"Violets for All Seasons"

AVSC's National Show of African Violets - 2007

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

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Class 1 - AVSC Collection of Three Standards

B-Man’s Caltanisetta, Picasso, Aca’s Red Ember

Bruno Curcuruto, Woodbridge, ON

Class 2 - AVSC Collection of Three Minis or Semis

Aca’s Sizzle, Lakeshore Silver, Symphonette

Beverley Williams, Brooklin, ON

Class 3 - AVSA Collection of Three Standards

Buckeye Candy Kisses, Buckeye Cranberry Sparkler, Ma’s Debutante

Tony Hulleman, Burlington, ON

Class 4 - AVSA Collection of Three Minis or Semis

Rob’s Fuddy Duddy, Thunder Surprise, Plumberry Glow

Beverley Williams, Brooklin, ON

Class 5 - Russian Collection of Three Plants Hybridized in Russia

No Entries

Class 6 - Standard Plants

B-Man’s Etna

Bruno Curcuruto, Woodbridge, ON

Class 7 - Miniature and Semiminiature

Pleasing Gal

Beverley Williams, Brooklin, ON

Class 8 - Trailers

No Entries

Class 9 - Blue, purple, lavender, mauve, orchid

B-Man’s Montellagro

Bruno Curcuruto, Woodbridge, ON

Class 10 - Pink, red, fuchsia, coral, wine

B-Man’s Caltanisetta

Lorna Russell, Nepean, ON

Class 11 - White, cream, yellow, blush, green

Kentucky Bride

Paul Kroll, East Aurora, NY

Class 12 - Multicoloured

B-Man’s Modica

Bruno Curcuruto, Woodbridge, ON

Class 13 - Edged

B-Man’s Taormina

Bruno Curcuruto, Woodbridge, ON

Class 14 - Fantasy, chimera

B-Man’s Etna

Bruno Curcuruto, Woodbridge, ON

Class 15 - Blue, purple, lavender, mauve, orchid

No Entries

Class 16 - Pink, red, fuchsia, coral, wine

Ma’s Watermelon

Eileen McGrath, Carleton Place, ON

Class 17 - White, cream, yellow, blush, green

Frosted Whisper

Tony Hulleman, Burlington, ON

Class 18 - Multicoloured

No Entries

Class 19 - Edged

Buckeye Cranberry Sparkler

Tony Hulleman, Burlington, ON

Class 20 - Fantasy, chimera

Picasso

Bruno Curcuruto, Woodbridge, ON

Class 21 - Blue, purple, lavender, mauve, orchid

Rob’s Fuddy Duddy

Lorna Russell, Nepean, ON

Class 22 - Pink, red, fuchsia, coral, wine

Rob’s Fiddle Faddle

Beverley Williams, Brooklin, ON

Class 23 - White, cream, yellow, blush, green

Christening Gown

Beverley Williams, Brooklin, ON

Class 24 - Multicoloured

Irish Flirt

Beverley Williams, Brooklin, ON

Class 25A - Edged - Purple / Blue Tones

Von’s Baby Jay

Beverley Williams, Brooklin, ON

Class 25B - Edged — Pink Tones

Morgan’s Barossa

Beverley Williams, Brooklin, ON

Class 26 - Fantasy, chimera

Rob’s Calypso Beat

Eileen McGrath, Carleton Place, ON

Class 27 - Blue, purple, lavender, mauve, orchid

Symphonette

Eileen McGrath, Carleton Place, ON

Class 28 - Pink, red, fuchsia, corai, wine

Rob’s Lucky Ducky

Lorna Russell, Nepean, ON

Class 29- White, cream, yellow, blush, green

No Entries

Class 30 - Multicoloured

Plumberry Glow

Beverley Williams, Brooklin, ON

Class 31A - Edged - Pinkish Variegation

Ness’ Cranberry Swirl

Beverley Williams, Brooklin, ON

Class 31B - Edged - Other Variegation

Morgan’s Virtuous Violet

Beverley Williams, Brooklin, ON

Class 32 - Fantasy, chimera

Rob’s Hallucination

Beverley Williams, Brooklin, ON

Class 33 - Blue, purple, lavender, mauve, orchid

Persian Prince

Ina Beaver, Porters Lake, NS

Class 34A - Pink, red, fuchsia, coral, wine - Darker Tones

Pleasing Gal

Beverley Williams, Brooklin, ON

Class 34B - Pink, red, fuchsia, coral, wine — Lighter Tones

Orchard’s Bumble Magnet

Beverley Williams, Brooklin, ON

Class 35 - White, cream, yellow, blush, green

Ness’ Angel Blush

Beverley Williams, Brooklin, ON

Class 36 - Multicoloured

Rob’s Chilly Willy

Beverley Williams, Brooklin, ON

Class 37A - Edged - Tones Other than Purple

Planet Kid

Beverley Williams, Brooklin, ON

Class 37B - Edged - Purple Tones

Rob’s Jitterbug

Beverley Williams, Brooklin, ON

Class 38 - Fantasy, chimera

No Entries

Class 39 - Standard Trailers

Honeysuckle Rose

Paul Kroll, East Aurora, NY

Class 40 - Semiminiature Trailers

Beacon Trail

Beverley Williams, Brooklin, ON

Class 41 - Miniature Trailers

Little Chippery Trail

Eleanor Elston, Orillia, ON

Class 42 - Saintpaulia Species

Eileen McGrath, Carleton Place, ON

Class 43 - Seedlings

No Entries

Class 44 - New Introductions by Canadian Hybridizers

B-Man’s Montellagro

Bruno Curcuruto, Woodbridge, ON

Class 45 - Sports or Mutants

Sport of Frosted Denim

Eileen McGrath, Carleton Place, ON

Class 46 - Novice Class - Any African Violet

No Entries

Class 47 - African Violet Grown in an Unusual Container

Optimara Little Crystal

Beverley Williams, Brooklin, ON

Class 48 - Charles Laws Memorial Award for Variegated Standard

B-Man’s Moncibello

Bruno Curcuruto, Woodbridge, ON

Class 49 - Denis Croteau Originations

Monseigneur

Louise McPherson, North York, ON

Class 50 - Vintage Violets

Blue Boy

Bruno Curcuruto, Woodbridge, ON

Class 51A - Fibrous Rooted Gesneriads in Bloom (except Chirita, Episcia and Streptocarpus) - Larger

Alsobia species ‘Chiapas’

Paul Kroll, East Aurora, NY

Class 51B - Fibrous Rooted Gesneriads in Bloom (except Chirita, Episcia and Streptocarpus) - Smaller

Beverley Williams, Brooklin, ON

Class 52 - Chirita in Bloom

Chirita brassicoides ‘Marble Leaf’

Eileen McGrath, Carleton Place, ON

Class 53 - Episcia in Bloom

Episcia ‘Jim’s Hall’s Choice’

Beverley Williams, Brooklin, ON

Class 54 - Streptocarpus in Bloom (8 inches or under)

No Entries

Class 55 - Streptocarpus in Bloom (over 8 inches), blue and purple tones

Streptocarpus ‘Ink Blot’

Tony Hulleman, Burlington, ON

Class 56 - Streptocarpus in Bloom (over 8 inches), white and multicoloured tones

Streptocarpus ‘Sirius’

Beverley Williams, Brooklin, ON

Class 57 - Streptocarpus in Bloom (over 8 inches), pink and red tones

Streptocarpus ‘Saltan’s Ruby’

Beverley Williams, Brooklin, ON

Class 58 - Rhizomatous Gesneriads in Bloom (8 inches or under)

No Entries

Class 59 - Rhizomatous Gesneriads in Bloom (over 8 inches)

Julie Thompson, Foxboro, ON

Class 60 - Tuberous Gesneriads in Bloom (8 inches or under)

Sinningia ‘Ozark Rosey Cheeks’

Beverley Williams, Brooklin, ON

Class 61 - Tuberous Gesneriads in Bloom (over 8 inches)

No Entries

Class 62A - Gesneriads Grown Primarily for Foliage— Chirita

Chirita linearifolia ‘Variegated’

Bill Price, West Vancouver, BC

Class 62B - Gesneriads Grown Primarily for Foliage— Other

Jim Toms, Etobicoke, ON

Class 63 - Collection of 3 Gesneriads each a different genus

Nautilocalyx lynchii, Columnea ‘Broget Stavanger’, Sinningia macropoda

Eileen McGrath, Carleton Place, ON

Class 64 - Collection of 3 Gesneriads all the same genus

Petrocosmea sp #5, Petrocosmea begonifolia, Petrocosmea sericea

Tanya Shevtsova, Richmond, BC

Class 65A - Terrarium 12 inches or less

Eleanor Elston, Orillia, ON

Class 65B - Terrarium over 12 inches but not to exceed 24 inches.

Eleanor Elston, Orillia, ON

Class 66A - Dish Garden. Container 12 inches or less.

Eleanor Elston, Orillia, ON

Class 66B - Dish Garden. Container over 12 inches but not to exceed 24 inches.

Eleanor Elston, Orillia, ON

Class 67A - Natural Garden. Container 12 inches or less.

Audrey Moir, Dartmouth, NS

Class 67B - Natural Garden. Container over 12 inches but not to exceed 24 inches.

No Entries

Class 68 - ‘Holiday Season’

Karyn Cichocki, Lafayette, NJ

Class 69 - ‘Labour Day’

Paul Kroll, East Aurora, NY

Class 70 - ‘Flu Season’

Julie Thompson, Foxboro, ON

Class 71 - ‘Winter Wonderland’

Judy Zinni, Mississauga, ON

Class 72 - ‘Summer Fun’

No Entries

Class 73 - ‘Solstice’

No Entries

Class 74 - ‘Ides of March’

Karyn Cichocki, Lafayette, NJ

Class 75 - ‘Equinox’

Jan Murasko, Milltown, NJ

Class 76 - ‘Fall’

Karyn Cichocki, Lafayette, NJ

Class 77 - ‘Spring’

Karyn Cichocki, Lafayette, NJ

Class 78 - ‘June Wedding’

Judy Zinni, Mississauga, ON

Class 79 - ‘October’

Jan Murasko, Milltown, NJ

Class 80A - ‘Typhoons & Hurricanes’

Karyn Cichocki, Lafayette, NJ

Class 80B - ‘Typhoons & Hurricanes’

Eleanor Elston, Orillia, ON

Class 81 - AVSC/AVSA Information and Educational Exhibits.

By Invitation Only

Class 82 - AVSC Collection of Three Standards

Aca’s Red Ember, Alliance, Decelle’s Triomphe

Doris Brownlie, Mississauga, ON

Class 83 - AVSC Collection of Three Minis or Semis

Von’s Baby Jay, Von’s Small Gift, Ode to Grace

Doris Brownlie, Mississauga, ON

Class 84 - AVSA Collection of Three Standards

The Alps, Optimara Ontario, Buffalo Hunt

Doris Brownlie, Mississauga, ON

Class 85 - AVSA Collection of Three Minis or Semis

No Entries

Class 86 - Standard Plants, Green Foliage

Rhapsodie Cora

Doris Brownlie, Mississauga, ON

Class 87 - Standard Plants, Variegated Foliage

Pretty Miss Kelly

Doris Brownlie, Mississauga, ON

Class 88 - Semiminiature Plants, Green Foliage

Rob’s Pink Puff

Doris Brownlie, Mississauga, ON

Class 89 - Semiminiature Plants, Variegated Foliage

Plumberry Glow

Doris Brownlie, Mississauga, ON

Class 90 - Miniature Plants, Any Foliage

No Entries

Class 91 - Seedlings

Aca’s Rosy Outlook

Doris Brownlie, Mississauga, ON

Class 92 - Sports or Mutants

No Entries

Class 93 - All Other Gesneriads

Sinningia ‘Gabriel’s Horn’

Doris Brownlie, Mississauga, ON

Class 94 - Display Tables

No Entries

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'.