Section A – ROSES (ROSA)
Information: Chair, Rita Perwich (619) 435-3365, ritaperwich@gmail.com
Co-chair, Maria Mata
Section judged by American Rose Society Judges
Eligible for NGC Award of Merit (Best Rose Exhibit)
ROSE SECTION RULES
1. Rose entries, except for Class 33 (children), must have been grown by the exhibitor and, except for miniature
roses, must be shown in containers furnished by the
Coronado Floral Association.
2. Judging will follow American Rose Society (ARS) criteria.
3. 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.
4. Entries will be received Friday, April 14 from 4-6pm and on Saturday, April 15 from 6:30-9:00am. Rose entries will
NOT be received after 9:00. Novices are not restricted to entries only in the novice sections. Placement of rose
entries is to be made only by clerks.
5. Entry cards and containers are provided. Exhibitor must complete both top and bottom portion of the entry card.
6. 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.
7. No one rose entry may win more than one top award.
8. An exhibitor may enter more than one entry in a class, provided that the entries are different varieties.
9. 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.
10.Children who have won the Best Rose in Class 33 award and/or any number of blue ribbons, may continue to
enter roses in Class 33. Children may not enter any other class unless they grow the rose themselves.
11.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.
12. All entries, other than floating roses and climbing roses, should have a minimum of two sets of five-leaflet leaves,
preferably more.
13. 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.
14. Stem-on-stem is permitted only in Old Garden Roses and Shrub Roses. In all other classes stem-on-stem entries
will be penalized.
15. All entries become the property of the Coronado Floral Show and may be auctioned on Sunday at 4pm.
Coronado Grown Rose
Class 1. One bloom (no side buds permitted) grown in a Coronado Garden.
Hybrid Tea and Grandifloras
Note: Classes 2-5 must be shown without side buds
Class 2. One bloom
Class 3. One bloom fully open, stamens showing
Class 4. Three blooms, one variety
Class 5. Six blooms, one variety
Class 6. One spray
Floribunda and Polyanthas
Note: Classes 7, 9 ,10 & 12 must be shown without side buds.
Class 7. One bloom
Class 8. One spray
Class 9. One bloom fully open, stamens showing, no single-petalled varieties.
Class 10. Three blooms, one variety
Class 11. Three sprays, one variety
Class 12. Six blooms, one variety, one bloom to a stem
Class 13. Six sprays, one variety
Heritage and Old Garden Roses
Class 14. One bloom or spray (stem-on-stem and side buds permitted)
Shrub Roses (Side buds and stem-on-stem permitted)
Class 15. One bloom
Class 16. One spray
Class 17. Three blooms
Class 18. Three sprays
Class 19. Six blooms or sprays
Climbing Roses (Side buds permitted)
Class 20. One bloom.
Class 21. One spray
Class 22. Three blooms or sprays
Novice Classes
Class 23. One exhibition quality bloom, no side buds permitted. No miniature, miniflora, floating or climbing roses may be entered in this class.
Class 24. One spray. Entries may include climbing roses but not miniatures or minifloras.
Miniatures and Minifloras
Class 25. One bloom (without side buds)
Class 26. One spray
Class 27. Three blooms on three stems (without side buds)
Class 28. Three sprays on three stems
Most Fragrant Rose
Class 29. One bloom of any rose to be judged 70% on fragrance and 30% on appearance.
Floating Roses
Class 30. One large bloom, no foliage, floated in a round bowl
Class 31. 3 miniature or miniflora blooms of any type, no foliage, floated in an 6” bowl .
Class 32. Bouquet Bowl: Five or more blooms of any type, no foliage, floated in a lotus bowl.
Child’s Rose
Class 33. One bloom or spray, selected, cut, prepared and entered by a child 13 years or younger
Section B – CONTAINER GROWN PLANTS
Information: Barbara Gerth (408) 398-8001, Coronado Woman’s Club
Co-Chair: Pearl Szymanski (619) 871-3278
FOLIAGE PLANTS – CONTAINER GROWN
Class 34. Herbs
Class 35. Ferns
Class 36. Any other Foliage Plant
Class 37 Mixed Planter of Foliage Plants (accessories permitted not to exceed 114″ I inside diameter)
FLOWERING PLANTS
Class 38. Pelargonium and Geranium
- P. hortorum (Zonal)
- P. domesticum (Martha Washington, Lady Washington)
- P. Peltatum (Ivy Leafed)
- Scented
- Any other Pelargonium, Geranium
Class 39. Saintpaulia (African Violet)
- Single blossom
- Double blossom
Class 40. Begonias sp.
Class 41. Hippeastrum (Amaryllis)
Class 42 Any other Blooming Plant (single specimen)
Class 43. Mixed Planter, (accessories permitted not to exceed 14″ inside diameter)
Class 44 Terrariums (miniature landscape in a container with high transparent sides. Accessories permitted).
Class 45. Bromeliads (All species and genera except Tillandsia)
Class 46. Tillandsia
HANGING PLANTS
Eligible for NGC Award of Merit. (Best Hanging Plant)
Plants displayed on racks provided under a tented covering.
Class 47. Fern
Class 48. Platycerium bifurcatum (Staghorn Fern) Size limit 3’x4’ maximum
Class 49. Any other Blooming Plant (hanging)
Class 50. Any other Foliage Plant (hanging)
Class 51. Mixed Plantings
Section C
CUT FLOWERS FROM ANNUALS
Information all Cut Flowers, Herbs, Arboreals:
Josee Cox (703) 403-3986
Section D
CUT FLOWERS FROM PERENNIALS
Information all Cut Flowers, Herbs, Arboreals:
Josee Cox (703) 403-3986
Eligible for Award of Merit (Best Cut Flower, Annuals)
Class 52. Consolida ambigua (Larkspur)—1 stem
Class 53. Tropaeolum (Nasturtium)—1 color, 3 stems
Class 54. Viola (Pansy)—1 color, 3 stems,
Class 55. Limonium sinuatum (Statice)—1 stem
Class 56. Lathyrus (Sweet Pea)—1 color, 3 stems
Class 57. Any other Annual, named
Eligible for Award of Merit (Best Cut Flower, Perennials)
Local Award: ● Best Cut Orchid
Class 58. Papaver (Poppy)—1 color, 3 stems,
- Eschscholzia californica B. Any other
Class 59. Strelitzia reginae (Bird of Paradise)—1 stem
Class 60. Camellia japonica (Camellia)—1 stem
Class 61. Coreopsis (tickseed)—3 stems
Class 62. Scabiosa (pincushion flower)—3 stems
Class 63. Limonium perezil (Statice or Sea Lavender)— 1 stem
Class 64. Echium fastuosum (Pride of Madeira)—1 stem
Class 65. Vines—1 stem 10” to 30” from tip to cut end, named
- Blooming B. Non-Blooming
Class 66. Pelargonium and Geranium—1 stem, 2 or more attached leaves
- P. domesticum (Martha Washington) B. P. hortorum (Zonal Geranium)
- Scented (no bloom required) D. Any other Pelargonium, named
Class 67. Delphinium (D. belladonna)—1 stem
Class 68 Orchid — 1 stem
- Cymbidium B. Any other
Class 69. 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 70. Alstroemeria (Peruvian Lily)
Class 71. Narcissus (Daffodil)
Class 71. Hippeastrum (Amaryllis)
Class 72. Zantedeschia (Calla)—one stem
- White B. Green C. Miniature—3 stems
Class 73. Iris
Class 74. Lilium (Lily)
Class 75. Watsonia
Class 76. Any other Corm, Bulb or Tuber
Herbs may be Culinary, Medicinal, and/or Aromatic
ONE STEM
One stem:
Class 78. Lavandula (Lavender)
Class 79. Rosmarinus (Rosemary)
Class 80. Salvia (Sage)
Class 81. Any other cut Herb
Section H
ARBOREALS
Section I
BONSAI & HON NON BO
Information: Janie Beck, (619) 435-2599
Eligible for Arboreal Award
Maximum length: 30-inches from tip to cut end and must include several nodes & apical tip
Class 82. Flowering Branch
- Bougainvillea
- Callistemon (Bottlebrush)
- Proteaceae, (Leucadendron, Protea, Grevillea, Leucospermum)
- Any other flowering branch
Class 83. Foliage Branch
- Pittosporum
- Any other foliage branch
Class 84. Fruited/Berried or Coned Branch
- Loquat
- Citrus spp.
- Any other cut fruited/berried or coned branch
Section is NOT judged by NGC Flower Show Judges
JUDGING IS FOR AMATEUR EXHIBITOR ENTRIES ONLY
Class 85. Small Bonsai- under 12 inches
86. Large Bonsai- over 12 inches
87. Hon Non Bo (Tray Landscapes)
Class 88. Tieu Canh ClassClass
89. Saikei Class
Professional exhibitors are welcome but exhibits will be displayed as “Display Only”
Section J
ORCHIDS
Information: Kathy Beaton (619) 581-8865
Section K
CONTAINER-GROWN SUCCULENTS
Information all Succulents and Cacti: Diana Drummey (619) 787-9592
Class 90. Cattleya
Class 91. Cymbidium
Class 92. Dendrobium
Class 93. Epidendrum
Class 94. Oncidium
Class 95. Any other named Orchid
Class 96. Aeonium (e.g. Schwarzkopf, cyclops)
Class 97. Agave (century plant)
Class 98. Aloe (aloe vera, burn plant)
Class 99. Crassula (jade plant and others)
Class 100. Echeveria (hens and chicks)
Class 101. Euphorbia
Class 102. Gasteria
Class 103. Grapetolatum (ghost Ppant)
Class 104. Graptoveria
Class 105. Haworthia
Class 106. Kalanchoe
Class 107. Pachyveria
Class 108. Portulcaria (elephant’s food)
Class 109. Sanseiveria (mother-in-law tongue)
Class 110. Sedum (jelly beans, burro’s tail)
Class 111. Stapelia (carrion flower)
Class 112. Any Crested succulent
Class 113. Any Montrose form succulent
Class 114. Any other Succulent
Section L
CONTAINER-GROWN CACTACEAE
Section M
CACTUS/SUCCULENT DISH GARDENS
Class 115. Cephalocerus (old man cactus)
Class 116. Echinocereus (rainbow cactus)
Class 117. Ferrocactus (fish hook cactus)
Class 118. Mammillaria (nipple cactus)
Class 119. Opuntia (paddle cactus)
Class 120. Shlumbergera (Christmas, Easter cactus)
Class 121. Any Crested Cactus
Class 122. Any Montrose form Cactus
Class 123. Any other Cacti
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 124: All succulents (NO cactus)
a. container up to 12” inside diameter
b. container 12”-14”inside diameter
Class 125: All cactus (NO succulents)
- container up to 12” inside diameter
b. container 12”-14”inside diameter
Class 126: Combination succulents and cactus
a. container up to 12” inside diameter
b. container 12”-14”inside diameter