Daffodil Show Report
Name of Show: Mother Lode Daffodil Show
Location: Ironstone Vineyards, Murphys, California Dates: March 15-16, 2008
Sponsors: Northern California Daffodil Society and the Calaveras County Garden Club
Chairmen: Bob Spotts (NCDS) and Angela Harmon (CCGC)
Horticulture:
Number of Exhibits: 548
Number of Exhibitors: 24
Number of Blooms: 1410
Artistic Arrangements:
Number of Exhibits:38
Number of Exhibitors: 16
Best in Show Exhibitor: Bev Switzer, Title: Lode of Gold Photography: Number of Exhibits: 38 Number of Photographers: 7 Best in Show Photo Exhibitor: Tim Saunders, Title: By the Old Oak HORTICULTURE AWARD WINNING EXHIBITOR & WINNING CULTIVAR Best in Show: Ben Blake, Lavalier 5YYW-W Vase of Three: Ben Blake, Lavalier 5YYW-W Best Mini in Show: Jon Kawaguchi, Baby Boomer 7Y-Y Mini Vase of Three: Harold Koopowitz & Marilynn Howe, Itsy Bitsy Splitsy 11a Y-Y Best Seedling: Bob Spotts, #8-2-26 1Y-O (Ruddynosey x seedling) Best Mini Seedling: Harold Koopowitz & Marilynn Howe #02-138/1 2P-P (Little Ruby x Candlepower) Youth Best Bloom: Sierra Johnson, Conestoga 2W-GYO Youth Vase of Three: Sierra Johnson, Mount Hood 1W-W Best Small Garden: John Castor, Triple Crown 3Y-YYR Best Historic Bloom: Kirby Fong, Princeps 1W-Y 1830 Historic Vase of 3: Larry Ringland, Rip van Winkle 4Y-Y 1884 Best Intermediate: Bob Spotts, #8-2-26 1Y-O CONTAINER AWARDS Standard: Rosemary Scholz, Golden Dawn 8Y-O Miniature: Bob Spotts, Zeals 8W-W Species: Bob Spotts, N. willkommii 13Y-Y Most First-Place Ribbons: Kirby Fong (38) COLLECTION AWARDS Best 5 Stems Standard – Bob Spotts (Division 12 Collection) #8-2-68 12Y-GYY #8-2-6 12YYG-GGY #8-2-44 12W-GYO #8-2-34 12W-G Mesa Verde 12G-GGY Best 5 Stems Miniature – Kirby Fong Olumbo 10 W-Y Little Kibler 9W-GYR Curlylocks 7Y-Y Zeals 8W-Y Keira #K2/2000 6W-Y Best 5 American Bred Standards – Bob Spotts Pacific Rim 2Y-YYR Mitsch La Paloma 3W-GYR Roese #8-2-77 1W-Y #8-2-103 1Y-Y Tuscarora x (Midas Touch x Hager sdlg) American Classic 2Y-WYY Havens Best 5 American Bred Miniatures – Jon Kawaguchi #05-132-01 10G-W, N. bulb. graelsii op Classic Gold 10Y-Y , Blom Baby Boomer 7Y-Y, Heath Zink 93-30 10Y-Y, Zinkowski #08-101-02 7Y-Y Best 5 Reverse Bicolors – Melissa Reading Goff’s Caye 2YYW-W Kernow 2Y-WWY Avalon 2Y-W Young American 1YYW-WWY Helford Dawn 2Y-W Youth Best 5 Stems – Sierra Johnson Conestoga 2W-GYO Pleiades 8W-Y Rory’s Glen 2O-O Goblin 1W-Y Pink Charm 2W-WPP Best Historic 5 – Melissa Reading Thalia 5W-W , 1916 Actaea 9W-YYR, 1927 Verger 3W-R, 1930 White Lady 3W-Y, 1898 Mount Hood 1W-W, 1938 Best 9 Miniatures from 3+ Divisions – Jon Kawaguchi Oregon Petticoat Group 10Y-Y Minnow 8W-Y N. bulbocodium 13Y-Y Tony Goode Farrer 10Y-Y Yellow Xit 3W-Y N. bulbocodium var. filifolius 13Y-Y Irwin BDP 15/95 8W-W Golden Bells 10Y-Y N. jonquilla early form 13Y-Y Best 12 Standards from 4+ Divisions – Melissa Reading Arwenac 11a Y-YYO Crackington 4Y-O Hot Gossip 2Y-O Goff’s Caye 2YYW-W Trigonometry 11a W-P Golden Aura 2Y-Y Bravoure 1W-Y Sonar 2Y-YYR Ozone 2W-W Hungarian Rhapsody 11a W-P Queen Mum 1W-Y Red Aria 2 O-R Best 12 Standards from 3+ Divisions 5 thru 10 – Bob Spotts Kokopelli 7Y-Y #8-2-37 8Y-O Matador x N. scaberulus Katrina Rea 6W-WOO Quail 7Y-Y #8-2-76 8W-Y Matador x N. triandrus #8-2-106 7W-Y Little Soldier 10Y-Y #8-2-105 8W-Y Matador x Festivity #8-2-107 6Y-O Backchat x Rufus Fancy That 8Y-O #8-2-51 7Y-Y #8-2-80 8W-Y Best 12 Miniatures from 4+ Divisions – Jon Kawaguchi Oregon Petticoat Group 10Y-Y Snipe 6W-W Moncorvo 7Y-Y Gadget 10Y-Y Idol Group 7Y-Y Yellow Xit 3W-Y N. bulbocodium 13Y-Y Crevette 8W-O Xit 3W-W N. jonquilla early form 13Y-Y Sabrosa 7Y-Y Minnow 8W-Y Best 15 Stems Standards Different Classifications – Bob Spotts Little Soldier 10Y-Y #8-2-74 12WWG-GYO Cherry Bounce 3W-R Mesa Verde 12G-GGY Kokopelli 7Y-Y 8-2-025 2WWY-YOO Chindi 2Y-YPP Muster 4W-O Katrina Rea 6W-WOO Zimplats 3Y-O #8-2-36 1YYW-P #8-2-48 1Y-Y La Paloma 3W-GYR Double Play 4Y-O #8-1-13 3Y/W-Y Best 24 Stems Standards from 5+ Divisions, Kirby Fong Sheezmokin 11aY-R Merlin’s Pal 3W-YYO Colin’s Joy 2W-GWR Kahurangi 8Y-YYO Kingsleigh 1Y-Y Duration 4W-OOY Godsend 1W-W Gamebird 1Y-Y Furneaux 2Y-Y Nimbin 2W-P Blue Star 2W-W Gold Mine 2Y-Y Rival 6YYG-Y Gold Ingot 2Y-Y Havens GH 13/2 1W-O Blossom Lady 4W-O Gold Bond 2Y-Y Legislator 3Y-Y Denali 1W-W Fehre 4W-O Utiku 6Y-Y Greatwood 1Y-Y Muster 4W-O Beautiful Eyes 7W-O