Convention 2011 Flower Show

Special Awards (LINKS COMING SOON)

SWEEPSTAKES IN HORTICULTURE – Ben Paternoster with 6 blue ribbons
RUNNER-UP TO SWEEPSTAKES IN HORTICULTURE – Paul Kroll with 5 blue ribbons
BEST IN SHOWNematanthus corticola exhibited by Charlene Marietti
RUNNER-UP TO BEST IN SHOWSinningia bulbosa exhibited by Lynn Cook & Troy Ray
SWEEPSTAKES IN ARTISTIC – Jill Fischer with 4 blue ribbons
RUNNER-UP TO SWEEPSTAKES IN ARTISTIC – Neale Stuart-Merriman with 3 blue ribbons
BEST IN ARTISTIC (Division II) – Tray Landscape exhibited by Ben Paternoster
RUNNER-UP TO BEST ARTISTIC – Arrangement "Academy of Natural Sciences" exhibited by Bob Clark
BEST IN ARTS (Division III) – Watercolor of a Streptocarpus hybrid exhibited by Bruce Boyd
RUNNER-UP TO BEST IN ARTS – Sinningia 'Mighty Mouse' crafted in sterling silver exhibited by Dave Moody 
BEST IN COMMERCIAL & EDUCATIONAL (Division IV) – Sinningia Educational Exhibit by Irene Sobotincic
BEST IN SECTION A – NEW WORLD TUBEROUS GESNERIADS IN FLOWER – Sinningia bulbosa exhibited by Lynn Cook & Troy Ray
BEST IN SECTION B – NEW WORLD RHIZOMATOUS GESNERIADS IN FLOWER – Kohleria 'Peridots Kitlope' exhibited by Eileen McGrath
BEST IN SECTION C – NEW WORLD FIBROUS-ROOTED GESNERIADS IN FLOWER – Nematanthus corticola exhibited by Charlene Marietti
BEST IN SECTION D – OLD WORLD GESNERIADS IN FLOWER – Streptocarpus 'Blueberries 'N' Cream' exhibited by Eileen McGrath
BEST IN SECTION E – GESNERIADS GROWN FOR ORNAMENTAL QUALITIES – Episcia 'Pink Dreams' exhibited by Jill Fischer
BEST IN SECTION F – NEW GESNERIADS – Napeanthus andinus exhibited by Nancy Kast
BEST IN SECTION G – LESSER-KNOWN GESNERIADS – Napeanthus costaricensis exhibited by Nancy Kast
BEST IN SECTION H – TRAINED OR SCULPTURED GESNERIADS – Mitraria coccinea exhibited by Michael Riley
BEST IN SECTION I – COLLECTIONS OF GESNERIADS – Chirita Collection exhibited by Nancy Kast
BEST IN SECTION K – ARRANGEMENTS OF FRESH-CUT AND/OR GROWING MATERIAL – "Mummers" exhibited by Mel Grice
BEST IN SECTION L – ARRANGEMENTS OF FRESH-CUT MATERIAL – Challenge Class "Bartram's Garden" exhibited by Jill Fischer
BEST IN SECTION M – ARRANGEMENTS OF GROWING GESNERIADS – "Academy of Natural Sciences" exhibited by Bob Clark
BEST IN SECTION N – PLANTINGS OF GROWING MATERIAL – Tray Landscape exhibited by Ben Paternoster
BEST IN SECTION P – PHOTOGRAPHY – Color Print of Petrocosmea 'Keystone's Bantam' exhibited by Dale Martens
BEST IN SECTION Q – ARTS & CRAFTS REPRESENTING GESNERIADS – Sinningia 'Mighty Mouse' crafted in sterling silver by Dave Moody
BEST IN SECTION S – EDUCATIONAL EXHIBITS – Sinningia Exhibit by Irene Sobotincic
BEST RECENTLY REGISTERED HYBRID – Petrocosmea 'Keystone's Bantam' exhibited by Nancy Carr
BEST SCENTED GESNERIAD – Sinningia guttata exhibited by Ben Paternoster
BEST SPECIES NATIVE TO ECUADOR – Columnea orientandina exhibited by Charlene Marietti
BEST GESNERIAD EXHIBITING FRUIT – Columnea orientandina exhibited by Charlene Marietti
BEST GESNERIAD GROWN BY A FIRST-TIME CONVENTION ATTENDEE – Saintpaulia 'Von's Small Gift' exhibited by Deanna Belli
BEST NEW SPECIES – Napeanthus andinus exhibited by Nancy Kast
BEST CHIRITA – Chirita Collection exhibited by Nancy Kast
BEST COLUMNEA – Columnea hirta 'Light Prince' exhibited by Nancy Kast
BEST PETROCOSMEA – Petrocosmea 'Keystone's Bantam' exhibited by Nancy Carr
BEST SINNINGIA – Sinningia bulbosa exhibited by Lynn Cook & Troy Ray
BEST STREPTOCARPUS – Streptocarpus 'Blueberries 'N' Cream' exhibited by Eileen McGrath
BEST PERIDOTS HYBRID – Kohleria 'Peridots Kitlope' exhibited by Eileen McGrath
BEST PETER SHALIT HYBRID – Chirita 'Patina' exhibited by Doris Brownlie
BEST THAD SCAGGS HYBRID – Sinningia 'Party Dress' exhibited by Thad Scaggs
BEST BEADED, STITCHED, OR OTHER FABRIC GESNERIAD CRAFT – Quilted Fabric Art of Columnea filifera exhibited by Carol Ann Bonner
JUDGES AWARD OF MERIT – Kohleria 'Peridots Kitlope' exhibited by Eileen McGrath
JUDGES AWARD OF MERIT – Mitraria coccinea exhibited by Michael Riley
JUDGES AWARD OF MERIT – Natural Garden exhibited by Jill Fischer

 

Class Awards

Division I – Horticulture

SECTION A – New World Gesneriads in Flower – Tuberous

Class 3 – Sinningia bulbosa exhibited by Lynn Cook & Troy Ray
Class 4A – Sinningia 'Spellbound' exhibited by Gail Gray
Class 4B – Sinningia 'Ozark Scentimental Journey' exhibited by Charlene Marietti
Class 5A – Sinningia hybrid (S. eumorpha 'Saltao' × S. piresiana) × S. conspicua exhibited by Thad Scaggs
Class 5B – Sinningia 'Apricot Bouquet' exhibited by Ben Paternoster
Class 6 – Sinningia 'Li'l Georgie' exhibited by Paul Susi
Class 7 – Nautilocalyx antioquensis exhibited by Jay Sespico

SECTION B – New World Gesneriads in Flower – Rhizomatous

Class 8 – Achimenes 'Desiree' exhibited by Ben Paternoster
Class 9A – Kohleria 'Peridots Kitlope' exhibited by Eileen McGrath
Class 9B – Kohleria 'Silver Feather' exhibited by Paul Susi
Class 9D – Kohleria 'Manchu' exhibited by Nancy Bruhns
Class 13 – Amalophyllon clarkii exhibited by Ben Paternoster

SECTION C – New World Gesneriads in Flower – Fibrous-Rooted

Class 14 – ×Codonatanthus 'Tambourine'exhibited by Neale Stuart-Merriman

Class 15 – Columnea orientandina exhibited by Charlene Marietti

Class 16A – Alsobia species "Chiapas" exhibited by Lynn Cook & Troy Ray

Class 16B – Episcia 'Bronze Queen' exhibited by Tim Tuttle

Class 18 – Nematanthus corticola exhibited by Charlene Marietti
Class 19 – Drymonia uninerva exhibited by Lynn Cook & Troy Ray

SECTION D – Old World Gesneriads in Flower

Class 21 – Chirita species USBRG 98-083 exhibited by Ben Paternoster

Class 22 – Chirita 'Jo Anne Martinez' exhibited by Jay Sespico
Class 23 – Petrocosmea formosa exhibited by Barbara Stewart
Class 24 – Saintpaulia ionantha subsp. grandifolia #237 exhibited by Paul Kroll
Class 25 – Saintpaulia 'Precious Red' exhibited by Jerry Kast
Class 26 – Saintpaulia 'Von's Small Gift' exhibited by Deanne Belli
Class 28 – Saintpaulia 'Minstrel's Mary Ruth' exhibited by Paul Kroll
Class 29 – Streptocarpus 'Blueberries 'N' Cream' exhibited by Eileen McGrath
Class 30 – Streptocarpus cyanandrus exhibited by Tim Tuttle
Class 31A – Streptocarpus 'Iced Artistry' exhibited by Paul Kroll
Class 31B – Streptocarpus 'Salmon Sunset' exhibited by Gail Gray
Class 31C – Streptocarpus 'Haru No Mizu' exhibited by Gail Gray
Class 31D – Streptocarpus 'Bristol's Showstopper' exhibited by Mel Grice

SECTION E – Gesneriads Grown for Ornamental Qualities other than Flowers

Class 33A – Chirita 'Patina' exhibited by Doris Brownlie

Class 33C – Chirita sp. V27 Vietnam exhibited by Richard Carr
Class 33E – Chirita 'Cynthia' exhibited by Arleen Dewell
Class 33F – Chirita longgangensis (crested) exhibited by Ben Paternoster
Class 34A – Episcia lilacina (sport) exhibited by Tim Tuttle
Class 34B – Episcia cupreata 'La Soledad Bronze' exhibited by Barbara Festenstein
Class 34C – Episcia 'Aloha Mauna Loa' exhibited by Brian Connor
Class 35 – Episcia 'Pink Dreams' exhibited by Jill Fischer
Class 36A – Petrocosmea sericea exhibited by Nancy Carr
Class 36B – Petrocosmea barbata exhibited by Nancy Carr
Class 36C – Petrocosmea 'Keystone's Bantam' exhibited by Nancy Carr
Class 37A – Columnea hirta 'Light Prince' exhibited by Nancy Kast
Class 37B – Streptocarpus 'Iced Artistry' exhibited by Paul Kroll
Class 38A – Alsobia dianthiflora exhibited by Neale Stuart-Merriman
Class 38B – Nautilocalyx sp. nov. exhibited by Paul Kroll
Class 38C – Pearcea hypocyrtiflora exhibited by Charlene Marietti
Class 39 – Kohleria 'Snakeskin' exhibited by Deanna Belli
SECTION F – New Gesneriads
Class 40 – Paraboea species exhibited by Jim Roberts
Class 41A – Napeanthus andinus exhibited by Nancy Kast
Class 41B – Chirita wentsaii exhibited by Jim Roberts
Class 42 – Sinningia 'Party Dress' exhibited by Thad Scaggs

SECTION G – Lesser-Known Gesneriads Seldom Grown or Seen in Shows

Class 45A – Napeanthus costaricensis exhibited by Nancy Kast
Class 45B – Chirita liboensis (white vein leaf) exhibited by Ben Paternoster

SECTION H – Trained or Sculptured Gesneriads

Class 46 – Mitraria coccinea exhibited by Michael Riley

SECTION I – Collections of Gesneriads

Class 47 – Chirita Collection exhibited by Nancy Kast 

Class 48 – Petrocosmea Kinship Group exhibited by Tim Tuttle

Division II – Artistic

SECTION K – Arrangements of Fresh-Cut and/or Growing Material

Class 51 – "Mummers" exhibited by Mel Grice
Class 52 – "Philadelphia Museum of Art" exhibited by Neale Stuart-Merriman
Class 53 – "Punxsutawney Phil" exhibited by Ben Paternoster

SECTION L – Arrangements of Fresh-Cut Gesneriad Material

Class 54 – "Bartram's Garden" Challenge Class exhibited by Jill Fischer
Class 55 – "Waterworks" exhibited by Julie Thompson
Class 56 – "Chinatown" exhibited by Barbara Festenstein
Class 57 – "Love Park" exhibited by Neale Stuart-Merriman

SECTION M – Arrangements of Growing Gesneriad Material

Class 58 – "Boathouse Row" exhibited by Neale Stuart-Merriman
Class 59 – "Ben Franklin" exhibited by Barbara Festenstein
Class 61 – "Academy of Natural Sciences" exhibited by Bob Clark

SECTION N – Plantings of Growing Material

Class 62 – Terrarium (straight-sided) exhibited by Jill Fischer
Class 63 – Terrarium (curved) exhibited by Jill Fischer
Class 64 – Tray Landscape exhibited by Ben Paternoster
Class 65 – Natural Garden exhibited by Jill Fischer

Division III - The Arts

SECTION P – Photography

Class 67A – Color Print (parts of a plant) of Sinningia richii 'Robson Lopes' exhibited by Dale Martens
Class 67B – Color Print (parts of a plant) of Columnea ornata exhibited by Julie Mavity-Hudson
Class 67C – Color Print (parts of a plant) of Kohleria 'Lemon Demon' exhibited by Barbara Stewart
Class 68A – Color Print (whole plant) of Petrocosmea 'Keystone's Bantam' exhibited by Dale Martens
Class 68B – Color Print (whole plant) of Kohleria 'Snakeskin' exhibited by Deanna Belli
Class 69 – Color Print (natural habitat) of Chirita eburnea exhibited by Stephen Maciejewski
Class 70 – Monochrome Print of Sinningia 'Spellbound' exhibited by Jill Fischer
SECTION Q – Arts and Crafts Representing Gesneriads
Class 71 – Watercolor of Streptocarpus hybrid exhibited by Bruce Boyd
Class 72 – Quilted Fabric Art of Columnea filifera exhibited by Carol Ann Bonner
Class 73 – Sinningia 'Mighty Mouse' crafted in sterling silver exhibited by Dave Moody 

Division IV – Commercial and Educational

SECTION S – Educational Exhibits
Class 76 – "Threatened! Saintpaulia species in their native habitats" exhibit by Carol Ann Bonner
Class 77 – "Focus on Micro-Miniature Sinningias" exhibit by Irene Sobotincic
Class 78 – "Sphaerorrhiza" exhibit by Paul Susi