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2024 Annual Flower Show, August 17
The Annual Flower Show takes place on Saturday, August 17. Entry time is 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on the evening of Friday 16, and 9:00 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. on Saturday morning. Judging begins at 11:20 a.m. sharp.
Exhibitors may place up to two entries in any one class provided they are of different
cultivars. Only one entry per exhibitor is permitted in any design category
. Viewing time is 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Listed below are the categories for the show.
SECTION A – CUT SPECIMENS
- Antirrhinum (Snapdragon), 3 spikes
- Aster, any kind, 3 blooms
- Begonia, fibrous, 3 stems
- Begonia, tuberous, 1 male bloom with 1 leaf, unattached, from same plant
- Clematis, 1 stem
- Coleus, 3 stems of 1 cultivar
- Coleus, 3 cultivars, 1 stem each cultivar
- Cosmos, 3 sprays
- Dahlia, cactus, 1 bloom
- Dahlia, decorative, 1 bloom
- Dahlia, any kind not listed, 1 bloom
- Echinacea, 3 stems
- Hemerocallis (Daylily), 1 stem
- Heuchera, 1 cultivar, 3 leaves
- Heuchera, 3 cultivars, 1 leaf each cultivar
- Hibiscus syriacus (Rose of Sharon), 1 stem, not to exceed 1 metre
- Hydrangea, 1 branch
- Marigold, 3 blooms
- Nasturtiums, 3 stems
- Pelargonium (Geranium), 1 head with foliage attached
- Petunia, 3 sprays
- Phlox, 1 stem
- Rose, hybrid tea, 1 bloom
- Rose, grown for fragrance, 1 bloom
- Rose, floribunda, 1 spray
- Rose, polyanthus, 1 spray
- Rose, climber or rambler, 1 stem
- Rose, shrub, 1 stem
- Rose, miniature, 1 stem
- Rose, any kind not listed, 1 stem
- Rose, floating in a clear glass bowl, provided by the exhibitor,with its own foliage, unattached (See “bowl” on definitions page)
- Rose, full blown, 1 bloom
- Rudbeckia, 3 large blooms (over 7.5 cm across)
- Rudbeckia, any other kind, 3 stems
- Salvia, 3 spikes
- Sedum, large-headed, 1 head
- Sedum, any other, 1 stem
- Sunflower, 1 stem
- Zinnia, 1 bloom
- Container of flowers, 1 kind only
- Collection of flowers, 3 or more kinds
- Collection of cut herbs, 3 or more kinds, must be named
- Collection of ornamental grasses, or grass-like plants, 3-5 cultivars, one stem of each
- Collection of native flowers &/or grasses, 3 or more kinds, must be named
- Flowering vine, 1 stem
- Flowering shrub or tree, 1 branch, not to exceed 1 metre
- Any other annual not listed, 1 specimen
- Any other annual not listed, 3 specimens of the same kind
- Any other perennial not listed, 1 specimen
- Any other perennial not listed, 3 specimens of the same kind
- Any other flowering bulb, corm or tuber, 1 stem, spike or spray
SECTION B – PLANTS
- African violet, 1 crown, 1 pot
- Cactus and other succulents
- Dish garden, dish not to exceed 40 cm (See definitions page)
- Herb(s), in 1 pot, longest dimension not to exceed 40 cm, must be named
- Hanging plant, foliage, 1 or more cultivars
- Hanging plant, flowering, 1 or more cultivars
- Pelargonium (Geranium), in bloom, 1 pot
- Planter, foliage or flowering, 2 or more varieties, container not to exceed 50 cm
- Potted Fern, 1 pot
- House plant, any other foliage, 1 pot, up to 20 cm in diameter
- House plant, any other foliage, 1 pot, over 20 cm in diameter
- House plant, any other flowering, 1 pot, up to 20 cm in diameter
- House plant, any other flowering, 1 pot, over 20 cm in diameter
- Coleus, 1 pot
SECTION C – FRUITS & VEGETABLES
- Peppers, 3 on a plate
- Beans, any kind, 3 on a plate
- Cucumbers, any kind, 2 on a plate
- Tomato, heirloom, calyx attached, must be named, 1 on a plate
- Tomatoes, small fruited, red, calyx attached, 3 on a plate
- Tomatoes, small fruited, other than red, calyx attached, 3 on a plate
- Tomatoes, not small fruited, red, calyx attached, 3 on a plate
- Tomatoes, any other kind, not small fruited, calyx attached, 3 on a plate
- Zucchini, 1
- Vegetable, any kind not listed, 1-5 on a plate
- Any fruit, 1-5 on a plate
SECTION D – DESIGN CATEGORIES
Annual Show Design Theme: "Summer in Paris at the Olympics"
- Fay de Fazio Ebert – a pavé design
a) Experienced exhibitors
b) Novice exhibitors (A person who has not yet won a first-place ribbon in a design category at any OHA society flower show.)
- Rhythmic Gymnastics – a design using ribbons
- Marathon – a sustainable interpretive design incorporating fruits and/or vegetables
- Croissants – a crescent design
- Ooh La La – a fresh miniature design (maximum dimensions 12.7 cm)
Children's Design Section
- Ages 10 and under - The 100 Metre Dash – A design with a running shoe
- Ages 11-17 - The 100 Metre Dash – A design with a running shoe
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