"Ottawa in Bloom"

Our beautiful National Show of African Violets for 2006 was hosted by the Ottawa African Violet Society at the Travelodge Hotel and Convention Centre - Ottawa West, May 3-6, 2006.

The show featured many remarkable plants and designs, not just the award winners listed here but hundreds of others. We are pleased to share the list of award winners and some of the photographs taken of the winning plants with you.

Our list of Special Awards made to our exhibitors follows. You may also view or print this information as a PDF file. Please click here if you want to see our Special Awards for 2006 as a PDF file.

Please visit our Photo Gallery 2006 to see photos of some of the award winning plants.

After reading this list to see the Special Awards we hope you will also check the page with the complete list of the Best In Class Awards for 2006.

 

HORTICULTURE DIVISION - AMATEUR

Best African Violet in Show
Frozen in Time, Class 3
Exhibited by Tony Hulleman from Burlington, ON

2nd Best African Violet in show
Saintpaula tongwensis #3397 (Uppsala Clone), Class 54
Exhibited by Bill Price from Vancouver, BC

Junior Queen - up to 12"
Rainbow's Quiet Riot
Exhibited by Pat Renaud from Orleans, ON

Best Miniature African Violet
Persian Prince, Class 4
Exhibited by Anne Brown from Dartmouth, NS

2nd Best Miniature African Violet
Persian Lullaby, Class 39
Exhibited by Anne Brown from Dartmouth, NS

Best Variegated African Violet
Frozen in Time, Class 3
Exhibited by Tony Hulleman from Burlington, ON

2nd best Variegated African Violet
Fancy Trail, Class 51
Exhibited by Pat Renaud from Orleans, ON

Best Semiminiature African Violet
Optimara Little Aztec, Class 25
Exhibited by Pat Renaud from Orleans, ON

2nd Best Semiminiature African Violet
Rob's Slap Happy, Class 4
Exhibited by Lorna Russell from Nepean, ON

Best African Violet Trailer
Rob's Sailor Bill, Class 50
Exhibited by Pat Renaud from Orleans, ON

2nd Best African Violet Trailer
Fancy Trail, Class 51
Exhibited by Pat Renaud from Orleans, ON

Best Gesneriad
Kohleria 'Kerstin', 65A
Exhibited by Eileen McGrath from Carleton Place

2nd Best Gesneriad
Nautilocalyx lynchii, Class 64
Exhibited by Paul Kroll from East Aurora, NY

Best AVSC Standard Collection - Class 1
Aca's Coral Beauty
Aca's Red Delight
Aca's Wewonchu
Exhibited by Tony Hulleman from Burlington, ON

2nd Best AVSC Standard Collection- Class1
Aca's Coral Beauty
Gillian
Picasso
Exhibited by Irit Guttman from Nepean, ON

Best AVSC Miniature or Semiminiature Collection - Class 2
Not Awarded

2nd Best AVSC Miniature or Semiminiature Collection - Class2
Not Awarded

Best AVSA Standard Collection - Class 3
Picasso
Buckeye Cranberry Sparkler
Frozen in Time
Exhibited by Tony Hulleman from Burlington, ON

2nd Best AVSA Standard Collection - Class 3
Not Awarded

Best AVSA Miniature or Semiminiature Collection - Class 4
Rob's Boogie Woogie
Rob's Slap Happy
Von's Mariner
Exhibited by Lorna Russell from Nepean, ON

2nd Best AVSA Miniature or Semiminiature Collection - Class 4
Persian Prince
Optimara Little Moonstone
Orchard's Bumble Magnet
Exhibited by Anne Brown from Dartmouth, NS

Most Blue Ribbons in Horticulture

60 blue ribbons
Lorna Russell from Nepean, ON

Second Most Blue Ribbons in Horticulture

46 blue ribbons
Tony Hulleman from Burlington, ON

First Time Exhibitor in AVSC Show who wins MOST Blue Ribbons
Irit Guttman, Nepean, ON

DESIGN DIVISION

Best in Design
"Plant Arrangement - Lumber Jack Special", Class 85
Exhibited by Paul Kroll from East Aurora, NY

2nd Best in Design
"Flower Arrangement - Light Up Your Life", Class 91
Exhibited by Paul Kroll from East Aurora, NY

Best Container Garden
"Dish garden - over 12 inches, not to exceed 24 inches", Class 82
Exhibited by Sharon Kemp from Toronto

Best Interpretive Plant Arrangement
"Plant Arrangement - Lumber Jack Special", Class 85
Exhibited by Paul Kroll from East Aurora, NY

Best Interpretive Flower Arrangement
"Flower Arrangement - Light Up Your Life", Class 91
Exhibited by Paul Kroll from East Aurora, NY

Most Blue Ribbons in Design
10 blue ribbons
Ivy Sayers from Gloucester, ON

Second Most Blue Ribbons in Design
9 blue ribbons
Paul Kroll from East Aurora, NY
 

COMMERCIAL DIVISION

Best African Violet in Commercial Classes
Funambule
Exhibited by Doris Brownlie from Mississauga, ON

2nd Best African Violet in Commercial Classes
Ma's Silver Dream
Exhibited by Olive Ma Robinson from Naples, NY

Most Entries in Commercial Horticulture
Doris Brownlie from Mississauga, ON

Second Most Entries in Commercial Horticulture
Olive Ma Robinson from Naples, NY

Best AVSA Collection of Three Standards, Class 100
Ma’s Doublecross, etc.

Exhibited by Olive Ma Robinson, Naples, NY

Best AVSA Collection of Three Semiminiatures, Class 101
Optimara Little Ottawa, etc.
Exhibited by Doris Brownlie, Mississauga, ON

 

Frozen in Time, a plant with white blossoms edged in green and variegated foliage, was Best in Show at the 2006 Convention Show in Ottawa. Please visit our Photo Gallery 2006 to see other winners from this show.

Fancy Trail was Second Best Variegated and Second Best Trailer in the show.

This fine plant of Bogeyman is an example of the many excellent semiminiature and miniature African violets in the show.

Imagine a "yellow" African violet with colour this vivid. This is Chanta Spring, a miniature trailer. Please see our Photo Gallery 2006 for more and larger images.