2014 Convention Flower Show Special Awards, Section Awards, and Blue-Ribbons

Photos courtesy of Karyn Cichocki,Bob Clark,Winston Goretsky, Mel Grice, Tommy Liu, Dale Martens, Julie Mavity-Hudson and Paul Susi

2014 Convention - Class 1 Sinningia speciosa species or hybrids

2014 Convention - Class 1 Sinningia speciosa species or hybrids

2014 Convention - Class 2 Other Sinningia species with rosette growth pattern Best in Section A (New World Tuberous Gesneriad in Flower)

2014 Convention - Class 2 Other Sinningia species with rosette growth pattern Best in Section A (New World Tuberous Gesneriad in Flower)

2014 Convention - Class 3 Other Sinningia species with upright growth pattern

2014 Convention - Class 3 Other Sinningia species with upright growth pattern

2014 Convention - Class 4 Other Sinningia hybrids with rosette growth pattern

2014 Convention - Class 4 Other Sinningia hybrids with rosette growth pattern

2014 Convention - Class 5 Other Sinningia hybrids with upright growth pattern

2014 Convention - Class 5 Other Sinningia hybrids with upright growth pattern

2014 Convention - Class 5 Other Sinningia hybrids with upright growth pattern

2014 Convention - Special Award for Best Taiwan Hybrid [class 5]

2014 Convention - Special Award for Best Taiwan Hybrid [class 5]

2014 Convention - Special Award for Best Taiwan Hybrid [class 5]

2014 Convention – Class 6 Other Sinningia species or hybrids (largest leaf less than 1” long and Special Award for Second Best Taiwan Hybrid

2014 Convention – Class 6 Other Sinningia species or hybrids (largest leaf less than 1” long and Special Award for Second Best Taiwan Hybrid

2014 Convention – Class 6 Other Sinningia species or hybrids (largest leaf less than 1” long and Special Award for Second Best Taiwan Hybrid

2014 Convention - Class 7 Other tuberous gesneriads

2014 Convention - Class 7 Other tuberous gesneriads

2014 Convention – Class 8 Achimenes/×Achimenantha Special Award for Best Achimenes/×Achimenantha

2014 Convention – Class 8 Achimenes/×Achimenantha Special Award for Best Achimenes/×Achimenantha

2014 Convention – Class 8 Achimenes/×Achimenantha Special Award for Best Achimenes/×Achimenantha

2014 Convention - Class 9 Kohleria - Special Award for Best Peridots Hybrid

2014 Convention - Class 9 Kohleria - Special Award for Best Peridots Hybrid

2014 Convention - Class 12 Other rhizomatous gesneriads less than 5" in all dimensions

2014 Convention - Class 12 Other rhizomatous gesneriads less than 5" in all dimensions

2014 Convention - Class 12 Other rhizomatous gesneriads less than 5" in all dimensions

2014 Convention - Class 13 Other rhizomatous gesneriads - Best in Section B (New World Rhizomatous Gesneriad in Flower)

2014 Convention - Class 13 Other rhizomatous gesneriads - Best in Section B (New World Rhizomatous Gesneriad in Flower)

2014 Convention - Class 15 Columnea - Special Award for Best Flowering Columnea

2014 Convention - Class 15 Columnea - Special Award for Best Flowering Columnea

2014 Convention - Class 15 Columnea - Special Award for Best Flowering Columnea

2014 Convention - Class 17 Gesneria - Best in Section C (New World Fibrous-Rooted Gesneriad in Flower)

2014 Convention - Class 17 Gesneria - Best in Section C (New World Fibrous-Rooted Gesneriad in Flower)

2014 Convention - Class 22 Primulina species or named cultivars

2014 Convention - Class 22 Primulina species or named cultivars

2014 Convention - Class 23 Primulina hybrids - Judges Award of Merit

2014 Convention - Class 23 Primulina hybrids - Judges Award of Merit

2014 Convention - Class 23 Primulina hybrids - Judges Award of Merit

2014 Convention - Class 23 Primulina hybrids - Judges Award of Merit

2014 Convention - Class 24 Saintpaulia species or named cultivars

2014 Convention - Class 24 Saintpaulia species or named cultivars

2014 Convention - Class 25 Saintpaulia hybrids classified as miniatures (maximum 6" diameter)

2014 Convention - Class 25 Saintpaulia hybrids classified as miniatures (maximum 6" diameter)

2014 Convention - Class 26 Saintpaulia hybrids classified as semi-miniatures (maximum 8" diameter)

2014 Convention - Class 26 Saintpaulia hybrids classified as semi-miniatures (maximum 8" diameter)

2014 Convention - Class 27 Saintpaulia hybrids classified as standards

2014 Convention - Class 27 Saintpaulia hybrids classified as standards

2014 Convention - Class 28 Saintpaulia trailers

2014 Convention - Class 28 Saintpaulia trailers

2014 Convention - Class 29 Streptocarpus, subgenus Streptocarpella

2014 Convention - Class 29 Streptocarpus, subgenus Streptocarpella

2014 Convention - Class 30 Streptocarpus, subgenus Streptocarpus, species - Special Award for Best Gesneriad Exhibiting Fruit

2014 Convention - Class 30 Streptocarpus, subgenus Streptocarpus, species - Special Award for Best Gesneriad Exhibiting Fruit

2014 Convention - Class 30 Streptocarpus, subgenus Streptocarpus, species - Special Award for Best Gesneriad Exhibiting Fruit

2014 Convention - Class 31A Streptocarpus, subgenus Streptocarpus, hybrids

2014 Convention - Class 31A Streptocarpus, subgenus Streptocarpus, hybrids

2014 Convention - Class 31B Streptocarpus, subgenus Streptocarpus, hybrids

2014 Convention - Class 31B Streptocarpus, subgenus Streptocarpus, hybrids

2014 Convention - Class 31C Streptocarpus, subgenus Streptocarpus, hybrids

2014 Convention - Class 31C Streptocarpus, subgenus Streptocarpus, hybrids

2014 Convention - Class 32 Streptocarpus, subgenus Streptocarpus, hybrids with variegated foliage - Awarded Best in Show, Special Award for Best Streptocarpus, and Best in Section D (Old World Gesneriad in Flower)

2014 Convention - Class 32 Streptocarpus, subgenus Streptocarpus, hybrids with variegated foliage - Awarded Best in Show, Special Award for Best Streptocarpus, and Best in Section D (Old World Gesneriad in Flower)

2014 Convention - Class 32 Streptocarpus, subgenus Streptocarpus, hybrids with variegated foliage - Awarded Best in Show, Special Award for Best Streptocarpus, and Best in Section D (Old World Gesneriad in Flower)

2014 Convention - Class 32 Streptocarpus, subgenus Streptocarpus, hybrids with variegated foliage - Awarded Best in Show, Special Award for Best Streptocarpus, and Best in Section D (Old World Gesneriad in Flower)

2014 Convention - Gesneriads grown for ornamental qualities other than flowers - Class 34 Episcia

2014 Convention - Gesneriads grown for ornamental qualities other than flowers - Class 34 Episcia

2014 Convention - Gesneriads grown for ornamental qualities other than flowers - Class 35 Episcia with pink and/or cream leaf variegation

2014 Convention - Gesneriads grown for ornamental qualities other than flowers - Class 35 Episcia with pink and/or cream leaf variegation

2014 Convention - Gesneriads grown for ornamental qualities other than flowers - Class 36A Primulina

2014 Convention - Gesneriads grown for ornamental qualities other than flowers - Class 36A Primulina

2014 Convention - Gesneriads grown for ornamental qualities other than flowers - Class 36B Primulina

2014 Convention - Gesneriads grown for ornamental qualities other than flowers - Class 36B Primulina

2014 Convention - Gesneriads grown for ornamental qualities other than flowers - Class 36C Primulina - Awarded Runner-Up to Best in Show and Special Award for Best Gesneriad from South China

2014 Convention - Gesneriads grown for ornamental qualities other than flowers - Class 36C Primulina - Awarded Runner-Up to Best in Show and Special Award for Best Gesneriad from South China

2014 Convention - Gesneriads grown for ornamental qualities other than flowers - Class 36D Primulina

2014 Convention - Gesneriads grown for ornamental qualities other than flowers - Class 36D Primulina

2014 Convention - Gesneriads grown for ornamental qualities other than flowers - Class 37 Other gesneriads with green-and-white leaf variegation

2014 Convention - Gesneriads grown for ornamental qualities other than flowers - Class 37 Other gesneriads with green-and-white leaf variegation

2014 Convention - Gesneriads grown for ornamental qualities other than flowers - Class 38A Other New World gesneriads, species or hybrids

2014 Convention - Gesneriads grown for ornamental qualities other than flowers - Class 38B Other New World gesneriads, species or hybrids, Best in Section E

2014 Convention - Gesneriads grown for ornamental qualities other than flowers - Class 38B Other New World gesneriads, species or hybrids, Best in Section E

2014 Convention - Gesneriads grown for ornamental qualities other than flowers - Class 38B Other New World gesneriads, species or hybrids, Best in Section E

2014 Convention - New Gesneriads - Class 41 Species not in flower

2014 Convention - New Gesneriads - Class 41 Species not in flower

2014 Convention - New Gesneriads - Class 42 Hybrids or named cultivars in flower

2014 Convention - New Gesneriads - Class 42 Hybrids or named cultivars in flower

2014 Convention - New Gesneriads - Class 42 Hybrids or named cultivars in flower - Best in Section F (New Gesneriad)

2014 Convention - New Gesneriads - Class 42 Hybrids or named cultivars in flower - Best in Section F (New Gesneriad)

2014 Convention – Special GHA Award for Best Recently Registered Hybrid [class 42]​

2014 Convention – Special GHA Award [class 42]​for Best Recently Registered Hybrid

2014 Convention - Lesser-Known Gesneriads Seldom Grown or Seen in Shows - Class 44 In flower - Judges Award of Merit and Best in Section G (Lesser-Known Gesneriad)

2014 Convention - Lesser-Known Gesneriads Seldom Grown or Seen in Shows - Class 44 In flower - Judges Award of Merit and Best in Section G (Lesser-Known Gesneriad)

2014 Convention - Lesser-Known Gesneriads Seldom Grown or Seen in Shows - Class 44 In flower - Judges Award of Merit and Best in Section G (Lesser-Known Gesneriad)

2014 Convention - Lesser-Known Gesneriads Seldom Grown or Seen in Shows - Class 45 Not in flower

2014 Convention - Lesser-Known Gesneriads Seldom Grown or Seen in Shows - Class 45 Not in flower

2014 Convention - Collections of Gesneriads - Class 47 Single genus

2014 Convention - Collections of Gesneriads - Class 47 Single genus

2014 Convention - Collections of Gesneriads - Class 47 Single genus

2014 Convention - Collections of Gesneriads - Class 48 Kinship group

2014 Convention - Collections of Gesneriads - Class 48 Kinship group

2014 Convention - Collections of Gesneriads - Class 48 Kinship group

2014 Convention - Collections of Gesneriads - Class 48 Kinship group

2014 Convention - Collections of Gesneriads - Class 48 Kinship group

2014 Convention - Gesneriads Grown by a Novice - Class 50 Gesneriads in flower - Best in Section J (Gesneriad Grown by a Novice) and Special Award for Best Gesneriad Grown by a First-Time Exhibitor

2014 Convention - Gesneriads Grown by a Novice - Class 50 Gesneriads in flower - Best in Section J (Gesneriad Grown by a Novice) and Special Award for Best Gesneriad Grown by a First-Time Exhibitor

2014 Convention - Gesneriads Grown by a Novice - Class 50 Gesneriads in flower - Best in Section J (Gesneriad Grown by a Novice) and Special Award for Best Gesneriad Grown by a First-Time Exhibitor

2014 Convention - Class 52 “Great Smoky Mountains” - Best in Section K (Arrangement of Fresh-Cut, Dried and/or Growing Gesneriad Material)

2014 Convention - Class 55 “Beale Street”

2014 Convention - Class 56 “See Rock City”

2014 Convention - Class 57 Challenge Class A

2014 Convention - Class 58 Challenge Class B

2014 Convention - Class 59 “Big South Fork National River”

2014 Convention - Class 60 “Tennessee Aquarium”

2014 Convention - Class 61 “Downtown Presbyterian Church”

2014 Convention - Class 62 “The Hermitage” - Best in Section L (Arrangement of Fresh-Cut Gesneriad Material)

2014 Convention - Class 63 “The Ocoee”

2014 Convention - Class 64 Terrarium – Straight-sided - Runner-Up to Best in Artistic

2014 Convention - Class 64 Terrarium – Straight-sided - Runner-Up to Best in Artistic

2014 Convention - Class 66 Tray Landscape

2014 Convention - Class 67 Natural Garden - Best Artistic and Best in Section M (Planting of Growing Gesneriad Material)

2014 Convention - Class 69 Color print of parts of a gesneriad - Best in Section O (Photography)

2014 Convention - Class 70 Color print of a whole gesneriad plant

2014 Convention - Class 71 Color print of gesneriad(s) growing in a natural habitat

2014 Convention - Class 72 Monochrome print

2014 Convention - Class 73 Painting or drawing - Runner-Up to Best in The Arts

2014 Convention - Class 74 Needlework or textile - Best in The Arts, Best in Section P (Arts and Crafts Representing Gesneriads), and Special Award for Best Sewn, Beaded or Cross-Stitched

2014 Convention - Class 74 Needlework or textile - Best in The Arts, Best in Section P (Arts and Crafts Representing Gesneriads), and Special Award for Best Sewn, Beaded or Cross-Stitched

2014 Convention - Class 74 Needlework or textile - Best in The Arts, Best in Section P (Arts and Crafts Representing Gesneriads), and Special Award for Best Sewn, Beaded or Cross-Stitched

2014 Convention - Class 74 Needlework or textile - Best in The Arts, Best in Section P (Arts and Crafts Representing Gesneriads), and Special Award for Best Sewn, Beaded or Cross-Stitched

2014 Convention - Commercial Displays - Class 76 Display table with a grouping of 5-10 gesneriads - Judges Award of Merit and Best in Section Q (Commercial Display)

2014 Convention - Class 77 Exhibit illustrating phases of scientific or historical research

2014 Convention - Class 77 Exhibit illustrating phases of scientific or historical research - Judges Award of Merit

2014 Convention - Class 78 Exhibit of plant material with educational information

2014 Convention - Class 79 Exhibit of photograph(s) of gesneriad plant material, Best Commercial/Educational Exhibit and Best in Section R (Educational Exhibit)

2014 Convention - Class 80 Gesneriad Promotion