Here are the ADS award winning collections of standard daffodils.
Intermediate Collection Ribbon Winner
Exhibitor of the best collection of 5 intermediates was Bob Spotts. The flowers are:
Back row: 3-15-16 3Y-GOO, 3-16-16 3W-OOR, 3-17-16 3Y-GGO;
Front row: 3-18-16 3W-GYO, 3-19-16 2W-YOO.
Red-White-Blue Ribbon Winner
The Red-White-Blue Ribbon is for the best collection of 5 American-Bred standard daffodils. Exhibitor of the winning collection was Rosemary Scholz. The flowers are:
Back row: ‘Tangent’ 2W-P (Mitsch), ‘Bertrand Gold’ 2Y-Y (Reed), ‘Pacific Rim’ 2Y-YYR (Mitsch);
Front row: ‘Magic Lantern’ 1Y-O (Havens), ‘Northern Skies’ 6W-P (Mitsch).
Purple Ribbon Winner
The Purple Ribbon is for the best collection of 5 standards. Exhibitor of the winning collection was Kirby Fong. The ‘Crackington’ at the top left was the Gold Ribbon winner. This exhibit was in the class for cultivars from five different decades, so the registration dates are supplied. The flowers are:
Back row: ‘Crackington’ 4Y-O (1986), ‘Royal Regiment’ 2W-O (1961), ‘National Treasure’ 2Y-Y (2007);
Front row: ‘Maya Dynasty’ 2Y-Y (1993), ‘Sheelagh’s Party’ 2W-WWP (2014).
Bozievich Ribbon Winner
The Bozievich Ribbon is for the best collection of 12 standards from at least 4 RHS divisions. Exhibitor of the winning collection was our host Ironstone Vineyards. (Yes, they grow daffodils as well as grapes.) The flowers are:
Top row: ‘Tiritomba’ 11aY-O, ‘Passionale’ 2W-P, ‘Avalon’ 2Y-W, ‘Accent’ 2W-P;
Middle row: ‘Salome’ 2W-PPY, ‘Martinette’ 8Y-O, ‘Pink Tango’ 11aW-P, ‘Tahiti’ 4Y-O;
Front row: ‘Altruist’ 3O-R, ‘Jack Snipe’ 6W-Y, ‘Quail’ 7Y-Y, ‘Scarlet Elegance’ 2Y-YRR.
Throckmorton Ribbon Winner
The Throckmorton Ribbon is for the best collection of 15 standard daffodils from 15 different RHS classifications. A classification is the division number and the color code. Exhibitor of the winning collection was Kirby Fong. The flowers are:
Top row: ‘WOW!’ 2Y-Y, ‘Glasnevin’ 2W-W, ‘Cape Cornwall’ 2Y-YYO, ‘Ashlini’ 8W-Y, ‘American Dream’ 1Y-P;
Middle row: ‘Pacific Rim’ 2Y-YYR, ‘Cape Point’ 2W-P, ‘Ryland’ 2Y-P, ‘Tuckahoe’ 3W-GYR, ‘Goldfinger’ 1Y-Y;
Front row: ‘Sextant’ 6W-GWW, ‘Crackington’; 4Y-O, ‘Pogo’ 3W-GYO, ‘Ring of Fire’ 3Y-YYR, ‘New Kid’ 3W-YYR.
Quinn Award Winner
The Quinn Award is for the best collection of 24 standard daffodils from at least 5 different RHS divisions. Exhibitor of the winning collection was Bob Spotts. The flower second from the left in the top row was the Rose Ribbon winner. The flowers are:
Top row: 3-444-16 8Y-YRR, 3-21-16 7YYG-GGO, 3-20-16 7G-GGO, ‘Sunny Future’ 2W-W, ‘Dream Catcher’ 2W-P, ‘Avalanche’ 8W-Y;
3rd row: 3-32-16 7G-GGO, Wier 90-2 2W-W, 3-446-16 8W-YYO, 3-201-16 3YYG-GGO, 3-231-16 3W-GYO, 3-507-16 7G-GGO;
2nd row: 3-549-16 7P-YYP, 3-445-16 8Y-O, 3-452-16 7Y-Y, 3-479-16 7G-G, 3-506-16 7G-GGO, 3-31-16 3W-YYO;
Front row: ‘Work of Art’ 7W-P, ‘Bob Spotts’ 2W-W, ‘Kokopelli’ 7Y-Y, ‘Pogo’ 3W-GYO, Vinisky 591-41-5 11aY-P, 3-641-16 2W-YOO.