Just back home from the show in Orange. Orange is a town/ city inland from Sydney. There were 600 competitive blooms which is not bad given the season and that the most successful exhibitor last year did not exhibit this year for a range of personal reasons.
In the last week I had hail, wind, rain, heat, and a good solid mud storm (dust and rain falling as red mud – never seen so many orange perianths)
A few photos of the winners (before I collapse in a heap)
Best in show was Lady Diana (grown by a different grower from the one last week in Canberra – this time grown by John Woodfield). Reserve champion was the same variety (while many of us thought a third flower of Lady Diana was the best). The winning championship entry had a fourth flower of this variety. A good year – and most of mine are yet to open!
Best Trumpet was one of our seedlings – 5-2006
Best small cup was Tru shown by Peter McCann
Some other seedlings
2nd in the intermediate size splits was an 11y-o
1st in the same class was an 11w-y – a cross between 2 seedlings – the photo from the show was no good
An 11w-y split, pops legacy x zombie
A couple of div 2 seedlings
An 11w-y split, pops legacy x zombie
Finally, it was good to be able to use a couple of our own newly named flowers in winning the championship class – Kavita and Miss Maureen
cheers
Graeme
A few other flowers that may be of interest
Colorspot, shown by Glen Sheldrick
3 from our championship entry
Dot Hunter 1w-y (I wish it had better colour)
Hijack 2w-r
Pops Legacy 1w-y (a reliable variety which seems to be very variable in flowering time)
cheers
Graeme