1996 Convention Flower Show Awards
July 2-7, New York, New York

This year's convention flower show had 174 entries by 46 exhibitors.

Here are some pictures of plants and people from the convention.

AwardExhibitorTotal
Sweepstakes in HorticultureMaryjane Evans7 blue ribbons
RunnerUp to SweepstakesBob & Dee Stewart6 blue ribbons
Second RunnerUp to SweepstakesStanley Schwartz5 blue ribbons

AwardDisplayExhibitor
Best in ShowNautilocalyx sp. (mexicana ined.)Peggy DePhillippo
Second Best in ShowLysionotus pauciflorusBob & Dee Stewart
Best SpeciesNautilocalyx sp. (mexicana ined.)Peggy DePhillippo
Best RegisteredEucodonia 'Adele'Peggy DePhillippo
Best Recently Registered (1992-96)Sinningia 'Peg of My Heart'Stan Schwartz
Best Hybrid SaintpauliaSaintpaulia 'Little Kunzite'Ray Rotando
Best Double Miniature SinningiaSinningia 'Carolyn'Rebecca Gmucs & Suzanne Bernard
Best TuberousSinningia 'Purple Raindrops'Michael Riley
Best RhizomatousLysionotus pauciflorusBob & Dee Stewart
Best FibrousStreptocarpus dunniiBob & Dee Stewart
Best FoliageAlsobia dianthiflora variegataMaryjane Evans
Best New GesneriadChiritopsis repanda var. guilinensisMaryjane Evans
Best Lesser Known GesneriadFieldia australisBob & Dee Stewart
Best Collection of GesneriadsStreptocarpus CollectionBob & Dee Stewart
Best Gesneriad Grown by a NoviceStreptocarpus formosusFay Wagman
Best Artistic"La Marquetta" (Arrangement)Michael Riley
Second Best ArtisticSinningia sp. venezuela (Other Container)Michael Riley
Best Arrangement of Cut Material"La Marquetta"Michael Riley
Best Arrangement of Growing Material"City Wildlife"Norah Otto
Best PlantingSinningia sp. venezuelaMichael Riley
Best in the ArtsSinningia GroupingCookie McDonnell
Second Best in the ArtsSinningia 'Carnaval' (color photo)John Evans
Best in PhotographySinningia 'Carnaval'John Evans
Second Best in PhotographyNautilocalyx porphyrotrichus (slide)John Evans
Best CraftSinningia GroupingCookie McDonnell
Second Best in CraftsFun TinJosie Stefaniak
Best Educational Exhibit"What is a Gesneriad?"Carol Ann Bonner
Special Educational AwardHybrid Gesneriads in the Nineteenth CenturyJeanne Katzenstein & Michael Riley