Just a few more from Rongotea , mainly featuring NZ flowers .
The class for 3 different Kiwi flowers is for the ROBIN HILL TROPHY It was well contested with 6 nice entries
Reg & Rita Cull were the winners , showing 2Y – O , CONUNDRUM , – 2W – W , PILLOW TALK and 2Y – R ASPIRE .
2nd John Mclennan with , 1Y- Y BERMUDA TRIANGLE , 2Y – O SABRE , 1Y – O OHAKUNE .
3rd , sorry unknown , 2W – Y CHAMPEEN , 4Y – Y NEAVESVILLE GOLD , 2Y – O EGMONT KING .
RHEBAN RED is a very good Australian redcup , winner of two NZ National Show, pollen parent of the Champ bloom here ; a good vase won the redcup class .
Doubles were well contested – 4W – P MAELSTROM , ( clever , apt name ) from Denise McQuarrie is a big , heavy flower . It changes from yellow pink to an attractive salmon pink .I show it often .
CIRCULAR QUAY , 4W – Y , unregistered , is a seedling I have sent to a few to try ; probably not enough layers but big and tall. One of the roundest I have raised .
A very bright 4W – PR is JFM – 13 – 11 . Hot red / pink , good size , but not quite show form .
An intermediate 4Y – R Seedling I showed was easily in the size limit sand is quite consistent ‘ A vase of 3 and a single were interesting .
An intermediate that has been in demand the last few seasons has been 2O – O , HOT CHILLI , from Wilfed Hall .A good flower here .
ARVID , – 1W – Y , a recent John Hunter 2013 registration , is a big , bold bicolour of classic trumpet form . Breeding is LAPFORD , open pollinated .
ZOMBIE , 11W – Y , a David Jackson registration , always gets attention for it’s clever name and different style .
Thanks for the photographs John. It must be over 40 years ago that I donated this trophy. It is good to see it still being contested with some nice entries.
Robin
Nice show reports John, I unfortunately have never had Circular Quay that good but one day !!
I would be nice to see the rest of the premiers from our national shows in Hamilton and Te Anau posted here also.
Malcolm
Gorgeous flowers! Thanks for sharing them with us, John! They are especially welcome sights as we head into a gray winter here in the states. (At least it doesn’t get white too often or for too longhere in middle Tennessee!)
Becky