection are — 09-024-1 7O-R, 99-114-9 2W-WPP, 08-056-1 10Y-Y, 06-020-1 11aY-Y, 09-973-1 8W-O.
The Bankhead class calls for 9 miniatures from at least 3 RHS divisions. The flowers in the winning exhibit are —
Back: 08-016-3 8Y-Y, 09-114-3 2W-P, ‘Itsy Bitsy Splitsy’ 13aY-O, X-15-15 2W-WWP, 03-036-5 8W-P;
Front: 09-024-10 7O-R, 09-070-2 11aW-W, N. triandrus 13Y-Y, 09-024-4 7Y-R.
The Watrous class calls for 12 miniatures from at least 3 RHS divisions. The flowers in the winning exhibit are —
Back row: 06-002-1 7W-P, 06-020-3 11aY-Y, 09-004-1 5W-W, 06-036-4 5Y-Y;
Middle row: 06-036-2 5Y-Y, 06-020-2 2Y-Y, ‘Itsy Bitsy Splitsy’ 13aY-O, 07-051-1 8W-Y;
Front row: 09-059-1 11aW-Y, 09-024-8 7Y-O, ‘Little Karen’ 8W-P, 11-086-1 1Y-Y.
The Premier Miniature Collection class calls for 24 miniatures from at least 5 RHS divisions. The flowers in the winning exhibit are —
4th row: 11-103-2 4W-W, 11-126-1 2O-R, 09-070-1 11aW-W, 06-035-1 2Y-Y, 11-040-1 4W-O, 09-026-7 6Y-Y;
3rd row: 08-023-1 2Y-OOR, 99-114-13 11aW-P, 06-036-2 5Y-Y, 8-077-1 8W/Y-W, 11-069-1 2O-R, 11-099-1 11aW-Y;
2nd row: 03-036-11 8W-P, 99-83-1 2Y-R, 08-023-2 11aW-YYO, X-02-14 11aY-Y, ‘Little Karen’ 8W-P, ‘Itsy Bitsy Splitsy’ 11aY-O;
1st row: 09-024-5 2Y-R, 03-036-8 8W-WPP, 11-043-2 2YYW-W, ‘Puppy Love’ 2W-P, 10-052-1 3Y-R, 02-037-1 8W-P.
In the hybridizer miniature classes, the exhibitor must be the hybridizer and the originator of the blooms. Flowers in the winning exhibit for 3 are 09-071 2Y-R (‘Equation’ x ‘Roveroi’), 06-020-1 2Y-O (‘Jantje’ x N. willkommii), and
09-024-1 7Y-O (‘Arrowhead’ x N. gaditanus). (Technically, this is not a collection since the ADS defines a collection as five or more different cultivars and/or species.)
Flowers in the winning collection are —
Back: 99-114-13 11aW-W, 09-070-1 11aW-W, 99-114-1 11aW-W,
Front: X-246-5 11aY-O, 08-047-5 4Y-Y, ‘Itsy Bitsy Splitsy’ 11aY-O.
Flowers in the winning collection are —
Back row: 08-015-1 8W-P, 02-029-3 8Y-W, 09-024-1 7O-R, 11-151-1 7W-Y;
Middle row: 09-071-1 2Y-R, 12-094-1 2Y-W, 09-024-3 6Y-O, X77-5 5Y-Y;
Front row: 09-059-1 11aW-Y, 08-056-2 10Y-Y, 11-020-2 6W-Y, 08-011-1 11aW-Y.
This concludes the postings of the ADS award winners at the 2015 Livermore daffodil show. The remaining award for which there is no exhibit is the Silver Ribbon for the exhibitor who won he most blue ribbons. It’s Bob Spotts with 43.