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Convention 2006 Main Bests in Class 2006 Convention Report Photo Gallery 2006

 

"Ottawa in Bloom"


AVSC's National Show of African Violets - 2006

This page lists the Best in Class winners in all classes in the show. There were many winners and this list is long.

You may also view or print this information as a PDF file. Please click here to see our Bests in Class for 2006 as a PDF file.

The Special Awards for this Convention Show are listed on the Convention 2006 main page. If you haven't seen this list already, click on Convention 2006 here or in the navigation bar to the left to visit.

 

HORTICULTURE DIVISION - AMATEUR

SECTION I – COLLECTIONS

Class 1 - AVSC Collection of 3 Standard African Violets

Tony Hulleman, Burlington, ON

Aca’s Coral Beauty, Aca’s Red Delight,

Aca’s Wewonchu

 

Class 2 - AVSC Collection of 3 Miniature or 3 Semiminiature African Violets

Not awarded

 

Class 3 - AVSA Collection of 3 Standard African Violets

Tony Hulleman, Burlington, ON

Buckeye Cranberry Sparkler, Frozen in Time, Picasso

 

Class 4 - AVSA Collection of 3 Miniature or 3 Semiminiature African Violets

Lorna Russell, Nepean, ON

Rob’s Boogie Woogie, Rob’s Slap Happy,

Von’s Mariner

 

SECTION II - CANADIAN ORIGINATIONS

 

Class 5 - Standard Plant, any colour

Beverley Williams, Mississauga, ON

Picasso

 

Class 6 - Miniature or Semiminiature Plant, any colour

Lorna Russell, Nepean, ON

Morgan’s Miss Manners

 

Class 7 – Trailers grown from a single stem, at least three crowns

Not awarded

 

SECTION III - STANDARD PLANTS Green Foliage, any type of blossom

Class 8 - White, cream, yellow, blush, green, solid or two-tones
Tony Hulleman, Burlington, ON
Optimara Ontario

Class 9 - Pink, rose, coral, solid or two tones
Bob McCabe, Ottawa, ON
Bud’s Lite

Class 10 – Fuchsia, wine, red, solid or two tones
Tony Hulleman, Burlington, ON
Satin Wine

Class 11 - Blue, purple, orchid, lavender, solid or two tones
Pat Renaud, Ottawa, ON
Harbor Blue

Class 12 – Multicoloured
Pat Renaud, Ottawa, ON
Smooch Me

Class 13A – All Edged
Lorna Russell, Nepean, ON
Guelph’s Christmas

Class 13B – All Edged
Heather Eakins, Carleton Place, ON
Ma’s Melody Girl

Class 13C – All Edged
Pat Renaud, Ottawa, ON
Blue Dragon

Class 14 – Chimera, Fantasy
Tony Hulleman, Burlington, ON
The Alps

SECTION IV - STANDARD PLANTS Variegated Foliage, any type of blossom

Class 15 - White, cream, yellow, blush, green, solid or two-tones
Eileen McGrath, Carleton Place, ON
Frosted Whisper

Class 16 - Pink, rose, coral, solid or two tones
Pat Renaud, Ottawa, ON
Thérèse

 

Class 17 – Fuchsia, wine, red, solid or two tones
Tony Hulleman, Burlington, ON
Aca’s Red Ember

Class 18 - Blue, purple, orchid, lavender, solid or two tones
Eileen McGrath, Carleton Place, ON
Rebel’s Stormy Sky

Class 19 – Multicoloured
Pat Renaud, Ottawa, ON
Picasso

Class 20 – All Edged
Tony Hulleman, Burlington, ON
Tony’s Bridal Gown

Class 21 – Chimera, Fantasy
Tony Hulleman, Burlington, ON
Buckeye Enchantment

SECTION V - SEMIMINIATURE PLANTS. Green foliage, any type of blossom,
maximum 8 inch diameter

Class 22 - White, cream, yellow, blush, green, solid or two-tones
Anne Brown, Halifax, NS
Christening Gown

Class 23 - Pink, rose, coral, solid or two tones
Ivy Sayers, Ottawa, ON
Rob’s Little Butterfly

Class 24 – Fuchsia, wine, red, solid or two tones
Ivy Sayers, Ottawa, ON
Red Bandito

Class 25 - Blue, purple, orchid, lavender, solid or two tones
Pat Renaud, Ottawa, ON
Optimara Little Aztec

Class 26 - Multicoloured
Sherin Boyd, Saint John, NB
Tipped Honey

Class 27 – All Edged
Anne Brown, Halifax, NS
Rob’s Ruff Stuff

 

Class 28 – Chimera, Fantasy
Tony Hulleman, Burlington, ON
Little Chatterbox

SECTION VI - SEMIMINIATURE PLANTS. Variegated foliage, any type of
blossom, maximum 8 inch diameter

Class 29 - White, cream, yellow, blush, green, solid or two-tones
Lorna Russell, Nepean, ON
Morgan’s Miss Manners

Class 30 - Pink, rose, coral, solid or two tones
Eileen McGrath, Carleton Place, ON
Precious Pink

Class 31 – Fuchsia, wine, red, solid or two tones
Lorna Russell, Nepean, ON
Tiger Eyes

Class 32 - Blue, purple, orchid, lavender, solid or two tones
Anne Brown, Halifax, NS
Bogeyman

Class 33 - Multicoloured
Tony Hulleman, Burlington, ON
Plumberry Glow

Class 34 - All Edged
Tony Hulleman, Burlington, ON
Ness’ Pixie Grin

Class 35 – Chimera, Fantasy
Beverley Williams, Mississauga, ON
Ness’ Cranberry Swirl

SECTION VII - MINIATURE PLANTS. Green foliage, any type of blossom,
maximum 6 inch diameter

Class 36 - White, cream, yellow, blush, green, solid or two-tones
Emma Bygott, Toronto ON
Orchard’s Wonder Twin

Class 37 - Pink, rose, coral, solid or two tones
Jacques Bourassa, Ottawa, ON
Aca’s Pink Pet

 

Class 38 – Fuchsia, wine, red, solid or two tones
Lorna Russell, Nepean, ON
Rob’s Rinky Dink

Class 39 - Blue, purple, orchid, lavender, solid or two tones
Anne Brown, Halifax, NS
Persian Lullaby

Class 40 - Multicoloured
Lorna Russell, Nepean, ON
Rob’s Ice Ripples

Class 41 – All Edged
Sherin Boyd, Saint John, NB
Frosted Denim

Class 42 – Chimera, Fantasy
Not awarded

SECTION VIII - MINIATURE PLANTS. Variegated foliage, any type of blossom,
maximum 6 inch diameter

Class 43 - White, cream, yellow, blush, green, solid or two-tones
Not awarded

Class 44 - Pink, rose, coral, solid or two tones
Lorna Russell, Nepean, ON
Rob’s Vanilla Pink

Class 45 – Fuchsia, wine, red, solid or two tones
Eileen McGrath, Carleton Place, ON
Rob’s Love Bite

Class 46 - Blue, purple, orchid, lavender, solid or two tones
Not awarded

Class 47 – Multicoloured, All Edged
Anne Brown, Halifax, NS
Lil Ballerina

Class 48 - Chimera, Fantasy
Not awarded

 

SECTION IX - TRAILERS Any type blossom, any type foliage, grown from a single
stem with at least three crowns

Class 49 - Miniature
Anne Brown, Halifax, NS
Chanta Spring

Class 50 – Semiminiature
Pat Renaud, Ottawa, ON
Rob’s Sailor Bill

Class 51 – Standard
Pat Renaud, Ottawa, ON
Fancy Trail

SECTION X – NEW CULTIVARS (Never before exhibited in an AVSC show)

Class 52A – Seedlings
Tony Hulleman, Burlington, ON
Tony’s Pink Explosion

Class 52B - Seedlings
Irit Guttman, Nepean, ON
Helen of Troy

Class 53 - Sports and Mutants
Madeline Kalinowski, Carlsbad Springs, ON
Sport of Alamo Sunshine

SECTION XI – SPECIMEN PLANTS. Any type blossom, any type foliage.

Class 54 – Saintpaulia Species
Bill Price, West Vancouver, BC
Saintpaulia tongwensis #3397 (Uppsala Clone)

Optimara or Rhapsodie

Class 55 – Standards
Tony Hulleman, Burlington, ON
Optimara EverPraise

Class 56 – Miniatures or Semiminiatures
Tony Hulleman, Burlington, ON
Optimara Little Moonstone

 

Special Classes

Class 57 – Ernest Fisher Originations
Tony Hulleman, Burlington, ON
Pamela

Class 58 – Charles Laws Memorial Award for Variegated Standards
Tony Hulleman, Burlington, ON
Buckeye Enchantment

Class 59 – Denis Croteau Originations
Pat Renaud, Ottawa, ON
Lucien Croteau

Class 60 – Francine Pilon Class for Trailing African Violets
Jill Ellwood, Gloucester, ON
Pixie Blue

Class 61 – Vintage Violets
Tony Hulleman, Burlington, ON
Aca’s Red Delight

Class 62 – Plant in an unsual or novel container
Sandy Black, Arnprior, ON
Saintpaulia rupicola

SECTION XII - GESNERIADS, OTHER THAN SAINTPAULIA
 

Tuberous Gesneriads

Class 63A – Tuberous in Bloom, 6 inches or less
Beverley Williams, Mississauga, ON
Sinningia ‘White Sprite’

Class 63B – Tuberous in Bloom, 6 inches or less
Beverley Williams, Mississauga, ON
Sinningia ‘Flair’ x ‘Super Orange’

Class 64 – Tuberous in Bloom, more than 6 inches
Paul Kroll, East Aurora, NY
Sinningia iarae
Rhizomatous Gesneriads

Class 65A – Scaly-rhizomed in Bloom
Eileen McGrath, Carleton Place, ON
Kohleria ‘Peridot’s Kitlope’

 

Class 65A – Scaly-rhizomed in Bloom
Eileen McGrath, Carleton, Place, ON
Kohleria ‘Kerstin’

Class 66 – Episcia in Bloom
Tony Hulleman, Burlington, ON
Episcia ‘Suomi’

Class 67 – Chirita in Bloom
Eileen McGrath, Carleton Place, ON
Chirita sinensis

Class 68 – Streptocarpus in Bloom (8 inches or under)
Paul Kroll, East Aurora, NY
Streptocarpus liliputana

Class 69 - Streptocarpus in Bloom (over 8 inches), blue tones
Jill Ellwood, Gloucester, ON
Streptocarpus ‘Falling Stars’

Class 70A - Streptocarpus in Bloom (over 8 inches), purple tones
Paul Kroll, East Aurora, NY
Streptocarpus ‘Iced Artistry’

Class 70B - Streptocarpus in Bloom (over 8 inches), purple tones
Eileen McGrath, Carleton Place, ON
Streptocarpus ‘Kim’

Class 71 - Streptocarpus in Bloom (over 8 inches), white tones
Eileen McGrath, Carleton Place, ON
Streptocarpus ‘Crystal Ice’

Class 72A - Streptocarpus in Bloom (over 8 inches), pink tones
Irit Guttman, Nepean, ON
Streptocarpus ‘Bristol’s Luv It’

Class 72B - Streptocarpus in Bloom (over 8 inches), pink tones
Paul Kroll, East Aurora, NY
Streptocarpus hybrid (variegated)

Class 73 - Streptocarpus in Bloom (over 8 inches), red tones
Ivy Sayers, Ottawa, ON
Streptocarpus ‘Upfield’s Coral Dream’

Class 74 – Fibrous-rooted in Bloom – All other
Eileen McGrath, Carleton Place, ON
Alsobia dianthiflora

 

Class 75 – Gesneriads grown for Ornamental Foliage – All Episcia
Irit Guttman, Nepean, ON
Episcia ‘Blue Nile’

Class 76A – Gesneriads grown for Ornamental Foliage
Angèle Biljan, Nepean, ON
Petrocosmea minor

Class 76B – Gesneriads grown for Ornamental Foliage
Ray Morrison, Owen Sound, ON
Chirita ‘Ako Sky’

Class 76C – Gesneriads grown for Ornamental Foliage
Paul Kroll, East Aurora, NY
Corytoplectus cutucuensis

Class 77A – Collection of Three Gesneriads – All the same genus
Ray Morrison, Owen Sound, ON
Petrocosmea minor, etc.

Class 77B – Collection of Three Gesneriads – All the same genus
Lorna Russell, Nepean, ON
Episcia ‘Pink Dreams’, etc.

Class 77C – Collection of Three Gesneriads – All the same genus
Eileen McGrath, Carleton Place, ON
Streptocarpus ‘Midnight Flame’, etc.

Class 78 – Collection of Three Gesneriads – Each a different genus
Beverley Williams, Mississauga, ON
Kohleria ‘Green Goblin’, etc.

DESIGN DIVISION

SECTION XIII CONTAINER GARDENS

Class 79 – Terrarium: 12 inches or less
Paul Kroll, East Aurora, NY

Class 80 – Terrarium: over 12 inches but not to exceed 24 inches
Ivy Sayers, Ottawa, ON

Class 81 – Dish Garden: 12 inches or less
Ivy Sayers, Ottawa, ON

Class 82 – Dish Garden: over 12 inches but not to exceed 24 inches
Sharon Kemp, Owen Sound, ON

 

Class 83 – Natural Garden: planted on a rock or wood, 12 inches or less
Karyn Cichocki, Lafayette, NJ
Class 84 – Natural Garden: planted on a rock or wood, over 12 inches but not to exceed
24 inches
Sandy Black, Arnprior, ON
SECTION XIV - INTERPRETIVE PLANT ARRANGEMENTS
Class 85 - “Lumber Jack Special”
Paul Kroll, East Aurora, NY
Class 86 - “An Ovation of Violets”
Paul Kroll, East Aurora, NY
Class 87 – “Celebrate”
Ivy Sayers, Ottawa, ON
Class 88 – “Meeting of Three”
Sandy Black, Arnprior, ON

Class 89 – “Winterlude”
Audrey Moir, Dartmouth, NS

SECTION XV - INTERPRETIVE FLOWER ARRANGEMENTS

Class 90 – “2006 Canadian Champions”
Jane Lund, Ottawa, ON

Class 91 – “Light Up Your Life”
Paul Kroll, East Aurora, NY

Class 92 – “Green with Envy”
Annie Simard, Mont St-Hilaire, QC

Class 93 – “Through the Looking Glass”
Karyn Cichocki, Lafayette, NJ

Class 94 – “Little Gems”
Penny Wezel, Ulster, PA

Class 95 – “Sunken Treasures” (open underwater arrangement)
Barb Festenstein, Rochester, NY

Class 96 – “Sunken Treasures” (closed underwater arrangement)
Julie Thompson, Foxboro, ON

 

COMMERCIAL HORTICULTURE DIVISION
SECTION XVI – COLLECTION AND SPECIMEN PLANT CLASSES

Collections

Class 98- AVSC Collection of 3 Standard African violets
Not awarded

Class 99 - AVSC Collection of 3 Miniature or 3 Semiminiature African violets
Not awarded

Class 100 - AVSA Collection of 3 Standard African violets
Olive Ma Robinson, Naples, NY
Ma’s Doublecross, etc.

Class 101 - AVSA Collection of 3 Miniature or 3 Semiminiature African violets
Doris Brownlie, Mississauga, ON
Optimara Little Ottawa, etc.

Specimen Plants. Any type blossom, any colour blossom

Class 102 - Standard plants, green foliage
Doris Brownlie, Mississauga, ON
Robert Mayer

Class 103 – Standard plants, variegated foliage
Doris Brownlie, Mississauga, ON
Funambule

Class 104 – Semiminiature plants, green foliage
Doris Brownlie, Mississauga, ON
Beca’s Botswana

Class 105 – Semiminiature plants, variegated foliage
Doris Brownlie, Mississauga, ON
Ness’ Pixie Grin

Class 106 – Miniature plants, any foliage
Doris Brownlie, Mississauga, ON
Gleeful Elf

New Cultivars. Never exhibited in a show.
 

Class 107 – Seedlings
Not awarded

 

Class 108 – Sports or mutants
Not awarded

Gesneriads

Class 109 – All other gesneriads
Doris Brownlie. Mississauga, ON
Kohleria ‘Peridot’s Kitlope’

SECTION XVII – DISPLAY TABLES

Class 110 - Display Tables.
Not awarded

 

Aca's Coral Beauty was one of three good specimens of Canadian hybrids in the Best AVSC Standard Collection. See more in our Photo Gallery.

 

Buckeye Cranberry Sparkler was one of three handsome plants in the Best AVSA Standard Collection.

Blue Dragon has an amazing blossom. See a larger version of this photo in the Photo Gallery.

There were many well-grown Gesneriads in the show. This is Kohleria 'Strawberry Fields'.

 
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