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Cut Blooms

sponsored by Soakers Water Hauling

Classes

 

 

 

class

Aster

2 blooms†

 

301

Bachelor’s button

5 colours†

 

302

Bee balm (Monarda)

3 blooms†

 

303

Begonia

1 bloom†

floating in a bowl

304

Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia)

3 blooms†

 

305

Blanket flower (Gaillardia)

3 blooms†

 

306

Clematis

3 blooms*

 

307

Cone flower (Echinacea)

3 blooms†

 

308

Cosmos

3 blooms†

 

309

Dahlia

3 blooms†

small, ball type

310

Dahlia

2 blooms†

medium, ball type

311

Dahlia

1 bloom†

dinner plate type

312

Dahlia

2 blooms†

any other type: orchid, cactus, collarette, anemone

313

Daylily (Hemerocallis)

1 stem†

 

314

Dianthus

3 stems†

includes carnations and pinks

315

False spirea (Astilbe)

1 spike†

 

316

Gay feather (Liatris)

1 spike†

 

317

Geranium (Pelargonium)

2 flower heads†

 

318

Gladiolus

1 spike†

miniature, white/off white/yellow/green

319

Gladiolus

1 spike†

miniature, coral/orange

320

Gladiolus

1 spike†

miniature, red

321

Gladiolus

1 spike†

miniature, pink/purple/mauve

322

Gladiolus

1 spike†

standard, white/off white/yellow/green

323

Gladiolus

1 spike†

standard, coral/orange

324

Gladiolus

1 spike†

standard, red

325

Gladiolus

1 spike†

standard, pink/purple/mauve

326

Gladiolus

1 spike†

standard, blotches

327

Gladiolus

1 spike†

standard, smoky

328

Goldenrod (Solidago)

1 stem†

 

329

Hydrangea

1 bloom†

ball shaped (Annabelle)

330

Hydrangea

1 bloom†

cone shaped

331

Lavatera

3 stems†

any colour

332

Lily

1 stem†

oriental or trumpet

333

Lily

1 stem†

Asiatic, up-facing

334

Lily

1 stem†

Asiatic, out-facing

335

Lily

1 stem†

Asiatic, down-facing

336

Lily

1 stem†

any other

337

Marigold

3 blooms*

small

338

Marigold

3 blooms†

large, each bloom in separate container

339

Nasturtium

5 blooms†

in 1 container

340

Pansy

5 blooms*

one colour, same type

341

Pansy

5 blooms*

mixed colours, any type

342

Petunia

4 blooms*

single

343

Petunia

4 blooms*

double or ruffled

344

Phlox

3 stems†

 

345

Rose

1 spray†

miniature, any type

346

Rose

1 spray†

floribunda or grandiflora, any type

347

Rose

1 bloom†

hybrid tea, any type

348

Rose

1 spray†

shrub, explorer, or morden hardy type

349

Snapdragon

3 blooms†

no seed pods, in separate containers

350

Statice

3 stems†

not dried

351

Strawflower (Helichrysum)

5 blooms†

not dried

352

Sunflower

3 blooms†

small, in separate containers

353

Sunflower

1 head†

large seed type, on plate

354

Speedwell (Veronica)

3 stems & 3 blooms†

any colour

355

Sweet Pea

3 blooms†

bi-colour, labelled

356

Sweet Pea

3 blooms†

any other

357

Viola

5 blooms*

 

358

Zinnia

3 blooms†

small, any colour

359

Zinnia

3 blooms†

large, any colour

360

Any other bloom

suitable #†

 

361

Collection of annuals

5 or more†

displayed on cloth or mat (2'x2'), labelled

362

Collection of perennials

5 or more†

displayed on cloth or mat (2'x2'), labelled

363


Presentation

*  Fill a shallow bowl or pan with a little water. Cover in tin foil. Cut a hole in the tin foil, and place the bloom through the hole (so that it reaches the water).
†  Displayed in an appropriately sized container, bottle, or vase. Please bring your own container to display blooms, e.g. mason jar or wine bottle.
Note: EHS is not responsible for lost or damaged containers.

Prizes and Awards

Each Class 1st, 2nd, 3rd
Best-in-Show 1 cut bloom exhibit amongst all the cut blooms
Aggregate winner 1 exhibitor, most points earned by one competitor in the Cut Bloom category  $100 cash prize

For more information

Judging

Download the 2011 Show Booklet.

Phone: 780-456-3324
Email: select "Show What You Grow Show" on the Contact Us form.