MICHAEL BERNARD ACADIANA CHAPTER
of the American Hibiscus Society
Lafayette, Louisiana

10th Annual Hibiscus Show and Plant Sale
May 31, 2009

Photos by Jim Gedicke & Damon Veach

526 blooms, 28 seedlings; 13 Amateur exhibitors; 
Gold Seals:  55%

NOLA Chapter President Fr. Bob Gerlich, and Bobby and Bootsie Dupont

Amateur Sweepstakes winners Mark and Theresa Gore

Buddy Short prepares his eventual head table winner

...While granddaughter Hannah looks on

Sam and Lynn Andrews unpack their blooms after a 4.5-hour drive from Fairhope AL

Kathy Grandoff and Don Mixon drove many hours from Wesley Chapel FL

Debbie Gaspard and Sandra Theall

Show Director Jim Gedicke arranges Gold Seal Blooms

A visitor from Lake Charles LA, Dr. George Fister

Dottie Ziransky and Liz Williams

Sandra and Wally Barr, Metairie LA

Millie Murray and Sherry Dore

SWEEPSTAKES WINNERS

Sweepstakes are awarded to the exhibitor in each class with the most
Gold Seals.  These are the blooms the winners chose to represent themselves

Cosmic Dancer
Amateur Sweepstakes
Theresa & Mark Gore, Lafayette LA

Ruffled Feathers
Collector Sweepstakes
Sandra Theall, Abbeville LA

June's Dragon
Open Collector Sweepstakes
Lynn & Sam Andrews, Fairhope AL

Black Dragon
Commercial Sweepstakes
Unbelievable Hibiscus, Wesley Chapel FL

CLASSIFICATION WINNERS

Swamp Music
Best Amateur Single
Hannah & Christianna Gallagher, Broussard LA

Mini Ballerina
Best Amateur Double
Theresa & Mark Gore
 

Mountain Air
Best Collector Single
Jean & Jim Gedicke, Kenner LA

Queen of Dreams
Best Collector Double
Sandra Theall

Heartbeat
Best Open Collector Single
Buddy Short, Lafayette LA

Dancing Fire
Best Open Collector Double
Buddy Short

Tahitian Queen
Best Commercial Single
Unbelievable Hibiscus

Mon Ami
Best Commercial Double
Bootsie & Bobby Dupont

 

  

Ima Pink
Best Miniature Single
Unbelievable Hibiscus

Bayou Rose
Best Miniature Double
Sandra & Wally Barr, Metairie LA

See Best of Show Seedling

96-07
Best Regular Seedling Double
Dupont/Gerlich

Best Regular Seedling Single

36-07
Best Miniature Seedling Single
Dupont/Gerlich

Patrick's Pride
Best Miniature Seedling Double
Jean & Jim Gedicke

BEST OF SHOW

 

 

Tahitian Sophistication
Best of Show Single
Unbelievable Hibiscus

Bride's Bouquet
Best of Show Double
Unbelievable Hibiscus

Iguana
Best of Show Miniature
Carolyn McCarroll, Metairie LA

Sporty Dragon
(Sport of Black Dragon)
Best of Show Seedling
Unbelievable Hibiscus

Bera Smith and Danny Fontenot Carolyn McCarroll, Don Mixon and Kathy Grandoff (Unbelievable Hibiscus)

Danny Dupont

Rita Bourque, Inita Sagura and Dr. David Tate