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%
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NOLA Chapter President Fr. Bob Gerlich, and Bobby and Bootsie Dupont |
Amateur Sweepstakes winners Mark and Theresa Gore |
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Buddy Short prepares his eventual head table winner |
...While granddaughter Hannah looks on |
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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 |
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Debbie Gaspard and Sandra Theall |
Show Director Jim Gedicke arranges Gold Seal Blooms |
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A visitor from Lake Charles LA, Dr. George Fister |
Dottie Ziransky and Liz Williams |
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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
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Cosmic Dancer |
Ruffled Feathers |
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June's Dragon |
Black Dragon |
CLASSIFICATION WINNERS
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Swamp Music |
Mini Ballerina |
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Mountain Air |
Queen of Dreams |
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Heartbeat |
Dancing Fire |
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Tahitian Queen |
Mon Ami |
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Ima Pink |
Bayou Rose |
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See Best of Show Seedling |
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96-07 |
Best Regular Seedling Single |
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36-07 |
Patrick's Pride |
BEST OF SHOW
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Tahitian Sophistication |
Bride's Bouquet |
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Iguana |
Sporty Dragon |
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| Bera Smith and Danny Fontenot | Carolyn McCarroll, Don Mixon and Kathy Grandoff (Unbelievable Hibiscus) |
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Danny Dupont |
Rita Bourque, Inita Sagura and Dr. David Tate |