The New Orleans, Louisiana Chapter
of the American Hibiscus Society

Proudly Presents its 12th Annual
Hibiscus Show and Sale

Ursuline Academy

Sunday, May 24, 2009

Photos by Jim & Jean Gedicke & Damon Veach

502 Blooms, plus 26 Seedlings; 8 Amateur Exhibitors; 52% Gold Seals

SWEEPSTAKES
These exhibitors won the most Gold Seals in their classification
and chose these blooms to represent themselves
 

Medicine Man
Amateur Sweepstakes
Buddy & Gayle Breaux, Raceland LA

Heartbeat
Collector Sweepstakes
Carolyn McCarroll, Metairie LA

Lost Treasure
 Open Collector Sweepstakes
Lynn & Sam Andrews, Fairhope AL

Tahitian Purple Splendor
Commercial Sweepstakes
Unbelievable Hibiscus, Wesley Chapel FL

CLASSIFICATION WINNERS

Burnished Gold
Best Amateur Single
Buddy & Gayle Breaux

Time for Magic
Best Amateur Double
Buddy & Gayle Breaux

June's Dragon
Best Collector Single
Sandra Theall, Abbeville LA

Sweet Pink
Best Collector Double
Sandra Theall

Night Runner
Best Open Collector Single
Lynn & Sam Andrews

Copper Moon
Best Open Collector Double
Lynn & Sam Andrews

Evening Glo
Best Commercial Single
Kathy Grandoff/Don Mixon

Tahitian Baby Bonfire
Best Commercial Double
Kathy Grandoff/Don Mixon

All Aglow
Best Miniature Single
Rod Hendrick, Erwinville LA

Small Wonder
Best Miniature Double
Dupont Nursery, Plaquemine LA


07-132
Best Regular Seedling Single
Lynn & Sam Andrews

Regular Seedling Double
See Best of Show Seedling
 

Sweet Ashley
Best Miniature Seedling Single
Buddy Short, Lafayette LA

Godiva
Best Miniature Seedling Double
Grown by Unbelievable Hibiscus
Hybridized by Sandra Theall

BEST OF SHOW

Tahitian Brown Firebird
Best of Show Single
Grandoff/Mixon (Unbelievable Hibiscus)

Mon Ami
Best of Show Double
Carolyn McCarroll

Bayou Rose
Best of Show Miniature
Buddy Short

Queen of Dreams
(Magic Moments x Evangeline)
Best of Show Seedling
Dupont/Gerlich

Happy Faces In The Crowd
 

Lynn & Sam Andrews

Buddy Short

Sandra Theall

Carolyn McCarroll

Kathy Grandoff (Unbelievable Hibiscus, Wesley Chapel FL)

Sandra Barr

Judges at work

Don Mixon & Show Director Jim Gedicke

Pete & Paulette Verdin

 

Gail & Robert Price

Bobby Dupont created a "flower tower" as the centerpiece for the head table

Another side of the flower tower