Download flower show categories – 2014

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Montserrat National Trust Botanic Garden Committee Flower Show
Venue: Montserrat National Trust Headquarters- Olveston
Friday December 4th to Sunday December 7 2014
Opening Hours: 1pm - 6 pm on Friday; 10 am to 6pm on Saturday and
1pm - 4:30pm Sunday
Rules and Regulations
1. The show is open to every member of the public.
2. The Exhibitor may enter no more than two exhibits in any class except in Cut
Flower Section where only one entry is allowed per Class.
3. The Exhibitor must have grown exhibit for at least three months prior to the date
of the Show. This regulation does not apply to floral and other designs where
purchased flowers may form part of the arrangement; however the actual design
MUST be the creation of the Exhibitor.
4. Registration is free. Please contact the Montserrat National Trust for Tickets for
the Tea Party.
5. All potted plants must be received by 5 pm on Thursday 4th December.
6. All Floral Designs and Cut Flower entries must be received by 8: 30 am on
Friday, 5th December.
7. Exhibits must not be removed before the last day of the Exhibition and must be
removed by Monday, December 8. Entries could be freshened after the Judging is
completed.
8. All entries must be in accordance with the show’s Rules and Classifications.
9. All entries must be properly tagged using the exhibit tags provided by the
Committee and properly registered by an Official of the Botanic Garden Flower
Show Committee. It is the responsibility of the Exhibitor to ensure that the entries
are correctly labeled.
10. The tags must be attached to the specimen and not to the display container or
stand.
11. Judging of the entries will take place on Friday December 5th starting at 9:00am.
12. No Exhibitor should be present during the judging of his or her exhibit. The
judges’ decision is final.
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13. The Committee will exercise all care but will not be responsible for loss or
breakage of entries and containers of accessories.
14. Forms will be available for Registering for the Flower Show. These can be
obtained from the Montserrat National Trust or Committee Members.
15. Completed Registration Forms must reach the Trust by Friday 21 November 2014
SCHEDULE OF CLASSES
SECTION 1 – CUT FLOWERS
Class
(ONLY ONE ENTRY PER CLASS)
1
ANNUAL – eg Gerbera, Cockscomb/Celosia, Zinnia (single specimen)
2
ANTHURIUM - hybrid (single stem displayed without foliage)
3
ANTHURIUM - hybrid (three stems of same variety and colour, displayed
without foliage)
4
GINGER FAMILY - red (single specimen displayed with maximum two leaves)
5
GINGER FAMILY - pink (single specimen displayed with maximum two
leaves)
6
GINGER FAMILY – white (single specimen displayed with maximum two
leaves)
7
GINGER FAMILY – single colour (three specimens of same variety and
colour, displayed with maximum two leaves per specimen)
8
IXORA - miniature (single specimen)
9
IXORA – medium/large (single specimen)
10
ROSE - hybrid tea, any colour (single specimen bloom)
11
ROSE – Floribunda, any colour (single spray)
12
ORCHID (single flowering stem, displayed without foliage or artificial aids)
13
BANANA FAMILY – Heliconia, any colour (single specimen)
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14
BANANA FAMILY – Heliconia, any colour (three stems)
15
OTHER CUT FLOWER, not specified above, in classes 1 to 14 (single
specimen)
SECTION 2 - POTTED PLANTS
DIVISION 2A
FLOWERING PLANTS (single plant)
Class
16
Anthurium
17
Bouganivillia
18
Hibiscus
19
Musaceae (eg heliconia)
20
Rose (miniature, floribunda, hybrid tea)
21
Spaththyphyllum (peace lily)
22
Begonia
23
Episcia
24
Bromeliad
25
Euphorbia milii (Crown of Thorns)
26
Adenium (Desert Rose)
27
Orchid - Cattleya group
28
Orchid - Dendrobium group
29
Orchid - Phalanaenopsis
30
Other Orchid, not specified in classes 27 to 29, eg Oncidium, Vanda,
31
Flowering plant not specified above in classes 16 to 26
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DIVISION 2B
FOLIAGE PLANTS
Class
32
Aglaonema
33
Dieffenbachia (single or multiple stemmed)
34
Alocasia
35
Caladium
36
Calathea
37
Coleus (Joseph’s coat)
38
Aralia
39
Cordyline
40
Dracaena
41
Philodendron, self heading or climbing
42
Scindapsus (Pothos), climbing type
43
Syngonium
44
Fern – Adiantum (Maiden Hair)
45
Fern – Asplenium (Bird’s Nest)
46
Fern – Nephrolepsis
47
Fern – other not specified in classes 44 to 46
48
Croton
49
Palm
50
Other Foliage Plant - not specified in Division 2B, classes 32 to 49
plant is less than 18 inches in height not including pot,
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51
Other Foliage Plant - not specified in Division 2B, classes 32 to 49 (plant is
more than 18 inches in height not including pot)
52
Cacti – column type (hairy/non-hairy)
53
Cacti - mammillaria
54
Cacti – other not specified in classes 52 and 53
55
Sanseviera (mother-in-law tongue)
56
Other Succulent (agave, aloe, crassula, echeveria, kalanchoe)
57
Collection of cacti and/or succulent (at least three plants)
SECTION 3 – FLORAL ART or FLOWER ARRANGEMENT
(local material may be grown by exhibitor or purchased)
DIVISION 3A
FLORAL ARRANGEMENT (FRESH MATERIAL)
58
An arrangement using local material only
59
An arrangement using local and imported material
60
An arrangement using foliage only
DIVISION 3B
FLORAL ARRANGEMENT (DRIED MATERIAL)
61
An arrangement using local material only
62
An arrangement using local and imported material
DIVISION 3C
63
FLORAL ARRANGEMENT ( FRESH AND OR DRY MATERIAL)
An interpretative arrangement of the theme “Reflections” – accessories may be
used
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SECTION 4 –FRUITS, VEGETABLES AND HERBS
(All exhibits in this section must be grown locally)
DIVISION 4A
LOCALLY GROWN FRUITS
64
Collection of three or four distinct kinds of fruits (displayed in container, not
exceeding 12” in diameter or 12” square and arranged for effect)
65
Jumbo/Giant size fruit (single specimen)
DIVISION 4B
LOCALLY GROWN VEGETABLES
66
A basket of sized 6” of three (3) vegetables (arranged for effect)
67
A basket sized 6” to 12” of three or more vegetables (arranged for effect)
68
Jumbo/Giant size vegetable (single specimen)
DIVISION 4C
LOCALLY GROWN HERBS
69
Herb in a container (single specimen)
70
Basket of three (3) or four (4) Herbs, attractively arranged for effect
SECTION 5 – CREATIVE ART WITH FLOWERS AND/OR
FRUITS & VEGETABLES
(Exhibits made by children, ages fourteen and under)
71
a creature made from fruit and/or vegetables
72
a container of floating flowerheads, arranged for effect
73
miniature floral arrangement (not to exceed 5 inches in both height and diameter)
74
petite floral arrangement (not to exceed 9 inches in both height and diameter)
75
a plant grown in an unusual container
Arrangement in Classes 71-74 must be put together by Students at the Exhibition
Site on the day of the Exhibition.
SECTION 6 – THEME INTERPRETATION EXHIBITS BY
COMMUNITY GROUPS and FLORISTS/VENDORS
for display
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