Convention Flower Show Special Award Sponsorships
This is the listing of division, section and special awards that will be distributed at the 2024 Convention in St. Louis, Missouri. Division, section or special awards that do not have a sponsor are available for sponsorship. In addition to these awards, over 80 class awards are also available, assigned at the discretion of the Awards Chairperson. You may sponsor an award online or by mailing the award sponsorship form to the Awards Chairperson. If you are interested in endowing an award or sponsoring a recurring award, contact the Awards Chairperson.
Division Awards (various sponsorship rates; see previous page)
Best in Horticulture – a recurring award sponsored by the Long Island Gesneriad Society
Runner up to Best in Horticulture – a recurring award sponsored by the Greater New York Gesneriad Society
Best in Artistic
Runner up to Best in Artistic
Best in Arts
Runner up to Best in Arts
Best in Commercial/Educational
Sweepstakes (various sponsorship rates; see previous page)
Sweepstakes in Horticulture – a recurring award sponsored by the New England Gesneriad Society
Runner up to Sweepstakes in Horticulture
Sweepstakes in Artistic
Runner-up to Sweepstakes in Artistic
Sweepstakes in the Arts
Multi-Division Sweepstakes – a recurring award sponsored by Jeanne Katzenstein
Section Awards ($45 per award)
Best in Section A (Tuberous) – a recurring award sponsored by the Tennessee Gesneriad Society
Best in Section B (Rhizomatous)
Best in Section C (Fibrous)
Best in Section D (Old World Gesneriads in Flower)
Best in Section E (Gesneriads Grown for Ornamental Qualities)
Best in Section F (New Gesneriads)
Best in Section G (Lesser-Known Gesneriads)
Best in Section H (Trained or Sculptured Gesneriads)
Best in Section I (Gesneriads Grown by a Novice)
Best in Section J (Collection of Gesneriads)
Best in Section K (Arrangements of Fresh-cut Material)
Best in Section L (Arrangements of Dried and/or Growing Material)
Best in Section M (Container Plantings)
Best in Section N (Artistic Entry by a Novice)
Best in Section O (Photography) – an endowed award sponsored by the Crisafulli Family
Best in Section P (Arts and Crafts) – a recurring award sponsored by the Tennessee Gesneriad Society
Best in Section Q (Educational)
Best in Section R (Commercial)
Special Awards ($30 per award)
Best Gesneriad Grown by a non-Member – a recurring award sponsored by Paulo Castello da Costa
Best Gesneriad Grown by a First-Time Convention Exhibitor
Best Gesneriad Exhibiting Fruit – an endowed award sponsored by the African Violet and Gesneriad Society of New Jersey
Best New Hybrid
Best New Species – a recurring award sponsored by the African Violet and Gesneriad Society of New Jersey
Best Recently Registered Hybrid – a recurring award sponsored by the Gesneriad Hybridizers Association
Best Scented Gesneriad
Best Taiwan Hybrid
Best Ecuadorean Species
Best Epiphytic New World Species
Best Achimenes
Best Codonanthe or Nematanthus
Best Columnea
Best Drymonia
Best Episcia
Best Gesneria or Rhytidophyllum
Best Kohleria
Best Petrocosmea – a recurring award sponsored by the New England Gesneriad Society
Best Primulina
Best Saintpaulia species
Best Saintpaulia hybrid
Best Sinningia
Best Streptocarpus
Best John Boggan Hybrid
Best Hung Chia-Yu (HCY’s) Hybrid
Best Margery Anderson-Clive Hybrid
Best Brandon Erikson Hybrid
Best David Harris Hybrid
Best Iain James (Peridots) Hybrid
Best Wu Jui-Jung (Jung’s) Hybrid
Best Michael Kartuz Hybrid
Best Dale Martens Hybrid
Best Serge Saliba (SRG) Hybrid
Best Thad Scaggs Hybrid
Best Jay Sespico Hybrid
Best Peter Shalit Hybrid
Best Gunilla Svensson (Ni’s) Hybrid
Best Tim Tuttle Hybrid –
Best Violet Barn (Bristol’s/Rob’s) Hybrid
last updated 9/4/2023
