The first of the Northern California Daffodil Society’s two shows for 2009 was held in Livermore, California March 7 and 8 at Alden Lane Nursery. NCDS is grateful for the support of nursery owner Jacquie Courtright for letting us hold our daffodil show at her nursery at no charge. I haven’t heard about other local daffodil shows in the U.S., but the Livermore show may be the first to offer the new ADS awards for the collection of 24 miniatures and for the 3, 6, and 12 miniature cultivars by the hybridizer. We actually had entries in all four of these classes including two entries in the collection of 24 miniatures. Although there was an entry, the ribbon for 6 by hybridizer was not awarded. Of note was the large number of miniatures in the show with 70 entries encompassing 254 stems. Credit for most of the miniatures goes to Harold Koopowitz, Marilynn Howe, and Jon Kawaguchi.
Here is a report of the show without verification of spelling or color codes. In the collections, the daffodils are listed going from left to right in the exhibit. If there are multiple rows, the it will be top or back row, then middle row, and bottom or front row. I will post some photos later and don’t want to have to type all the names again, so refer back to this posting for the flowers in the collections. I filled in the show report on Saturday but didn’t have time to photograph the exhibits until Sunday afternoon. I suspect some of the collections got rearranged over night, so don’t be dismayed if some of the collection pictures don’t look like they match the names listed below.
Number of entries: 365 Number of exhibitors: 19 Number of stems: 973
Award Winning Exhibitor Winning Cultivar Gold Ribbon Kirby Fong Showdown 3W-YOO Rose Ribbon Bob Spotts 9-1-55 12WWG-GOY Mini Gold Ribbon Koopowitz & Howe 03-036/2 8W-P Mini Rose Ribbon same as Mini Gold Ribbon White Ribbon Bob Spotts Aintree 3W-O Mini White Ribbon Koopowitz & Howe Itsy Bitsy Splitsy 11aY-O Youth Best Bloom Nicholas Swanson Golden Strand 2W-O Youth Best 3 Stems Amanda Stear Erlicheer 4W-Y Small Grower Award Gretchen Jackson Las Vegas 1W-Y Historic Award Kirby Fong St. Keverne 2Y-Y 1934 Historic Best 3 Stems Bob Spotts Dreamlight 3W-GWR 1934 Intermediate Award Melissa Reading Pink China 2W-P Container, Standard Amanda Stear Erlicheer 4W-Y Container, Mini Bob Spotts Otaki Pearl, 8W-W Container, Species Bob Spotts N. willkommii 13Y-Y Silver Ribbon Bob Spotts with 31 blue ribbons
Youth Collection of 5: no entries
Red-White-Blue Ribbon: Bob Spotts 1. 9-1-45 12WWY-GOO 2. 9-1-50 12YYG-GYY 3. 9-1-57 3YYG-GYO 4. Mesa Verde 11G-GGY (Spotts) 5. Mesquite 2YYG-Y (Spotts)
Maroon Ribbon: Melissa Reading 1. Trumpet Warrior 1YYW-WWY 2. Burdekin 1YYW-WWY 3. Twilight Zone 2YYW-WWY 4. Helford Dawn 2Y-W 5. Lemon Snow 2YYW-WWY
Purple Ribbon: Melissa Reading (Division 4 collection) 1. Brindabella 4Y-Y 2. Kidson 4W-W 3. Wheal Bush 4Y-Y 4. Danyel 4W-P 5. Heamoor 4Y-Y
Historic Collection of 5: Melissa Reading 1. Lucifer 2W-YOO 1890 2. Mount Hood 1W-W 1938 3. Irene Copland 4W-Y 1915 4. Princeps 1W-Y 1830 5/ Verger 3W-R 1930
Havens Award: Bob Spotts 1. 1-9-24 8W-Y 2. 1-9-28 8Y-Y 3. 1-9-27 8W-O 4. Storyteller 8Y-O 5. 1-9-53 7Y-GOO 6. 1-9-64 8Y-O 7. 1-9-25 8W-O 8. 9-1-15 6Y-Y 9. Brooke’s Bears 8W-Y 10. 9-1-63 7Y-Y 11. 9-1-14 6Y-Y 12. 9-1-20 7Y-Y
Bozievich Award: Melissa Reading 1. Heamoor 4Y-Y 2. Twilight Zone 2YYW-WWY 3. Wheal Bush 4Y-Y 4. Southern Hospitality 4Y-R 5. Banker 2Y-O 6. Macdalla 1W-Y 7. Ozone 2W-W 8. Tuscarora 1Y-Y 9. Biometrics 2Y-O 10. Warbler 6Y-Y 11. Arrowhead 6Y-R 12. Rapture 6Y-Y
Throckmorton Award: Melissa Reading 1. Banker 2Y-O 2. Macdalla 1W-Y 3. Cameo Flush 2O-O 4. Elusive 3W-R 5. Red Lips 2Y-YRR 6. Queen of the North 3W-Y 7. Trumpet Warrior 1YYW-WWY 8. Heamoor 4Y-Y 9. Twilight Zone 2YYW-WWY 10. Millie Galyon 2W-R 11. Southern Hospitality 4Y-R 12. Rose Lake 2W-P 13. Impeccable 2Y-Y 14. Kidson 4W-W 15. Tuscarora 1Y-Y
Quinn Award: Melissa Reading (first time winner) 1. Burdekin 1YYW-WWY 2. Kimmeridge 3W-YYO 3. Heamoor 4Y-Y 4. Twilight Zone 2YYW-WWY 5. Fencourt Jewel 8W-P 6. Terminator 2Y-R 7. Pink China 2W-P 8. Entente 2Y-O 9. Misty Glen 2W-GWW 10. Southern Hospitality 4Y-R 11. Wyong 2W-Y 12. Banker 2Y-O 13. Shockwave 2Y-R 14. Macdalla 1W-Y 15. Impeccable 2Y-Y 16. Lemon Snow 2YYW-WWY 17. Tuscarora 1Y-Y 18. Kidson 4W-W 19. Ozone 2W-W 20. Biometrics 2Y-O 21. Rose Lake 2W-P 22. Bionic 2Y-O 23. Denali 1W-W 24. Rapture 6Y-Y
Lavender Ribbon: Koopowitz & Howe 1. N. b. obesus 13Y-Y 2. 05-681 10W-W (N. cantabricus x N. triandrus) 3. 03-003/6 10Y-Y (N. bulbocodium x Parasol) 4. N. cantabricus var. cantabricus 13W-W 5. N. bulbocodium var. viriditubus 13Y-Y
Miniature Red-White-Blue: Jon Kawaguchi 1. Oregon Petticoat Group 10Y-Y (Blom) 2. Apollo Gold 10Y-Y (Blom) 3. Oxford Gold 10Y-Y (Blom) 4. Classic Gold 10Y-Y (Blom) 5. Zinkowski Group 93-30-14 10Y-Y (Zinkowski)
Aqua Ribbon: Koopowitz & Howe 1. 03-020/2 12W-Y (Beryl x N. dubius) 2. Itsy Bitsy Splitsy 11aY-O 3. 03-020/3 12W-Y (Beryl x N. dubius) 4. 01-067/1 13Y-Y (N. triandrus pallidulus x N. triandrus pallidulus) 5. 99-132/5 2Y-Y (Little Star O. P.) 6. 00-071/1 8W-W (N. triandrus x N. dubius) 7. 02-131 2W-P (VH 20/12 x N. dubius) 8. Lima #231 12G-G (Jetfire x N. viridiflorus) 9. 03-020/4 12W-Y (Beryl x N. dubius)
Watrous Award: Koopowitz & Howe (repeat winner) 1. 01-069/2 8W-W (N. triandrus x N. dubius) 2. 03-036/2 8W-P (Pink China x N. dubius) 3. 03-026/3 6Y-Y (N. assoanus xN. cyclamineius) 4. 02-065/1 1Y-Y (Little Gem x Candlepower) 5. 02-041 7W-W (N. fernandesii x N. dubius) 6. 02-065/1 2Y-Y (Little Gem x N. calcicola) 7. 02-027/1 1W-W (Gipsy Queen x N. perez-chiscanoi) 8. N. cantabricus 13W-W 9. 03-026/1 6Y-Y (N. assoanus x N. cyclamineus) 10. 04-097/2 5Y-Y (Microcodium Group x N. triandrus) 11. N. triandrus 13W-W 12. Microcodium Group 10Y-Y
ADS 3 Miniatures by Hybridizer Award: Jon Kawaguchi 1. 08-03-02 10Y-Y (N. bulb. var. tenuifolius x N. bulb. var. nivalis) 2. JWB #05-06-02 2W-Y 3. #06-113 10Y-Y (Prolific O. P.)
ADS 6 Miniatures by Hybridizer Award: not awarded
ADS 12 Miniatures by Hybridizer Award: Koopowitz & Howe 1. 02-006/1 8W-YYO (Apricot Blush x N. dubius) 2. 03-036/1 8W-P (Pink China x N. dubius) 3. 03-016/5 8Y-Y ( Biometrics x N. dubius) 4. 03-021/14 8W-P (Pink China x N. dubius) 5. 04-007/1 1Y-Y (Little Gem x N. lusitanicus) 6. 01-028/1 8W-W (Rimski x N. dubius) 7. 04-021/2 4Y-PP/W (Viennese Waltz x N. dubius) 8. 04-093/1 5Y-Y (N. rupicola x N. lusitanicus) 9. 02-021/1 6Y-O (Apricot Blush x N. cyclamineus) 10. 02-005/1 1Y-Y (Gipsy Queen x N. cyclamineus) 11. Microwhite 8W-W 12. 06-027/1 5Y-Y (Angel’s Whisper x N. triandrus)
Premier Miniature Collection: Jon Kawaguchi 1. Jumblie 12Y-O 2. Baby Star 7Y-Y 3. Shillingstone 8W-W 4. N. jonquilla ‘Buchanan Form’ 13Y-Y 5. Otaki Pearl 8W-W 6. N. jonquilla ‘Early Form’ 13Y-Y 7. Spring Serenade 5Y-Y 8. Sunny Sister 6Y-Y 9. Picoblanco 2W-W 10. N. assoanus var. assoanus 13Y-Y 11. Little Bell 5Y-Y 12. Keira KS/M/1/2003 12Y-Y (N. cordubensis x N. cyclamineus) 13. Oregon Petticoat Group 10Y-Y 14. Towai 12Y-Y 15. Little Becky 12Y-Y 16. Snipe 6W-W 17. Mitimoto 10W-Y 18. Laura 5W-Y 19. Pequenita 7Y-Y 20. N. watieri 13W-W 21. Bow Bells 5Y-Y 22. N. susannae 13W-W 23. Glenbrook Ta-Julia Group 10Y-Y 24. N. alpestris 13W-W
Photography Section: There were 19 entries from 2 exhibitors. The best in show was “Lady Hawk Swirl” in the abstract or special effects class by Ben Blake.
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