The Southern Regional Daffodil Show hosted by the Mississippi Daffodil Society was held in Clinton, MS last Saturday and had 13 exhibitors, 218 entries and 429 stems. Ted Snazelle was the Show Chairman. Here are some photos of the flowers in no particular order:
Tuggle Collection entered by Ted Snazelle–rearranged for photo with the permission of Bea Snazelle
Marie Bozievich Ribbon exhibited by Ted Snazelle rearranged for photo with permission from Bea Snazelle
Small Grower Ribbon ‘Minnow’ exhibited by Judy Lucius
Elise Havens Ribbon exhibited by Loyce McKenzie
Flowers brought for display by Celia Jones
Best Classic Ribbon ‘Ceylon’ exhibited by Annette Parker
Historic Collection of 5 ribbon exhibited by Annette Parker
Div. 6 Collection and Purple ribbon exhibited by Larry Force
White Ribbon winner ‘Golden Aura’ exhibited by Loyce McKenzie
Mini White ribbon 05-42 (KB-M10 X Crowe 25-040) exhibited by Larry Force
Mini Gold and Mini Rose 05-14-1 6Y-Y (‘Mite’ X K5-94) X ‘Swagger’ exhibited by Larry Force
Gold Ribbon ‘Fencourt Jewel’ exhibited by Annette Parker
Several of the judges encouraged Larry to change the color code of his willing Mini Gold and Mini Rose to 6Y-P. I hope you can clearly see the pink in the photo!
LARRY FORCE once again stunned attendees with his innovative miniatures and won all siginificant hybridizer and miniatures awards. The picture of the div 6 flower above does not adequately convey the pink and coral jewel tones in the corona or the balanced and graceful proportions of the tiny flower. This flawless, graceful flower must surely represent a color breakthrough. When Larry lifts these tidbits of delight from his seemingly magic treasure chest, stunned silence is followed by gasps. Larry is a world class artist whose chose the daffodil as his creative medium. Thank you Larry for your tireless efforts, for spreading beauty, and for your unselfishness. Annette Parker Kahn
Congratulations to Larry and all the exhibitors.
Harold
Thanks Becky for posting these good photos and show results .Wilfred Hall was here today , collecting his bulbs that I had given HWT .He was delighted with the results and another win for his great FENCOURT JEWEL . It has won the tazetta classes at shows in NZ , Australia , UK and USA but he was sure it was FENCOURTS first Gold Medal ( Champion Bloom ) award outside of NZ .He sends congratulations to Annette Parker for exhibiting a fine four –header .It is always a thrill for a breeder when their ” children ” win overseas ; always good to know that they are performing for other growers on distant shores .We all know FENCOURT JEWEL is a leader in the pink cup tazetta class and Wilfred was a happy breeder .
Keep the results coming – John .
A curious aspect of the Small Grower Section is that only standard size daffodils are permitted, so it is interesting that the Small Grower ribbon was awarded to a miniature at this show. However, according to ADS rules, the decision of the judges is final. Perhaps we should revise the rules for the Small Grower Section to include miniatures. After all, why should people with small collections be dissuaded from growing miniatures?
Our goof, Kirby, and I was on the panel that did this. Simply forgot to double check. How complicated would it be to change the rules? Small growers in our region are so inspired by Larry’s miniatures and Celia’s species daffodils that they tend to want to emulate these exhibitors.