2024 Dulles Show – ADS Award Winners

The 2024 American Daffodil Society national show was held at the Hyatt Regency Dulles hotel April 11 and 12. There’s no city named Dulles; the hotel is close to Dulles International Airport in the city of Herndon, Virginia. Many of the workers and all the properties for the show were from the Washington Daffodil Society. In the horticulture division of the show, there were 1347 entries by 85 exhibitors for a total of 3285 stems. In the photography division of the show, there were 193 photographs entered by 40 photographers. This was the first ADS accredited show to offer the new Joe Hamm award for a collection of twelve historic daffodils. It’s not yet been added to the national show report form, so we’ll show it after reporting on all the rest of the ADS award winners in report form order. If an ADS award is not mentioned here, it means there were no entries, or the award was not given.

The Gold Ribbon is awarded to the best standard daffodil in the show excluding the Container-Grown Section and the Challenge Section. The winner was ‘River Queen’ 2W-W exhibited by Karen Cogar.

The Rose Ribbon is awarded to the best standard seedling in the show excluding the Container-Grown and Challenge Sections exhibited by its originator. A seedling is an unregistered cultivar identified by a number assigned by its originator, the person who first flowered it. The winner was 13-47-2 3W-GYY (‘Lemon Tree’ x 03-166-1) exhibited by Larry Force.

The Miniature Gold Ribbon is awarded to the best miniature daffodil in the show excluding the Container-Grown and Challenge Sections. The winner was ‘Little Becky’ 12Y-Y exhibited by Barbara Mertz.

The Miniature Rose Ribbon is awarded to the best miniature seedling in the show excluding the Container-Grown and Challenge Sections exhibited by its originator. The winner was seedling 53 9W-GYO exhibited by Suzy Wert.

The White Ribbon is awarded to the best set of three standard daffodils in the show. The winner was ‘Duration’ 4W-OOY exhibited by Suzy Wert.

The Miniature White Ribbon is awarded to the best set of three miniature daffodils in the show. The winner was ‘Shaw’s Legacy’ 9W-GYO exhibited by Kathleen Simpson.

The Matthew Fowlds Award goes to the best named standard cyclamineus hybrid in the show. The winner was ‘Flight Path’ 6Y-W exhibited by Olivia Welbourn.

The Olive W. Lee Trophy is for the best standard daffodil from Divisions 5, 6, 7, or 8. The winner was ‘Ice Chimes’ 5W-Y exhibited by Olivia Welbourn.

The Grant and Amy Mitsch Trophy is awarded to the best set of three stems of one standard daffodil seedling exhibited by its originator. The winner was seedling 17-42 3W-YYO exhibited by Clay and Fran Higgins.

The John and Betty Larus Trophy is awarded to the set set of three stems of one miniature daffodil seedling exhibited by its originator. The winner was seedling 20-3 7Y-O exhibited by Clay and Fran Higgins.

The Best Intermediate is awarded to the best intermediate daffodil in the Intermediate Section or in standard collections. An intermediate daffodil is a standard daffodil in divisions 1, 2, 3, 4, or 11 having a single floret whose diameter is typically greater than 50 mm through 80 mm. The winner was ‘Intermission’ 3W-Y exhibited by Karen Cogar.

The Best Intermediate 3-Stem Ribbon is awarded to the best set of 3 intermediates in the Intermediate Section or in standard collections requiring 3 of a kind. The winner was ‘Pogo’ 3W-GYO exhibited by Suzy Wert.

The John van Beck Award goes to the best daffodil in the Historic Section. An historic daffodil is a cultivar (not species) introduced or in gardens before 1940. The winner was ‘Crenver’ 3W-GYR (1927) exhibited by Ginger Wallach.

The Historic Set of 3 Ribbon is awarded to the best set of 3 in the Historic Section. The winner was ‘Dreamlight’ 3W-GWR (1934) exhibited by Mitch and Kate Carney.

The Best Classic Ribbon is awarded to the best daffodil in the Classic Section. A classic daffodil is a standard cultivar introduced from 1940 to 1969 inclusive. The winner was ‘Ice Wings’ 5W-W (1958) exhibited by Kathy Welsh.

The Best Classic Single-Stem Ribbon is awarded to the best single-stem exhibit in the Classic Section. The winner was ‘Rondo’ 9W-GYR exhibited by Karen Cogar. 2024 is the last year that the Best Classic Single-Stem Ribbon will be offered as it was the only award that required the winning flower to be in a single stem exhibit. Typically, best blooms are chosen from single-stem, three-stem, and collection exhibits.

The Best Classic 3-Stem Ribbon is awarded to the best set of 3 in the Classic Section. The winner was ‘Camelot’ 2Y-Y (1962) exhibited by Eugenie Applegate.

The Youth Best Bloom Ribbon is awarded to the best bloom in the Youth Section. The Youth Section is restricted to exhibitors 20 years of age or younger. The winner was Sun Disc 7Y-Y exhibited by Henry Schenefield. Yes, like the best historic bloom award, this award can be given to either a miniature or a standard daffodil.

The Brooke Ager Challenge class is for a single bloom of a cultivar exhibited by a youth. A specific cultivar is chosen each year. In 2024 ‘Sweetness’ 7Y-Y was the Brooke Ager Challenge cultivar. The exhibitor of the winning ‘Sweetness’ was Henry Schenefield.

The Small Growers Section is restricted to exhibitors who grow 50 or fewer cultivars and/or species. The best bloom in this section was ‘Notre Dame’ 2W-GYP exhibited by April Greenwood.

This year’s national show Container-Grown Section had a larger number of entries than usual in all three classes – standards, miniatures, and species/species hybrid. The best in the standard class was ‘Thalia’ 5W-W exhibited by Jane Hammond.

The best entry in the miniature container-grown class was ‘Snipe’ 6W-W exhibited by Janet Hickman.

The best entry in the species/species hybrid container-grown class was N. calcicola 13Y-Y exhibited by Janet Hickman.

The Innovation Medal is awarded to an innovative new daffodil exhibited at the national convention by its hybridizer and raiser, demonstrating significant novelty, advance, or break-through qualities. The winner was seedling 032 9G-GYO exhibited by Suzy Wert.

The Wells Knierim Ribbon is awarded to the best photo in the Photography Division. The winner was titled ‘Snowy Finch’ and was exhibited by Anne Owen. What you see here is a photo of the print of the winning photo, not the winning photo itself.

This is also a photo of the print of the best photo in the youth class of the Photography Division. Exhibitors in this class must be age 20 or younger. The title is ‘In Memory of Huckleberry’. The photographer was Dace Pierre.

The flowers in the best collection of 5 historic standard daffodils are:
Back: ‘Sweet Pepper’ 7Y-O (1939), ‘Crenver’ 3W-GYR (1927), ‘Thalia’ 5W-W (1916);
Front: ‘White Owl’ 12W-W (1908), ‘Dreamlight’ 3W-GWR (1934).
The exhibitor was Ginger Wallach. The ‘Crenver’ in the middle of the back row was the best historic bloom.

Flowers in the best collection of 5 classic daffodils are:
Back: ‘Golden Aura’ 2Y-Y, ‘Oryx’ 7Y-W (1969), ‘Avenger’ 2W-R (1957);
Front: ‘Ice Wings’ 5W-W (1958), ‘Pipit’ 7YYW-W (1963).
The exhibitor was Kathy Welsh.

The Purple Ribbon is awarded to the best collection of 5 standard daffodils. In this case the winner also won the ribbon for best collection of 5 intermediate daffodils. Flowers in the winning collection are:
Back: ‘Reg Nicholl’ 2Y-YYR, ‘Pogo’ 3W-GYO, ‘Scarlet Tanager’ 2Y-R;
Front: ‘Intermission’ 3W-Y, ‘Muffin’ 2W-GWW.
The exhibitor was Karen Cogar.

The Maroon Ribbon is awarded to the best collection of 5 standard reverse bicolor daffodils. A reverse bicolor has a predominantly yellow perianth and a predominantly white cup where “predominantly” means at least two adjacent zones must be coded the designated color. Flowers in the winning collection are:
Back: ‘Misty Meadow’ 7YYW-W, ‘Regeneration’ 7YYW-W, ‘Lemon Goal’ 6YYW-WWY;
Front: ‘Shawnee Run’ 7YYW-W, ‘Perpetuation’ 7YYW-W.
The exhibitor was Kathleen Simpson.

The Red-White-Blue Ribbons is awarded to the best collection of 5 American-bred standard daffodils. Flowers in the winning collection are:
Back: ‘Seney’ 2Y-O (Bellinger), ‘Chromite’ 2O-O (Havens), ‘Scarlet Tanager’ 2Y-R (Havens);
Front: ‘Pogo’ 3W-GYO (Link), ‘Emerald Light’ 3W-GYO (Havens).
The exhibitor was Karen Cogar.

The Carncairn Trophy is awarded to the best collection of 5 standard daffodils bred in Ireland. This includes both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. Flowers in the winning collection are:
Back: ‘Stainless’ 2W-W (Wilson), ‘Proud Fellow’ 1Y-O (Duncan), ‘Merlin’ 3W-YYR (Richardson);
Front: ‘Bandesara’ 3O-R (Duncan), ‘Midas Touch’ 1Y-Y (Bloomer).
The exhibitors were Mitch and Kate Carney.

The New Zealand Award is for the best collection of 5 standard daffodils bred in New Zealand. Flowers in the winning collection are:
Back: ‘Ohura’s Mayor’ 2Y-O (Hamilton), ‘Flying High’ 3W-YYR (Brogden), ‘Flaming Hot’ 2Y-R (Brogden);
Front: ‘Kiwi Lady’ 2W-GRR (Ramsay), ‘Cameo Legacy’ 2W-Y (Ramsay).
The exhibitors were Mitch and Kate Carney.

The Northern Ireland Trophy is for the best collection of 5 standard daffodils bred in Northern Ireland. Flowers in the winning collection are:
Back: ‘Pincambo’ 1Y-P (Duncan), ‘Treasure Hunt’ 2Y-GYY (Duncan), ‘Lauren’ 3Y-GYR (Duncan);
Front: ‘Camilla Clara Kate’ 3W-GYR (Duncan), ‘Montroig’ 2W-YYP (Duncan).
The exhibitor was Anne Earman.

The class for the Dutch Trophy calls for 5 different standard daffodils each registered in a different decade beginning with a zero and ending with a nine (e.g. 1960-1969). “Dutch” refers to the donors of the trophy, not the hybridizers of the flowers. Flowers in the winning collection are:
Back: ‘Bridal Crown’ 4W-Y (1949), ‘Pacific Rim’ 2Y-YYR (1994), ‘Yellow Cheerfulness’ 4Y-Y (1937);
Front: ‘Capisco’ 3W-GYR (1969), ‘Actaea’ 9W-YYR (1919).
The exhibitor was Tammie Spivey.

The English Award is for the best collection of 5 standard daffodils hybridized in England. Flowers in the winning collection are:
Back: ‘Sarah Markillie’ 11aY-R (Scamp), ‘Killearnan’ 3W-GYR (Navarro & Lea), ‘Badbury Rings’ 3Y-YYR (Blanchard);
Front: ‘Sweet Lorraine’ 2W-GWP (Pearson), ‘Sugar Rose’ 6W-GWP (Pearson).
The exhibitor was Ginger Wallach.

The Havens class calls for 12 standard daffodils from at least 3 Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) divisions 5 through 10. Flowers in the winning collection are:
Top row: ‘Nordic White’ 5W-W, ‘Castanets’ 8Y-O, ‘Limequilla’ 7W-W, ‘Intrigue’ 7Y-W, ‘An-Gof’ 7W-GYO, ‘Artist’s Life’ 7YYW-OOY;
Bottom row: ‘Sugar Rose’ 6WW-GWP, ‘The Foxtrott’ 6W-P, ‘Delphi Rose’ 6P-P, ‘Vineland’ 6Y-Y, de Winter JDW 904 6Y-P, ‘Ballydorn’ 9W-O.
The exhibitor was Karen Cogar.

The Bozievich class calls for 12 standard daffodils from least 4 RHS divisions. Flowers in the winning collection are:
Top row: ‘Potomac Gold’ 1Y-Y, ‘White Spring’ 3W-W, ‘Green Eyed Beauty’ 3Y-YYO, ‘Astrid’s Memory’ 3W-Y, ‘Lemon Spice’ 3Y-Y, ‘River Queen’ 2W-W;
Bottom row: ‘Pogo’ 3W-GYO, ‘Tao’ 3Y-O, ‘Emerald Light’ 3W-GYO, ‘Intermission’ 3W-Y, ‘Little Karoo’ 3Y-O.
The exhibitor was Karen Cogar.

The Throckmorton class calls for 15 standard daffodils from 15 different RHS classifications. A classification consists of the division number and the color code. Flowers in the winning collection are:
Top row: ‘Tender Moment’ 7W-GYP, ‘Cape Cornwall’ 2Y-YYO, ‘Bramcote Gem’ 1W-Y, ‘Centre Ville’ 3Y-R, ‘An-Gof’ 7W-GYO;
Middle row: ‘Shipshewana’ 3Y-Y, ‘Princeton’ 3W-WWY, ‘Conestoga’ 2W-GYO, ‘Cornell’ 3Y-W, ‘Butter Silk’ 2Y-Y;
Bottom row: ‘Wee Cracker’ 11aY-YYO, ‘Pogo’ 3W-GYO, ‘Mesa Verde’ 12G-GGY, ‘Killearnan’ 3W-GYR, ‘La Traviata’ 3Y-YYR.
The exhibitors were Bob and Lina Huesmann.

The Stars and Stripes class calls for 12 standard daffodils of American breeding from at least 4 RHS divisions. The winning collection contains:
Top row: ‘Eagle Lake’ 2W-Y (Reed), ‘Martinette’ 8Y-O (Tuggle), ‘Rim Ride’ 3W-GYO (Pannill), ‘Presidential Pink’ 2W-P (Mitsch & Havens), ‘Washington Gold’ 1Y-Y (Reed), ‘Gull’ 2W-GWW (Mitsch);
Bottom row: ‘American Dream’ 1Y-P (Havens), ‘Butterfly Kiss’ 2W-Y (Vinisky), ‘Dainty Miss’ 7W-GWW (Mitsch), ‘Scarlet Tanager’ 2Y-R (Havens), ‘Perpetuation’ 7YYW-W (Havens), ‘Commodore Perry’ 1W-GPP (Reed).
The exhibitor was Ginger Wallach.

The Quinn class calls for 24 standard daffodils from at leave 5 RHS divisions. Flowers in the winning collection are:
Top row: ‘Jammin’ 3W-GYY, ‘Menehay’ 11aY-R, ‘Cameo Joy’ 2Y-R, ‘Crowndale’ 4Y-O, ‘Spindletop’ 3W-Y, ‘Conestoga’ 2W-GYO;
3rd row: ‘Bravoure’ 1W-Y, ‘Alto’ 2W-P, ‘Goose Green’ 3W-GYR, ‘Berceuse’ 2W-P, ‘Tyson’s Corner’ 3W-GYR, ‘Pacific Rim’ 2Y-YYR;
2nd row: ‘Killearnan’ 3W-GYR, ‘Star Trek’ 3W-GYR, ‘Sugar Cups’ 8Y-Y, ‘Pogo’ 3W-GYO, ‘An-Gof’ 7W-GYO, ‘American Dream’ 1Y-P;
Bottom row: ‘Waxwing’ 5W-W, ‘Sugar Rose’ 6W-GWP, ‘Scarlet Tanager’ 2Y-R, ‘Sagana’ 9W-YYR, ‘Perpetuation’ 7YYW-W, ‘Tom Terrific’ 11aY-O.
The exhibitor was Ginger Wallach.

The Tuggle class calls for 3 stems each of 12 different standard cultivars from at least 3 RHS divisions. The winning collection contains:
Top row: ‘Tycoon’ 3W-WWY, ‘Anatolia’ 2YYW-W, ‘Lara’ 2W-O, ‘River Queen’ 2W-W;
Middle row: ‘Killearnan’ 3W-GYR, ‘Conestoga’ 2W-GYO, ‘Blisland’ 9W-YYR, ‘Spindletop’ 3W-Y;
Bottom row: ‘Colville’ 9W-GYR, ‘Oryx’ 7Y-W, ‘Vera Robbins’ 3W-GWW, ‘Circuit’ 7Y-Y.
The exhibitor was Kathy Welsh.

The Bender Ribbon is awarded to the best bloom in the ADS Challenge Section. The Challenge section is for cultivars exhibited by their hybridizers. Flowers in this section may be grown in any manner deemed suitable by their exhibitors. This includes growing in green houses which may give the flowers an advantage over other standards in the show which must be grown outdoors. Thus, flowers in this section are not eligible for the Gold, Rose, Mini Gold, and Mini Rose Ribbons. Winner of the Bender Ribbon was seedling 14-15-01 2Y-Y (‘Impeccable’ x ‘Sundial’) exhibited by Mitch and Kate Carney.

The Link class in the Challenge Section is for three different daffodils hybridized by the exhibitor. Flowers in the winning exhibit are:
V06-5 2Y-YYP (‘Regeneration’ O.P.), Z01-1 7W-YYW (‘Regeneration’ O.P.), F06-1 7Y-GYY (‘Spindletop’ x N. jonquilla).
The exhibitor was Kathy Welsh.

The Pannill class in the Challenge Section is for 12 different daffodils hybridized by the exhibitor. Flowers in the winning collection are:
Top row: 15-11-2 1Y-O (‘Charlie Connor’ x ‘Changing Day’), 15-15-01 1W-Y (‘Smooth Trumpet’ x ‘Intelligence’), 14-25-02 1Y-Y (‘Ombersley’ x ‘Adroit’), 15-14-01 1W-Y (‘Tree Oaks’ x ‘Intelligence’), 14-25-01 1Y-Y (‘Ombersley’ x ‘Adroit’), 13-72-01 2W-Y (‘Ohio Valley’ x ‘Honeybourne’);
Bottom row: ‘Yellow Breeches’ 2Y-Y, 04-10-04 2Y-Y (‘Golden Amber’ x ‘Silver Bells’), 14-58-01 2W-GYO (‘Green Jacket’ x ‘Jolene’), 14-13-01 2Y-Y (‘Impeccable’ x ‘Sunline’), ‘Vita’ 2WWY-Y, ‘Marilyn Carney’ Y-GOO.
The exhibitors were Mitch and Kate Carney.

The Miniature Red-White-Blue Ribbon is awarded to the best collection of 5 miniature daffodils of American breeding. Flowers in the winning collection are:
Back: ‘Shaw’s Legacy’ 9W-GYO (Force), Shaw Nature Reserve SNR 9 9W-OOR (Force), ‘Carl Sandburg’ 9W-YYR (Reed);
Front: ‘Shaw’s Gift’ 9W-GYR (Force), ‘Witchy Woman’ 9W-GYR (Reed).
The exhibitor was Janet Hickman.

The Lavender Ribbon is awarded to the best collection of 5 miniature daffodils. Flowers in the winning collection are:
Back: ‘Yellow Xit’ 3W-Y, ‘Little Sunray’ 5Y-Y, ‘Xit’ 3W-W;
Front: ‘Sabrosa’ 7Y-Y, ‘Chiquitita’ 7Y-Y.
The exhibitor was Anne Earman.

The Bankhead class calls for 9 miniature daffodils from at least 3 RHS divisions. Flowers in the winning collection are:
Back: 03 9W-GYO, ‘Segovia’ 3W-Y, ‘Minnowlet’ 11aY-Y, ‘Gee Willikers’ 8W-W, ‘Little Rusky’ 7Y-GYO;
Front: N. fernandesii var. cordubensis 13Y-Y, 26 9W-GYR, ‘Sundial’ 7Y-Y, ‘Golden Symphony’ 5Y-Y.
The exhibitor was Suzy Wert.

The Watrous class calls for 12 miniature daffodils from at least 3 RHS divisions. Flowers in the winning collection are:
Back: ‘Yellow Xit’ 3W-Y, ‘Angel’s Whisper’ 5Y-Y, ‘Crevette’ 8W-O, ‘Itsy Bitsy Splitsy’ 11aY-O, ‘Golden Symphony’ 5Y-Y, ‘Paula Cottell’ 3W-GWW;
Front: ‘Calaveras Gold’ 7Y-Y, ‘Clare’ 7Y-Y, ‘Baby Moon’ 7Y-Y, ‘Golden Bells Group’ 10Y-Y, ‘Little Rusky’ 7Y-GYO, ‘Chiquitita’ 7Y-Y.
The exhibitor was Kathy Welsh.

The Koopowitz class calls for 24 miniature daffodils from at least 5 RHS divisions. As difficult as it is to stage 24 show worthy miniatures, there were five exhibits in this class! Flowers in the winning collection are:
Top row: ‘Romantique’ 5Y-Y, ‘Itsy Bitsy Splitsy’ 11aY-O, ‘Little Kibler’ 9W-GYR, ‘Crevette’ 8W-O, ‘Otaki Pearl’ 8W-W, Shaw Nature Reserve #5 M 9W-GYR, ‘Pirongia Jewel’ 7Y-O, ‘Yellow Xit’ 3W-y, ‘Oxford Gold’ 10Y-Y, ‘Golden Symphony’ 5Y-Y;
Middle row: ‘Andy Blanchard’ 5Y-Y, ‘Gold Bunch’ 5Y-Y, ‘Sewanee’ 2W-Y, ‘Little Celine’ 12Y-Y, ‘Little Rusky’ 7Y-GYO, ‘Sabrosa’ 7Y-Y, ‘Xit’ 3W-W, ‘Snipe’ 6W-W;
Bottom row: N. assoanus 13Y-Y, ‘Little Jen’ 5Y-Y, N. willkommii 13Y-Y, N. scaberulus 13Y-Y, N. rupicola 13Y-Y, N. x incurvicervicus 13Y-Y.
The exhibitor was Olivia Welbourn.

There are three classes for miniatures hybridized and originated by their exhibitor. Only the class for  3 miniatures had entries. The winning exhibit had:
54 9W-GYO, 53 9W-GYO, 43 2Y-O.
The exhibitor was Suzy Wert.

The Miniature Bronze class calls for 3 stems each of 5 different miniature daffodils from at least 3 RHS divisions. Flowers in the winning collection are:
Back row: ‘Crevette’ 8W-O, N. jonquilla 13Y-Y;
Middle row: ‘Golden Bells Group’ 10Y-Y, ‘Odile’ 7Y-O;
Front: ‘Clare’ 7Y-Y.
The exhibitor was Kathy Welsh.

New to shows in 2024 is the Joe Hamm collection of 12 historic daffodils from at least 4 RHS divisions. This collection and ribbon should be offered at more local daffodil shows in 2025. Flowers in the winning collection are:
Top row: ‘Folly’ 2W-O (1926), ‘Silver Chimes’ 8W-W (1914), ‘Broughshane’ 1W-W (1938), ‘Martha Washington’ 8W-O (1927), ‘Thalia’ 5W-W (1916), ‘Blarney’ 3W-OOY (1935);
Bottom row: ‘Grey Lady’ 3W-WWP (1935), ‘Sweetness’ 7Y-Y (1939), ‘Actaea’ 9W-YYR (1914), ‘Compressus’ 8W-Y (1882), ‘Picador’ 3W-GOO (1910), ‘Dreamlight’ 3W-GWR (1934).
The exhibitors were Mitch and Kate Carney.

This is not an ADS award; it’s one of the local awards just at the 2024 national show. The class called for 7 standard daffodils, each from a different RHS division. Flowers in the winning collection are:
Bender 79/203 9W-GYR, ‘Thalia’ 5W-W, ‘Tripartite’ 11aY-Y, ‘Spindletop’ 3W-Y, ‘Carib Gipsy’ 2Y-WWY, ‘Intrigue’ 7Y-W, ‘Daphne’ 4W-W.
The exhibitors were David and Jane Vaughan.

The other special class at the 2024 national show was for a collection of 5 standards from 5 different countries. (Wales, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland, England, Scotland, etc. count as separate countries.) The winning collection contains:
Back: ‘Temba’ 1Y-Y (Northern Ireland), ‘Watch Up’ 1W-W (Netherlands), ‘Sideling Hill’ 1Y-Y (United States);
Front: ‘Apple Honey’ 1W-Y (England), ‘Joe Hamm the Daffodil Man’ 2W-YYO (New Zealand).
The exhibitors were Carla and William Stanley.

There’s one more award, but it’s for an exhibitor, not an exhibit. It’s the ADS Silver Ribbon for the exhibitor winning the most blue (first place) ribbons in horticulture. The winner was Anne Earman with 25 blue ribbons.

If you need the written report without photos, here’s a PDF.

2024 ads national show report