Hello All my Daffodil friends.
The Western Reserve Daffodil show was held in the wonderful Cleveland Botanical Garden in downtown Cleveland Ohio. It was held this past weekend during the same date as Joe Hamms show in Washington PA. Which I’ll post tonight as well.
I didn’t get the names of the flowers in the larger collections, but did get the 5 stem collection flower names.
We had quite a few 1st time winnings in this show. Kit Walter from the Central Ohio Daffodil Society had 1st time wins with the Quinn, Havens, White & Standard American Bred Collections.
Also, Rebecca Koesters had a 1st time win with the Throckmorton award.
it was a very small show, but quite good and very high quality blooms. Best in show was a fantastic “Ring Fence” exhibited by Naomi Liggett.
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- Gold Ribbon for best in show. Ring Fence, exhibited by Naomi Liggett.
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- White Ribbon Winner, another 1st time for Kit Walter. The flower is Misty Glen
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- Mini Gold, Stafford. This is one of the best specimens of Stafford that I have ever seen in shows. Exhibited by Naomi Liggett and taken from the Watrous collection.
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- The Mini White ribbon. Rikki, exhibited by Naomi Liggett.
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- Rose Ribbon for best seedling in show. a 1Y-Y, exhibited by Dan Bellinger. Parents are Scipio X Seargents Caye.
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- Intermediate Single Stem, Birthday Girl, taken out of the Intermediate 5 stem collection winner. Exhibited by Naomi Liggett.
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- The Watrous award winner. exhibited by Naomi Liggett. The flowers are (from top left): Rikki, Segovia, Little Rusky, Xit, Itsy Bitsy Splitsy, Sweet Leilani, Clare, Stafford (Mini Gold Winner), Chit Chat, Angels Whisper, Sabrosa, Sarnesa & April Tears.
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- Throckmorton Winner, exhibited by Rebecca Koesters. Another 1st ! Great to see!
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- The Quinn award, a 1st time Win for Kit Walter!! Sorry, no names writted.
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- Intermediate 5 stem ribbon, Exhibited by Naomi Liggett with flowers of (from top left) Bonnie’s Gem, Pink China, Cameo Gem, Birthday Girl, and Commador Perry.
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- Lavender Ribbon for best 5 stem Minis in show. Exhibited by Naomi Liggett. Sorry, no names written.
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- The Havens Award. Another 1st for Kit Walter. This was an afterthought when he was finished with the Quinn and smaller collections!.
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- Bozievich Ribbon, exhibited by Naomi Liggett. Sorry, didn’t get the names. I know the 2Y-P on the far right middle row is Katie Page.
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- Another of Dan Bellingers Seedlings from the parents of Starlet X Little Kibler.
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- Again – Priorsford, exhibited by Nancy Gill.
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- Priorsford, exhibited by Nancy Gill.
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- Special bloom, newly on the scene, Jill G, exhibited by Naomi Liggett.
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- Historic Single Stem, Stilton, exhibited by Naomi Liggett.
Kit Walter won another award, this a once-in-a-lifetime medal. As Sara Kinne told me earlier today,
“When Libby Frey died in 2012, her children gave me her box of daffodil memorabilia. This included her Quinn Silver Medal, in pristine condition. We decided that it should be awarded to a first-time winner in a Midwest Region show, and Kip’s Quinn fit that criteria.”
I remember that Libby and I shared a love for the upper division flowers, so she would also have been pleased that Kip put together a winning lst time Havens award, after taking the White and the Red-White-and-Blue.
LOL ladies his name is Kit Walter.