2026 Class I: Flowers & Plants

Committee: Sharon Lines (519-343-5112) Joan Hamilton

Please state if you are a FIRST time exhibitor

Flowers must be grown by exhibitor. Cut flowers to be shown with their own foliage. A BLOOM is an individual flower, one to a stem, do not leave buds showing colour on your specimen. A STEM may carry one or more flowers and buds. A SPIKE is a thick, upright stem, carrying several flowers. A SPRAY is a portion on the plant with a number of flowers on one stem. Please use tip proof containers. Uniformity in size, colour, form, stem and foliage is desirable.

Prizes for Section 1-45: ~ 1st – $5.00, 2nd – $4.00, 3rd – $3.00

Cut Flowers (remove leaves below waterline):

1. Asters, 5 blooms, any colour
2. Aster, 2 varieties, 3 blooms each
3. Begonia, 1 bloom, floated, no foliage
4. Calendula, 5 blooms, any colour
5. Chrysanthemum, 3 sprays, one colour
6. Black-eyed Susan, 5 stems
7. Cosmos, 3 long sprays, any colour
8. Dahlia, 1 large bloom, over 5” diameter
9. Dahlia, 3 blooms, ball type, under 3”
10. Gladioli, 1 spike, bi-colour
11. Gladioli, 1 spike, miniature, any colour
12. Hydrangea, 1 stem, any colour
13. Hydrangea, 1 stem, cone shaped
14. Lily, Canna, 2 stems
15. Marigold, 5 blooms, small, under 2 1/2” diameter
16. Marigold, French type, small, 5 blooms with foliage
17. Petunias, 3 sprays, single, plain, any colour
18. Petunias, 3 sprays, double
19. Sunflower, 1 bloom, over 6” diameter
20. Snapdragon, 3 stems
21. Sedum, 3 stems
22. Coneflower, 3 blooms
23. Zinnias, 5 blooms, small
24. Zinnias, 3 blooms, large, over 3” diameter
25. Rose, 1 bloom, scent to count
26. Rose, 1 long stem, hybrid tea
27. Rose, 1 bloom, floating in a bowl
28. Rose, 1 spray, miniature
29. Rose, 1 spray, Floribunda
30. Any other annual not listed, named, 1 stem or spray
31. Any other perennial not listed, named, 1 stem or spray

Potted Plants in Bloom (one plant per pot):

32. Orchid in bloom
33. Gerbera Daisy
34. Geranium, single or double
35. Succulent, 1 type in a pot
36. Cactus, 1 type in a pot
37. Impatiens, single or double
38. Begonia, tuberous
39. Any other plant in bloom, named

Foliage Plant:

40. Spider Plant
41. Succulent
42. Hanging basket, ready to hang
43. Any blooming plants
44. Foliage House plant
45. Fern, named

Prizes for Sections 46-50: ~ 1st – $6:00, 2nd – $5.00, 3rd – $4.00
Arrangements must be made by exhibitor

Arrangements:

46. Theme arrangement: Barn Doors and Farm Chores
47. Table Centre: Grandma’s Favourite- arranged in an older style vase
48. Good Morning: Bright colours in a coffee mug
49. It’s Valentine’s Day: Arranged in a red container using red and white flowers
50. Bouquet of your best garden bloomers, include a least 4 different varieties