OPEN CLASS FLOWER AND PLANT RULES AND CLASSIFICATIONS

Department 115
FLOWERS AND PLANTS

Rules:

1.     All State of WI and Jefferson County Fair rules apply.  Both sets of rules are located in the front portion of this book.

2.     In addition, the following rules will also apply:

3.     This Department is open to Jefferson County residents and residents of  Rock, Walworth, Waukesha, Dane, & Dodge, space permitting.

4.     Exhibitors may make only one entry per lot number buy may enter as many lot numbers as desired.

5.     PLEASE do not bring pots or vases of value to the Fair.  All containers are brought at the owner’s risk and should be identified with the owner’s name on each piece.  Potted plants should have appropriate drain dishes under the pot.

6.     All flowers exhibited are to be identified with the COMMON NAME, GENUS AND SPECIES, (IF KNOWN) on a 3”x5” card.  Cards will be available during check-in.

7.     Refer to publication A2035 Evaluating and Judging Flowers and Indoor Plants, (available through the Jefferson County University Extension Office) as a guide.

8.     A Best of Show Ribbon will be awarded in each of Class A, B and C.

Class A - Floral Arrangements

Specific Rules:

In addition to general rules for Department 115 rules the following apply to this class:

1.     An arrangement is composed of three parts: a container, an anchor substance and materials, (Flowers) being presented.

2.     No artificial materials are to be used unless accessories are specified as being permitted.

3.     Use of protected or endangered wild flowers will automatically disqualify the entry.

Class A - Floral Arrangements

Lot #      Selections for 2004                      

  1            Take me out to the Ballgame arrangement, accessories permitted

  2        Arrangement for the Birds

  3            All Red Arrangement

  4        Arrangement featuring Summer Foliage

Lot #      Selections for 2005

  1            Star Spangled Banner arrangement, accessories permitted

  2        Arrangement for a picnic, accessories permitted

  3            All Orange Arrangement

  4        Arrangement featuring Wood

Premium - Class A: $3.00-2.50-2.00-1.50

Class B – HOUSE PLANTS

Rules:

In addition to the general rules for Department 115, the following rules also apply:

1.     All plants exhibited are to be identified with the COMMON NAME, GENUS AND SPEICIES (IF KNOWN) on a 3”x5” card.  Cards will be available during check-in.  Potted plants must also be identified with information pertaining to the purchase date, propagation method and care of plant.

2.     Plants must have been propagated from stems, leaf cutting or root division and be at least 6 months old.  Purchased plants must have been purchased by February 1 of the current year.

3.     All potted plants must be grown indoors and firmly rooted in potting soil.

4.     Plants and pots must be clean and free from insects and disease.  Unhealthy plants will be disqualified and sent home by the superintendent.

LOT #

1.        African Violet                        

2.        African Violet, miniature

3.        Aloe

4.        Asparagus Fern

5.        Begonia, fibrous rooted (Wax)

6.        Begonia, other

7.        Begonia, Tuberous

8.        Bromeliad

9.        Coleus

10.     Desert Cactus

11.     Dish Garden, excluding cacti and succulents

12.     Desert Garden, featuring cacti and succulents

13.     Fern

14.     Gloxinia

15.     Hanging basket of foliage and vines

16.     Ivy, English

17.     Jade

18.     Jungle cactus (Christmas, Easter)

19.     Orchid

20.     Palm

21.     Philodendron

22.     Water garden, less than 10 gallons

23.     Other foliage house plant, not listed

24.     Other trailing plant, not listed above      

Premium - Class B: $2.00-1.75-1.50-1.25

Class C - Specimen Bloom

Specific Rules:

In addition to General Rules, Dept. 115, the following rules also apply:

1.     Exhibitors must furnish their own CLEAN containers and display with foliage above water line.  Suggestions are small pickle jars and wide-mouth beverage bottles

2.     Container and water line should be suitable to stem length and to avoid being blown over.

3.     Water level should be maintained throughout the fair.

4.     Substitutions in Class C – Specimen Bloom, up to a maximum of 5 lot numbers, may be made during check in, (ex: substitute Columbine for Tiger Lily).

Lot #             Annuals

1    Asters, 6 flowers

2    Bachelor Buttons, 6 flowers

3    Celosia, 1 head

4    Cosmos, 6 flowers

5    Dahlia, (Over 8”), 1 bloom

6    Dahlia, (6”-8”), 1 bloom

7    Dahlia, (Under 4”), 3 blooms

8    Daisy, 6 flowers

9    Globe Amaranth, 6 flowers

10  Marigold, 6 flowers

11  Petunias, 6 flowers

12  Pincushion Flower, 6 flowers

13  Sunflower, 4 flowers

14  Zinnias, 6 flowers

15  Any other annual not listed above, identified, 6 flowers or 1 spike

Lot #             Perennials

16  Columbine, 1 stem

17  Coreopsis, 12 flowers

18  Delphinium, 1 spike

19  Foxglove, 1 spike

20  Gaillardia, (Blanket Flower), 6 flowers

21  Helianthus, (Perennial Sunflower) 6 flowers

22  Hemerocallis, (Day Lily), 2 stems

23  Iris, 1 stem

24  Lily, Oriental, 1 stalk

25  Lily, Trumpet, 1 stalk

26  Lily, Tiger, 1 stalk

27  Monarda (Bee Balm), 6 flowers

28  Rudbeckia, (Black-eyed Susan), 6 flowers

29  Shasta Daisy, 6 flowers

30  Any other Lily, not listed above, identified 1 stalk

31  Any other perennial, not listed above, identified, 6 flowers or 1 spike

32  Rose, hybrid tea or grandiflora, 1 stem

33  Rose, floribunda, 1 stem

Premiums Danish:  Class C: $1.75-1.50-1.25-1.00

Best of Show - Class A - Ribbon Award

Best of Show - Class B - Ribbon Award

Best of Show - Class C - Ribbon Award

SAMPLE INFORMATION CARD