One feature of the plant tags that I like is that they fold up so the judges can't see who submitted them. That way, I guess you're not influenced because the person is your friend. They had them unfolded for the show because they had already been judged. I had one lady come up and teasingly tell me to only take pictures of the ones with the white tags because those were hers. I'm a democratic gardener though, so everyone got a glamour shot! FYI, if you ever participate in a plant show and have a lot of entries, here's a tip. Lots of people were using address labels (you know sometimes you get them free in the mail from charities and such). That way they didn't have to fill out thirty tags over and over.
'Alluring Diamond' Another first. Hibiscus people need to start representing!
'Petra' We saw another one of these earlier. One of the participants was named Melanie so I would have been biased to give her high marks. We Melanies are an exceptional bunch!
'Champagne'
This one is labeled 'I'm a Pink'. I think it's supposed to be 'I Am Pink' but I'm not sure the color is quite right. It's lighter than the one on the IHS website. Let me know what you think, or just go ahead and import it if you think you know it.
'Estelle K' Another first!
'Tres Bon' Another first! Now, I took Spanish, not French, but I think this means it's better than 'C'est Bon'.
'Voodoo Doll' Another first!
'Montego Wind' Another first! Are we ready for a tropical getaway yet?
'Voodoo Queen'
This is probably 'Anderson's Double Yellow Red' but it's not labeled quite right so I won't add it. FYI, it's labeled 'Double Anderson Rd'.
'Treasure Wind Pink' Can't find this one. Didn't I have the orange earlier?
'Moorea Moana Storm' (FYI, we're out of the miniature tags now.)
'Seminole Pink" I thought I had already posted this, but this is the first! One of the seedlings had this as a parent and you can tell.
'Stolen Kiss' This one has a darker center than the other one I posted.
'C'est Bon' Popular, huh?
Whew! Zuzu just approved the ones I wanted to add so I had to go back and upload the photos before I forgot!
'Cajun Cocktail' This one is pretty popular, too! I swear these are actually different flowers; I'm not repeating any.
'President' Like I said before, they had a ton of these for sale at Lowe's.
This one was labeled undetermined. Pretty sure that's not a cultivar. Could you imagine? I don't think any of the plant societies would let you name a cultivar that.
'Pohai Ke Aloha' Have to bug Zuzu again as this was is in the IHS but not our DB . And this deserves to be in the DB!
'Pink on the Mountain' This is the third one that was at the show!
'Spin the Bottle' Do kids still even do this? Forget it, I don't want to know!
'Hotsy Totsy' Another first!
'Arizona Red' Another first! Suggestion - could you imagine this planted with Blanket Flowers (Gaillardia) around it? That would be gorgeous.
'Candy Wind'
'Neela's Orange' Not listed in the IHS, but I found an article about it. This article also explains why everyone said they were heading to Fort Myers next.
http://www.news-press.com/stor...
'Madame Dupont' Another first! The Dupont family has a lot of flowers named after them. I guess that makes sense though, since they're in the chemical business.
'Ice Fairy' I had to lean over the flowers to take pictures and I ended up pollinating my t-shirt.
'Hawaiian Sunset' I know nearly nothing, and even I could have guessed there was a cultivar with this name.
And this is the first pic? Really?
'Who Dat' Another first! This cultivar must be a Saints fan. (Yeah, I know football, too!)
'Sweet Cheeks' This is better than the other one I posted.
'C'est Bon' Another one? Wow.
Another 'Creole Lady'.
I forgot to mention it, but we entered "gold sticker" territory a while back. So if the flowers are starting to look better, that's because they are. They had blue, red, gold, and then the best of show awards from what I can tell. I'm not into judging. I'm very non-judgmental.
But if you wondered why we're seeing a lot of repeats, I think these are the best of the ones that were entered. And maybe the popular cultivars are hits with the judges?
Another 'Voodoo Queen". See what I mean? This one is gorgeous!
Another 'Love Bite'.
'Creole Belle' Another first and boy, am I glad. Look at that!
'Rebellious Lady' Another first! I'm drowning in acorns!
Another 'Seminole Pink'. FYI, in case FSU didn't make you aware, the Seminoles are the Indian tribe that lives in this area.
'Fantasy Charm' So floofy! I love floofy!
Another 'Peppermint Star'
'Jim Berry' Another first! This is fun!
Another 'Tahitian Lavender Pastel'
'Whipped Cream' Another first!
Ironically, it was sitting next to 'Florida Frappuccino'.
Now, I really want to go to Starbucks!
'Tiki Temptation' Another first!
'Foxy Lady' Shout out to Jimi Hendrix!
'Tahitian Taui' Another first, and a hard one to find. Print people! Print the name on the tag! No cursive!
'Big Easy' Isn't this one I had added to the DB? Good for me!
'Golden Gate' is how this was labeled, but I Googled and I think it's wrong. It looks like another 'Big Easy', am I right? FYI, I take a pic of the flower, and then a pic of the tag. So I'm looking at the tag pics and it's not like I mixed them up. I think it just got mislabeled so I won't add it to the DB. But enjoy looking!
'Voila!' Another first!
'Carmel Dawn' No, I'm not misspelling that. It's in the IHS list that way. I put in a request to add it to our DB.
'Mayan Princess' Can't find this cultivar listed. There is a Begonia with that name, though.
'Black Rainbow' Umm...that's what it says, but it sure isn't what it looks like. I'm not going to add this one.
'Me-Oh My-Oh' I'm not a fan of hyphens. Makes it hard to search.
Another 'Stolen Kiss'
Okay folks, I'm getting physically nauseous from staring at this screen so it's time to hit the hay. We'll continue this Hibiscus love fest later today when I wake up. We still have plenty of pictures before Best In Show so look forward to it. Sweet dreams!
