Harold Koopowitz and Marilynn Howe live in Southern California where the season for miniatures peaks in February. We hold the Livermore show a bit early for Northern California to give Harold and Marilynn a chance to show their miniatures up north.
Lavender Ribbon Winner
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 – 09-100-1 2W-Y, 09-024-2 7Y-R, ‘Microcodium Group’ 10G-Y, ‘Itsy Bitsy Splitsy’ 11aY-O, 09-002-3 12W-W. The exhibitors were Harold Koopowitz and Marilynn Howe.
Miniature Red-White-Blue Ribbon
The Miniature Red-White-Blue Ribbon is for the best collection of 5 American-bred miniatures. The flowers in the winning collections are – 08-032-7 11aW-Y, 11-137-1 2Y-W, 09-094-3 11a W-W, 10-042-2 4W-Y, 99-132-5 2Y-Y. The exhibitors were Harold Koopowitz and Marilynn Howe.
Bankhead Ribbon Winner
The Bankhead Ribbon is for the best collection of 9 miniatures from at least 3 RHS divisions. Flowers in the winning exhibit are – Back row: ‘Cyclataz’ 12Y-O, Keira KB-BM-4-07 10W-Y, N. fernandesii var. cordubensis Clone 4 13Y-Y, ‘Snipe’ 6W-W; Middle row: ‘Oxford Gold’ 10Y-Y, ‘Hummingbird’ 6Y-Y, ‘Oregon Petticoat Group’ 10Y-Y; Front row: Duncan 02/143 10Y-Y, Pakotai 12Y-Y. The exhibitor was Jon Kawaguchi.
Watrous Award Winner
The Watrous Award is for the best collection of 12 miniatures from at least 3 RHS divisions. Flowers in the winning collection are – Back row: 08-056-1 10Y-Y, ‘Baby Beryl’ 6Y-Y, 08-023-2 11aW-Y, 03-036-2 5Y-Y; Middle row: ‘Itsy Bitsy Splitsy’ 11a Y-O, 99-23-1 1Y-Y, 99-132-5 2Y-Y, 10-042-1 4W-W; Front row: ‘Martha Cash’ 8W-P, N. bulbocodium 13Y-Y, ‘Microcodium Group’ 10G-Y, 08-008-2 8Y-O. The exhibitors were Harold Koopowitz and Marilynn Howe. I took this photograph on the second day of the show, and some of the miniatures were starting to wilt, but they looked fine during judging. There were two entries in this class, so this exhibit didn’t just squeak by to get the ribbon.
Premier Miniature Collection Ribbon
The Premier Miniature Collection Ribbon is for the best collection of 24 miniatures from at least 5 RHS divisions. The flowers in the winning exhibit are – Back row: 07-051-2 11aW-Y, 08-047-1 7Y-R, 09-062-3 5Y-Y, 99-18-1 2W-ORR, 08-003-2 2O-R, 09-059-1 11aW-Y; 3rd row: 09-094-1 11aW-Y, 03-009-1 8W-P, 08-027-4 11aP-P, 07-024-1 2P-P, 03-036-13 8W-P, 09-094-1 11aW-W; 2nd row: 08-005-1 4W-W, 03-023-X 4Y-Y (Mini Gold and Mini Rose Ribbons), 09-91-1 2P-P, 07-024-1 7P-P, 11-103-1 4Y-Y, 11-040-1 4W-O; Front row: 08-023-4 11aWYYO, ‘Itsy Bitsy Splitsy’ 11aY-O, 07-051-2 11aY-Y, 09-X 11aY-Y, 09-012-1 11aY-Y, 09-059-2 11aW-Y. The exhibitors were Harold Koopowitz and Marilynn Howe. The pink split corona third from the left in the third row was voted the best pink in the show for a local award.
3 Miniatures by Hybridizer Ribbon
The classes for miniatures by the hybridizer require the exhibitor to be both the hybridizer and the originator of the flowers in the exhibit. There are carefully worded definitions of hybridizer and originator, but I’ll skip them in this post. The flowers in the class for 3 by hybridizer are – 07-14 10Y-Y, 08-18-01 10G-W (N. bulbocodium var. graelsii x ‘Cornish Cream’), 08-09 10Y-Y. The exhibitor was Jon Kawaguchi.
6 Miniatures by Hybridizer Ribbon
The winning flowers are – Back row: 08-005-4 4W-W, 99-103-X 11aP-P, 04-14-1 6W-W; Front row: 08-003-1 2O-R, 03-036-5 8W-P, ‘Itsy Bitsy Splitsy’ 11aY-O. The exhibitors were Harold Koopowitz and Marilynn Howe. Notice the intensity of the colors in the 2O-R seedling!
12 Miniatures by Hybridizer Ribbon
The winning flowers are – Back row: 03-036-9 8W-WPP, 09-032-1 8Y-O, 08-005-2 4W-W, 09-024-1 12O-R; Middle row: 08-008-1 2Y-YOO, 11-110-1 4W-W, 03-023-X 4Y-Y, 09-037-1 11aW-W; Front row: 06-036-1 5Y-Y, 09-100-1 2W-YYP, ‘Itsy Bitsy Splitsy’ 11aY-O, ‘Little Karen’ 8W-P. The exhibitors were Harold Koopowitz and Marilynn Howe. And yes, the flowers were notably fresher during the judging the day before the photograph.
And that concludes the ADS award winners of the 2014 Livermore daffodil show.