HORTICULTURE
Eligible for Award of Horticultural Excellence
Section A – ROSES (ROSA)
Section judged by American Rose Society Judges
Eligible for Award of Merit (Best Rose Exhibit)
- Rose entries, except for Class 36 (children), must have been grown by the exhibitor and, except for miniature roses, must be shown in containers furnished by the Coronado Floral Association.
- Judging will be done by American Rose Society (ARS) judges using ARS criteria.
- All roses must be named. Unnamed or misnamed roses will be penalized. Entries must be in the proper class. Entries will normally be displayed in alphabetical order of variety name. Each variety in each class shall constitute a separate class to be judged separately.
- Entries will be received Friday from 4-6pm and on Saturday from 6:30-9:30am.
- Rose entries will NOT be accepted after 9:30am.
- Wedging may be added to the container to hold roses upright. An entry may be penalized if wedging material extends above the top of the vase according to the degree of distraction. Wedging must allow for the addition of water to the exhibit.
- No one rose entry may win more than one top award.
- An exhibitor may enter more than one entry in a class, provided that the entries are different varieties.
- A novice is a person who has won no more than three (3) blue ribbons in any rose show. A winner in a Novice Class may no longer enter roses in that class.
- Children who have won the Best Rose in Class 36 award and/or any number of blue ribbons, may continue to enter roses in Class 36. Children may not enter any other class, unless they grow the rose themselves.
- A spray is defined as a “group of florets on a single stem with at least two or more blooms.” A bud showing color is not a bloom.
- All entries, other than floating roses and climbing roses, should have a minimum of two sets of five-leaflet leaves, preferably more.
- Any class calling for one bloom must be exhibited without side buds. Exception: one bloom specimens in Old Garden Roses, Climbers and Shrub Roses may be shown with side buds. An exhibitor may remove unwanted growth.
- Stem-on-stem is permitted only in Old Garden Roses and Shrub Roses. In all other classes stem-on-stem entries will be disqualified.
- All entries become the property of the Coronado Floral Show and may be auctioned on Sunday at 4pm.
Section B – CONTAINER GROWN PLANTS
FLOWERING PLANTS
Eligible for Grower’s Choice Award (Best in Container Flowering Plants)
Class 37. Pelargonium and Geranium
A. P. hortorum (Zonal)
B. P. domesticum (Martha Washington, Lady Washington)
C. P. Peltatum (Ivy Leafed)
D. Scented
E. Any other Pelargonium, Geranium
Class 38. Saintpaulia (African Violet)
A. Single blossom
B. Double blossom
C. Any other African violet
Class 39. Begonias sp.
Class 40. Hippeastrum (Amaryllis)
A. Single planting
B. Multiple planting
Class 41. Any other Blooming Plant (single specimen)
Class 42. Mixed Planting, Flowering
Class 43. Bromeliads All species and genera except Tillandsia
Class 44. Tillandsia
HANGING PLANTS
Plants displayed on racks provided under a tented covering.
Class 45. Fern
Class 46. Platycerium bifurcatum (Staghorn Fern) Size limit 3’x4’ maximum
Class 47. Any other Blooming Plant (hanging)
Class 48. Any other Foliage Plant (hanging)
Class 49. Mixed Plantings
A. Foliage
B. Blooming
C. Foliage and blooming
FOLIAGE PLANTS – CONTAINER GROWN
Class 50. Herbs
A. Single planting
B. Mixed planting
Class 51. Fern
Class 52. Any other Foliage Plant
Class 53. Mixed Planting of Foliage Plants
Class 54. Mixed Planting of Foliage and Blooming Plants
Class 55. Special Containers (accessories permitted not to exceed 14-inch inside diameter)
Section C
CUT FLOWERS FROM ANNUALS
Section D
CUT FLOWERS FROM PERENNIALS
Information all Cut Flowers, Herbs, Arboreals: Josee Cox (703) 403-3986
Co-Chairs: Josee Cox, Sara Jane Wilson, and Lou Ann Fitch
Eligible for Award of Merit (Best Cut Flower, Annuals)
Class 56. Consolida ambigua (Larkspur) – 1 stem
Class 57. Tropaeolum (Nasturtium) – 1 color, 3 stems
Class 58. Viola (Pansy) – 1 color, 3 stems,
Class 59. Limonium sinuatum (Statice) – 1 stem
Class 60. Lathyrus (Sweet Pea) – 1 color, 3 stems
Class 61. Any other Annual, named
Eligible for Award of Merit (Best Cut Flower, Perennials)
Class 62. Papaver (Poppy) – 1 color, 3 stems
A. Eschscholzia californica B. Any other
Class 63. Strelitzia reginae (Bird of Paradise) – 1 stem
Class 64. Camellia japonica (Camellia) – 1 stem
Class 65. Coreopsis (tickseed) – 3 stems
Class 66. Scabiosa (pincushion flower) – 3 stems
Class 67. Limonium perezil (Statice or Sea Lavender) – 1 stem
Class 68. Echium fastuosum (Pride of Madeira) – 1 stem
Class 69. Vines – 1 stem 10” to 30” from tip to cut end, named
A. Blooming B. Non-Blooming
Class 70. Pelargonium and Geranium – 1 stem, 2 or more attached leaves
A. P. domesticum (Martha Washington)
B. P. hortorum (Zonal Geranium)
C. Scented (no bloom required) D. Any other Pelargonium, named
Class 71. Delphinium (D. belladonna) – 1 stem
Class 72. Any other perennial, named
Section E – CUT FLOWERS FROM CORMS, BULBS, TUBERS
Section F
HERBS
Eligible for Award of Merit (Best Cut Flower, Bulb, Corm, or Tuber)
ONE STEM
Class 73. Alstroemeria (Peruvian Lily)
Class 74. Narcissus (Daffodil)
Class 75. Hippeastrum (Amaryllis)
Class 76. Zantedeschia (Calla) – one stem
A. white B. green C. miniature – 3 stems
Class 77. Iris
Class 78. Lilium (Lily)
Class 79. Watsonia
Class 80. Orchid
A. Cymbidium
B. Any other
Class 81. Any other Corm, Bulb, or Tuber
Herbs may be Culinary, Medicinal, and/or Aromatic
ONE STEM
Class 82. Lavandula (Lavender)
Class 83. Rosmarinus (Rosemary)
Class 84. Salvia (Sage)
Class 85. Any other cut Herb
Section G
ARBOREALS
Section H
BONSAI & HON NON BO
Eligible for Arboreal Award
Maximum length: 30-inches from tip to cut end and must include several nodes & apical tip
Class 86. Flowering Branch
A. Bougainvillea
B. Callistemon (Bottlebrush)
C. Proteaceae, (Leucadendron, Protea, Grevillea, Leucospermum)
D. Any other flowering branch
Class 87. Foliage Branch
A. Pittosporum
B. Any other foliage branch
Class 88. Fruited/Berried or Coned Branch
A. Loquat
Information: Janie Beck, (619) 435-2599
Section is NOT judged by NGC Flower Show Judges
JUDGING IS FOR AMATEUR EXHIBITOR ENTRIES ONLY
Class 89. Small Bonsai – under 12 inches
Class 90. Large Bonsai – over 12 inches
Class 91. Hon Non Bo (Tray Landscapes)
Class 92. Tieu Canh
Class 93. Saikei
Professional exhibitors are welcome but exhibits will be displayed as “Display Only”
Section I
ORCHIDS
Section J
CONTAINER-GROWN SUCCULENTS
Class 94. Cattleya
A. Hybrid B. Species
Class 95. Cymbidium
A. Hybrid B. Species
Class 96. Dendrobium
A. Hybrid B. Species
Class 97. Epidendrum
A. Hybrid B. Species
Class 98. Oncidium
A. Hybrid B. Species
Class 99. Paphiopedilum (Lady’s Slipper)
A. Hybrid B. Species
Class 100. Phalaenopsis (Moth Orchids)
A. Hybrid B. Species
Class 101. Vanda
A. Hybrid B. Species
Class 102. Other named Orchid
A. Hybrid
Class 103 Other named Orchid
A. Species
Information: Jeff Howard, (619) 203-7234
Theme: THE DESERT BLOOM
Class 104. Aeonium (e.g. Schwarzkopf, Cyclops)
Class 105. Agave (Century Plant)
Class 106. Aloe (Aloe Vera, Burn Plant)
Class 107. Crassula (Jade Plant and others)
Class 108. Echeveria (Hens and Chicks)
Class 109. Euphorbia
Class 110. Gasteria
Class 111. Grapetolatum (ghost plant)
Class 112. Graptoveria
Class 113. Haworthia
Class 114. Kalanchoe
Class 115. Pachyveria
Class 116. Portulcaria (Elephant’s Foot)
Class 117. Sanseiveria (Mother-in-Law Tongue)
Class 118. Sedum (Jelly Beans, Burro’s Tail)
Class 119. Stapelia (Carrion Flower)
Class 120. Any Crested succulent
Class 121. Any Montrose form succulent
Class 122. Any other Succulent
Section K
CONTAINER-GROWN CACTACEAE
Section L
CACTUS/SUCCULENT DISH GARDENS
Class 123. Cephalocerus (old man cactus)
Class 124. Echinocereus (rainbow cactus)
Class 125. Ferrocactus (fish hook cactus)
Class 126. Mammillaria (nipple cactus)
Class 127. Opuntia (paddle cactus)
Class 128. Shlumbergera (Christmas, Easter cactus)
Class 129. Any Crested Cactus Class 130. Any Montrose form Cactus
Class 129. Any Crested Cactus
Class 130. Any Montrose form Cactus
Miniature landscape in an open container
Eligible for Grower’s Choice Award (Best in Dish Gardens)
May include one or more accessories (figurines, rocks, driftwood). Must have been growing together and in exhibitor’s possession for at least six (6) weeks.
Class 131: All succulents (NO cactus)
a. container up to 12″ inside diameter
b. container 12-14″ inside diameter
c. container more than 14″ but not to exceed 10-inches inside diameter
Class 132: All cactus (NO succulents)
a. container up to 12″ inside diameter
b. container 12-14″ inside diameter
c. container more than 14″ but not to exceed 10-inches inside diameter
Class 133: Combination succulents and cactus
a. container up to 12″ inside diameter
b. container 12-14″ inside diameter
c. container more than 14″ but not to exceed 10-inches inside diameter
Section M
CACTUS AND SUCCULENT PLANTERS
Division I OVERVIEW
A group of plants grown in an indoor or outdoor container.
Three (3) or more succulent/cactus of different types grown together for artistic effect. Must be in owners care for at least six (6) weeks.
Accessories NOT permitted.
Class 134: All succulents (NO cactus)
a. container up to 12” inside diameter
b. container 12-14” inside diameter
c. container more than 14” but not to exceed 10” inside diameter
Class 135: All cactus (NO succulents)
a. container up to 12” inside diameter
b. container 12”-14” inside diameter
c. container more than 14” but not to exceed 10” inside diameter
Class 136: Combination succulents and cactus
a. container up to 12” inside diameter
b. container 12”-14” inside diameter
c. container more than 14” but not to exceed 10” inside diameter