1998 Convention Flower Show Awards

July 1-4, Chicago, Illinois

AGGS appreciates the award donations of these fine individuals and organizations.

See the people and places of the 1998 Convention here!

Special Awards

Best in Show

Barbara Krueger

Aeschynanthus hildebrandii 'Topaz'

Second Best in Show

Dale Martens

Sinningia pusilla

Best Species

Mary Bozoian

Petrocosmea duclouxii

Best Recently Registered (1994 - 1998)

Arlene Dewell

Sinningia 'Treva's Treasure'

Best Micro Miniature Sinniniga

Dale Martens

Sinningia pusilla

Best Streptocarpus

Nancy Maybloom

Streptocarpus 'Gator's Tail'

Best Tuberous

Dale Martens

Sinningia pusilla

Best Rhizomatous

Nancy Maybloom

Achimenes 'Tetra Rosa Traum'

Best Fibrous (excluding Saintpaulia)

Libby A. Watkins

Episcia 'Unpredictable Valley'

Best Grown for Foliage

Libby A. Watkins

Episcia 'Unpredictable Valley'

Best New Introduction

Dale Martens

Streptocarpus 'Texas Fantasy'

Best Lesser Known Gesneriad

Mary Bozoian

xBrigandra calliantha

Best Artistic

Paul Kroll

"Great Chicago Fire"

Second Best Artistic

Lee Linett

"Lady in Red"

Best Container Garden (terrarium or tray)

Paul Kroll

Terrarium

Best in the Arts

Julie Mavity-Hudson

Sinningia leucotricha photo

Best in Photography

Julie Mavity-Hudson

Sinningia leucotricha photo

Best Craft

Dale Martens

"Frances the Gesneriad Doll"

Best Educational Exhibit

Marilyn Allen

"Gesneriad Leaves"

Sweepstakes in Horticulture

Mary Bozoian

5 Blue Ribbons

Runner Up Sweepstakes in Horticulture

Nancy Maybloom

4 Blue Ribbons

Sweepstakes in Artistic

Paul Kroll

3 Blue Ribbons

Runner Up Sweepstakes Artistic

Bob Clark

 

Best Commercial Exhibit

Lyndon Lyon Greenhouses

Plant Display

Best Collection

Nancy Maybloom

Collection of Streptocarpus

Best Arrangement of Fresh Cut Material

Paul Kroll

"Chicago Fire"

Class Awards

Division I - HORTICULTURE

SECTION A - Tuberous Gesneriads in Flower

Class 1

Sinningia speciosa species or hybrids (upright or pendent flowers)

 

Barbara Krueger

Sinningia 'Merry Christmas'

 

Class 2

Other Sinningia species or hybrids (more than 10" in diameter)

 

Karen Makila

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Class 3

Other Sinningia species or hybrids (between 5" and 10" in diameter)

 

Libby Watkins

Sinningia hirsuta

 

Class 4

Other Sinningia species or hybrids (less than 5" in diameter)

 

Marlene Beam

Sinningia 'Kaleidoscope'

 

Class 5

Other Sinningia species or hybrids (largest leaf less than 1" long)

 

Dale Martens

Sinningia pusilla

 

SECTION B - Rhizomatous Gesneriads in Flower

Class 7

Achimenes

 

Nancy Maybloom

Achimenes 'Tetra Rosa Traum'

 

Class 9

Kohleria

 

Nancy Maybloom

Kohleria 'Empress'

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Class 1O

Other rhizomatous gesneriads

 

Nancy Maybloom

Achimenes 'Camille Brozzoni'

 

SECTION C - Fibrous-Rooted Gesneriads in Flower

Class 11

Aeschynanthus

 

Barbara Krueger

Aeschynanthus hildebrandii 'Topaz'

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Class 12

Chirita species 'New York'

 

Gary Dunlap

Chirita species

 

Class 16

Episcia (largest leaf less than 2" in length)

 

Joyce Carpenter

Episcia 'Silver Skies'

 

Class 21

Saintpaulia species

 

Marilyn Allen

Saintpaulia orbicularis

 

Class 23

Saintpaulia miniature (6" or less in diameter)

 

Fay Wagman

Saintpaulia 'Petite Ruby'

 

Class 24

Saintpaulia semi-miniature (8" or less in diameter)

 

Doris Brownlie

Saintpaulia 'Rob's Hallucination'

 

Class 25

Saintpaulia trailer

 

Gary Dunlap

Saintpaulia 'Wood Trail'

 

Class 27

Streptocarpus, acaulescent, rosulate

 

a1) plurifoliate

 

Mary Bozoian

Streptocarpus 'Cape Beauties'

 

a2) plurifoliate

 

Dale Martens

Streptocarpus 'Al's Pal'

 

a3) plurifoliate

 

Hans Inpijn

Streptocarpus 'Bristol Luv It'

 

Class 28

Other fibrous-rooted gesneriads

 

Joyce Schoning

Corytoplectus cutucuensis

 

SECTION D - Gesneriads Grown Primarily for Foliage or Fruit

Class 30

Episcia with pink-and-white leaf variegation

 

Libby Watkins

Episcia 'Unpredictable Valley'

 

Class 31

Chirita

 

Mary Bozoian

Chirita sinensis (dwarf)

 

Class 33

Other gesneriads

 

Libby Watkins

Nautilocalyx pemphidius

 

SECTION E - New Gesneriads

Class 35

Species not in flower

 

Mary Bozoian

Petrocosmea duclouxii

 

Class 36

Hybrid or named cultivar in flower

 

Dale Martens

Streptocarpus 'Texas Fantasy'

 

SECTION F - Lesser-Known Gesneriads Seldom Grown or Seen in Shows

Class 38

In flower

 

Mary Bozoian

Streptocarpus pumilus

 

Class 39

Not in flower

 

Mary Bozoian

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SECTION G - Collections of Gesneriads

Class 40

Plants of a single genus, either species, cultivars or hybrids

 

Nancy Maybloom

Streptocarpus collection

 

Division II - ARTISTIC

SECTION I - Arrangement of Fresh Cut Plant Material

Class 46

The Great Chicago Fire

 

Paul Kroll

 

Class 48

Chicago Lakefront

 

Linda Golubski

 

Class 49

The Lady in Red

 

Lee Linett

 

Class 50

Wrigley Field

 

Bob Clark

 

SECTION K - Growing Material in a Planting (Artistically and Horticulturally Balanced)

Class 55

Terrarium, straight-sided

 

Paul Kroll

 

Class 57

Tray landscape

 

Paul Kroll

 

Class 58

Trained or sculptured gesneriads - bonsai, topiary, espaliered, or other style

 

Ben Paternoster

Nautilocalyx species nova

 

Division III - THE ARTS

SECTION L - Photography

Class 61

Color transparency

 

Dale Martens

Streptocarpus dunnii slide

 

Class 62

Color print

 

Julie Mavity-Hudson

Sinningia leucotricha print

 

Class 63

Black and white print

 

Julie Mavity-Hudson

Codonanthe print

 

SECTION M - Crafts Representing Gesneriads

Class 64

Painting or drawing

 

Bernice Pullen

Sinningia hybrid painting

 

Class 66

Other crafts

 

Dale Martens

"Frances the Gesneriad Doll"

 

Division IV - EDUCATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL

SECTION N - Commercial

Class 67

Display table with a grouping of gesneriads (10 or more plants)

 

Lyndon Lyon Greenhouses

Plant Display

 

SECTION O - Educational

Class 69

Exhibit illustrating phases of scientific or historical research or gesneriad promotion

 

Marylin Allen

"Gesneriad Leaves"

 

Class 70

Exhibit of plant material

 

Pat Richards

 

Class 71

Exhibit of photograph(s)

 

Ben Paternoster

 


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