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2023 Annual Flower Show
The Annual Flower Show takes place on Saturday, August 19. Entry time is 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Friday evening, and 9:00 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. on Saturday morning. Judging begins at 11:20 a.m. sharp. Note that the Friday entry time period has been changed from the originally-published time of 6:30-8:30 p.m. to 7:00-8:30 p.m.
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 one cultivar
- Coleus, 3 cultivars, one stem each cultivar
- Cosmos, 3 sprays
- Dahlia, decorative or cactus, over 20 cm, 1 bloom
- Dahlia, decorative or cactus, 10 cm to 20 cm, 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 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
- 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
- Collection of ornamental grasses, or grass-like plants, 3-5 cultivars, 1 stem of each
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
- 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
- Any fruit, 1-5
SECTION D – DESIGN CATEGORIES
Annual Show Design Theme: "Mad Hatter Tea Party"
- Tea Time – a small design in a tea cup (14 cm to 25.4 cm)
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.)
- Cake – a pavé design in the shape of a slice of cake
- Table Setting – a landscape in an open flat container (23 cm-30.5 cm). Accessories are permitted.
- Mad Hatter – an interpretive design
- March Hare – a fresh miniature design (maximum dimensions 12.7 cm)
Children's Design Section
- Ages 10 and under: It’s a party! – A design using 3 or more colours or a design using colourful fruit
- Ages 11-17: It’s a party! – A design using 3 or more colours or a design using colourful fruit
Click here for a pdf version of the annual flower show schedule .
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