Rongotea is a popular ,small midweek show on the Central Daffodil circuit ; now well into their second century of shows .Thursday 18 September saw a good muster of Central growers stage about 250 flowers in the modern Te Kawau Community Centre .Judging was done in panels with Wilf Hall the final adjudicator for Champion and premiers . The flowers were a very even mix with no absolute standout ; all agreed that there was no standout champ but a good lot of flowers made the top table .
CHAMPION BLOOM went to yours truly , J F M , with very round and clean 4 Y – R , BALLISTIC ., having a very good season .
RESERVE CHAMPION went to Brian MacKenzie with a small but very neat 6 Y – Y RAPTURE .
The Prem Trumpet was a very well reversed TRUMPET WARRIOR from John Hollever
The Prem Large cup was a smaller but very neat JAMORE , also from John Hollever ., having a good day with larger flowers than most .
SHADRACK was also his prem small cup .
John H also had a fine White / pink trumpet that took Prem seedling and pressed for higher honours .
The lower division flowers were of a very good standard , as probably should be expected as it was peak season . A very clean and very well reversed PIPIT was Prem Div 7 for Joan Marshall , and impress many as the best of this oldie seen for quite a while .
A handful a good SILVER CHIMES saw Julie Harris win Div 8 Prem .
Wilfred Hall was pleased to take Poet Prem with a nice seedling WP – 36 .
GOLD LAKE was Prem Split for John Hollever .
Local host and Central Group Patron , Elsa Stern had Prem Miniature Vase with bright and even BULBICODIUM BULBICODIUM . .
The Amateur Grower Prem was a nice , round SHADRACK , sorry , no grower recorded .
The Novice Grower Prem was a golden SOLAR DISC , from a good vase by Dennis Rodgers .
The Childs Prem was a good , unknown 2Y – Y by local lad , Zac Sullivan .