2014 Fortuna Show – Miniature Daffodil Awards

Here are all the winners of ADS awards for miniatures.

Miniature Gold Ribbon and Miniature Rose Ribbon; 10-32-01 10Y-Y exhibited by Jon Kawaguchi

Miniature Gold Ribbon and Miniature Rose Ribbon

The Miniature Gold Ribbon is for the best miniature daffodil in the show excluding the Container Section. The Miniature Rose Ribbon is for the best miniature seedling exhibited by its originator excluding the Container Section. Winner of both ribbons was 10-32-01 10Y-Y (‘Connie Greenfield’ x ‘Lee Martin’) exhibited by Jon Kawaguchi.

Miniature White Ribbon; Vinisky V01-65 5Y-Y exhibited by Jon Kawaguchi

Miniature White Ribbon

The Miniature White Ribbon is for the best set of 3 miniatures in the show. The winner was Vinisky V01-65 5Y-Y exhibited by Jon Kawaguchi.

Lavender Ribbon; Exhibited by Kirby Fong

Lavender Ribbon

The Lavender Ribbon is for the best collection of 5 miniatures excluding the class for 5 American-bred miniatures. The flowers in the winning collection are: N. cazorlanus 13Y-Y, ‘Clay’s Gold’ 10Y-Y, ‘Crevette’ 8W-O, ‘Montongo Group’ 10Y-Y, ‘Big Baby’ 10Y-Y. The exhibitor was yours truly. Fortunately, judging was early while the flowers were still in decent shape. This photo was taken later when one of the flowers had started wilting. At least it wilted symmetrically!

Bankhead Ribbon; Exhibited by Nancy Wilson

Bankhead Ribbon

The Bankhead Ribbon is for the best collection of 9 miniatures from at least 3 RHS divisions. The flowers in the winning collection are: Back row: ‘Bebop’ 7Y-Y, ‘Segovia’ 3W-Y, ‘Sundial’ 7Y-Y, ‘Xit’ 3W-W; Front row: N. calcicola 13Y-Y, N. willkommii 13Y-Y, N. dubius 13W-W, ‘Angel’s Whisper’ 5Y-Y, N. rupicola 13Y-Y. The exhibitor was Nancy Wilson.

Watrous Award; Exhibited by Jon Kawaguchi

Watrous Award

The Watrous Award is for the best collection of 12 miniature daffodils from at least 3 RHS divisions. The flowers in the winning collection are: Back row: ‘Hawera’ 5Y-Y, ‘Gee Willikers’ 8W-W, Vinisky V01-65 5Y-Y, ‘Baby Moon’ 7Y-Y; 2nd row: 07-31-04 10Y-Y (N. bulb. var. viriditubus MS142 x N. bulb. var. tenuifolius), N. bulb. var. bulbocodium 13Y-Y, ‘Sabrosa’ 7Y-Y, ‘Diamond Ring’ 10Y-Y, ‘Connie Greenfield’ 10Y-Y; Front row: 09-25-01 10Y-Y (‘Tony’s Farrar’ x N. obesus), 07-09-04 12Y-Y (N. bulb. var. tenuifolius x N. triandrus), 05-30-01 10Y-Y (N. bulb. var. conspicuus x N. bulb. var. filifolius). The exhibitor was Jon Kawaguchi.

Premier Miniature Collection Ribbon; Exhibited by Jon Kawaguchi

Premier Miniature Collection Ribbon

The Premier Miniature Collection Ribbon is for the best collection of 24 miniature daffodils from at least 5 RHS divisions. The flowers in the winning collection are: Back row: ‘Curlylocks’ 7Y-Y, ‘Yellow Xit’ 3W-Y, Vinisky V01-65 5Y-Y, ‘Gee Willikers’ 8W-W, 09-18-01 7Y/W-Y (N. jonquilla ‘Select Form’ x N. fernandesii), ‘Hawera’ 5Y-Y, N. jonquilla ‘Mississippi Form’ 13Y-Y, ‘Xit’ 3W-W; 3rd row: ‘Diamond Ring’ 10Y-Y, ‘Chit Chat’ 7Y-Y, ‘Shillingstone’ 8W-W, ‘Gold and Silver’ 7W/Y-Y, 09-03-03 10Y-Y (N. bulb. var. serotinus x ‘China Gold’), ‘Baby Moon’ 7Y-Y, ‘Pixie’s Sister’ 7Y-Y; 2nd row: N. cazorlanus 13Y-Y, ‘Moncorvo’ 7Y-Y, 06-67-01 10W-Y (‘Olumbo’ x ‘Mitimoto’), ‘Icicle’ 5W-W, 10-32-01 10Y-Y (‘Connie Greenfield’ x ‘Lee Martin’), ‘Solveig’s Song’ 12Y-Y; Front row: 07-21-06 10Y-Y (N. bulb. var. viriditubus MS142 x N. bulb. var. tenuifolius), ‘Connie Greenfield’ 10Y-Y, Keira KB-M-39B 6Y-Y. The exhibitor was Jon Kawaguchi. By the way, the MS142 is Michael Salmon’s accession number. He used to hunt for species in the wild which he brought home to England to propagate at his nursery.

3 Miniatures by Hybridizer Ribbon; Exhibited by Jon Kawaguchi

3 Miniatures by Hybridizer Ribbon

This ribbon is for the best set of three different miniature daffodils hybridized and originated by the exhibitor. The flowers in this winning entry are: 05-115-01 10Y-Y, 07-15-01 10Y-Y (N. bulb. var. tenuifolius x N. bulb. var. serotinus), 07-21-03 10Y-Y (N. bulb. var. viriditubus MS142 x N. bulb. var. tenuifolius). The exhibitor was Jon Kawaguchi.

Okay, this completes my posts of the ADS award winners from the 2014 Fortuna show. If an award was not mentioned, it means there were no entries.