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 Show off your green thumb

Flowers & Horticulture

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Superintendent:
Janet Magnuson
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General

Schedule

Classes are exhibited on different days. This is done because of space restrictions and to allow for fresh and new exhibits for the duration of the fair. The classes below are organized by exhibition date.

Rules & Regulations

  1. General Public-Open Classes are for all amateur flower growers and designers 18 years and older. You are NOT AN AMATEUR if you earn $1,000 or more in a horticulture related industry per year. Participants MUST be residents of Porter County to enter. Exhibit area is located in EXPO EAST – SOUTH ENTRY DOOR.

  2. Not all entries are brought in on the same day. Consult schedule for day and time.

  3. Entry tags may be picked up at the fair office prior to the fair. This is highly recommended. Address labels may be used on entry tags.

Judging

Scale of Points for Horticulture
Cultural Perfection: 50 points
Condition and Grooming: 20 points
Distinction (Color, Size, Substance): 10 points
Completely Filled Out Entry Tag: 20 points

Scale of Points for Roses
Form: 20 points
Color: 15 points
Substance: 15 points
Stem and Foliage: 10 points
Balance and Proportion: 10 points
Size: 10 points
Completely Filled Out Entry Tag: 20 points

Scale of Points for Design
Conformance: 20 points
Design: 40 points
Artistic Concept: 20 points
Expression: 10 points
Distinction: 10 points

Premiums

1st Place: $5.00 plus sticker
2nd Place: $4.00 plus sticker
3rd Place: $3.00 plus sticker
Honorable Mention: no premium


HORTICULTURE RULES

  1. Pick up entry tags at the Fair Office prior to the fair.  Horticulture entry tags will be available on the day of placement; however, exhibitors should allow time to fill out these tags.  Address labels may be used. 

  2. It is the responsibility of each exhibitor to properly fill out entry tags.  Variety/cultivar names are required in all classes.  Cultivar means a cultivated variety of a plant.  Entries with complete botanical names will be given more points.   

  3. Flower Show Superintendent and/or staff WILL NOT help with writing entry tag. 

  4. Entries will be placed by the Flower Show Staff based on the information on the entry tag. 

  5. All horticulture specimens must be fresh plant material GROWN BY THE EXHIBITOR. 

  6. All entries shall be placed in a clear glass vase of water, not soil. 

  7. Cut specimens should not have any foliage below the water line. 

  8. Cut specimens can be wedged with clear plastic wrap, but it must not appear above the neck of the container. 

  9. Fresh plant material may not be treated in any manner, no sprays on leaves, wash with water only. 

  10. Exhibitors may enter as many classes as desired, but only ONE ENTRY PER CLASS or sub class. 

  11. Containers will be provided.  Exhibitors may provide their own containers, but they must be clear glass, suitable in size for the specimen, and have an address label with exhibitors name on the bottom of the container.  Any container not properly marked will become the property of the Porter County Fair.  We are not responsible for your container. 

  12. Exhibitors from the same family and/or using the same garden may exhibit in the same class but CANNOT ENTER SPECIMENS FROM THE SAME PLANT. 

  13. Classes may be subdivided. 

  14. No ribbons will be awarded unless the entry is worthy, even if it is the only entry in the class. 

  15. Best of Section and Best of Show may or may not be awarded. 

  16. Trees, shrubs, and perennials must be grown on your own property for at least ONE YEAR. 

  17. Annuals should be cultivated in your garden for at least 45 days, need not be grown from seed. 


DESIGN RULES

  1. Designs must be created by the exhibitor.  Exhibitors must fill out their own entry tag and place entry in location designated by superintendent. 

  2. An exhibitor may enter as many design classes as desired, but only ONE ENTRY PER CLASS is permitted. 

  3. No artificial plant material of any kind is permitted. 

  4. Fresh plant material cannot be dyed or otherwise treated by application of any substance.  It may be clipped, stripped, bent or otherwise manipulated.  

  5. Accessories are permitted. 

  6. Religious symbols used must be displayed in a respectful manner and in accordance with local church policy.  American Flags and other national flags must be displayed according to proper flag etiquette. 

  7. Best of Section and Best of Show may or may not be awarded. 

  8. Design will be viewed from the front only. 

  9. Flowers may be grown by exhibitor or purchased. 

  10. All entries shall be placed in water, not soil. 

  11. We are not responsible for your container.


Entries Deadline: THURSDAY, JULY 20, 2023

Entries received between 7am and 9am. Please allow time to fill out your entry tags. Entries will not be accepted after 9am.

DIVISION 1: DESIGN

Designs are displayed on white shelves, exhibitor please use an under cloth. Space allowed includes the undercloth.

SECTION A: MINIATURE DESIGN

Class 1: A creative design. Space allowed 6”L x 6”W x 6” H.
Class 2: A creative design using herbs. Space allowed 8”L x 8”W x 8” H.
Class 3: A creative design using one kind of flower. (May use one or many of the exact same flower). Space allowed 8”L x 8”W x 8”H.
Class 4: A design in a wicker basket. Space allowed 8”L x 8”W x 8”H.

SECTION B: STANDARD DESIGN

Class 5: A creative design in a Campbell Soup can (leave the label on the can). Space allowed 12”L x 12”W x 12”H
Class 6: A creative design using flowers of one color. Space allowed 12”L x 12”W x 12”H.
Class 7: A creative design using ONLY FOLIAGE of different shades and textures. Space allowed 12”L x 12”W x 16”H.
Class 8: An arrangement using weeds. Space allowed 14”L x 14”W x 14”H.
Class 9: A creative design using all fresh plant material. Space allowed 12”L x 12”W x 12”H.


DIVISION 2: HORTICULTURE

Section C – BULBS, TUBERS, AND RHIZOMES

Class 10: HOSTA (Liliaceae) Only the leaves are exhibited. One leaf.

A. GREEN (all shades) solid color
B. BLUE (all shades) solid color
C. YELLOW (all shades) solid color
D. WHITE MARGINED (center color distinct from margin color) Green to blue center
E. YELLOW MARGINED (center color distinct from margin color) Green to blue center
F. GREEN OR BLUE MARGINED

1. Yellow, white, or chartreuse center
2. Green to blue center (distinct from margin color)

G. STREAKED OR MOTTLED
H. HOSTA FLOWER ONLY (one stem)
I. COLLECTION – five different specimens, each in its own container, named and tagged

1. Mini - small leafed collection
2. Medium - large leafed collection

Section D – BULBS, TUBERS, AND RHIZOMES (one stem)

Class 11: HEMEROCALLIS Daylily

A. Yellow
B. Peach
C. Orange
D. Bronze
E. Fire Engine Red
F. Maroon
G. White or cream
H. Pink
I. Purple
J. Bi-color
K. Other color not above
L. Bouquet of three stems of the same daylily in a clear vase
M. Bouquet of five different daylilies in a clear vase

Class 12: GLADIOLUS

Class 13: ALLIUM

Class 14: TUBEROUS BEGONIA

A. Flowering
B. Non-flowering

Class 15: LILIACEAE Lily

A. Asiatic
B. Oriental

1. Stargazer
2. Other

C. Tiger
D. Calla Lily
E. Elephant Ears
F. Other (none of the above)

Class 16: DAHLIA
Class 17: CALADIUM
Class 18: ANY OTHER WORTHY BULB, TUBER, OR RHIZOME NOT ALREADY NAMED IN SECTION D
Class 19: SEED POD FROM A BULB, TUBER, OR RHIZOME

SECTION E – GRASSES, SEDGES, AND RUSHES (Three detached stems)

Class 20: Ornamental Grasses (Poaceae)

A. Small (Under 18” blade length on plant)
B. Medium (18” to 36” blade length on plant)
C. Large (Over 36” blade length on plant)
D. Grass with bloom (3 stems with 3 plumes)

Class 21: Sedge Family (Cyperaceae)

A. Cyperus
B. Carex

Class 22: Rushes (Juncaceae)

SECTION F – ROSES (open bloom, one stem, with foliage)

Class 23: HYBRID TEAS, GRANDIFLORAS & THEIR CLIMBING DERIVATIVES
Class 24: FLORIBUNDA AND THEIR CLIMBING DERIVATIVES
Class 25: CLIMBING ROSES (must have three or more blooms)
Class 26: POLYANTHIAS
Class 27: MINIATURE
Class 28: FRAGRANT (only the smell is judged)
Class 29: SHRUB ROSES

A. Single
B. Spray

Class 30: ANY OTHER WORTHY ROSE NOT ALREADY NAMED IN SECTION F

OTHER 

Class 31:  CATCH ALL - enter anything that doesn’t qualify for a class today. Not eligible for a top award.

ENTRIES WILL BE RELEASED BETWEEN 6PM AND 7 PM ON SUNDAY, JULY 22, 2023.

Superintendent reserves the right to remove all entries NOT CLAIMED during the designated release times.


Entries Deadline: MONDAY, JULY 23, 2023

Entries received between 7am and 9am. Please allow time to fill out your entry tags. Entries will not be accepted after 9am.

DIVISION 2: HORTICULTURE

SECTION G – SHRUBS & TREES (one stem with foliage attached)

Class 32: BUDDLEIA Butterfly bush
Class 33: HIBISCUS (with bloom)

A. H. moscheutos
B. H. syriacus (Rose of Sharon)

Class 34: HYDRANGEA

A. Arborescens
B. Macrophylla

1. Blue
2. Pink

C. Paniculata
D. Quercifolia
E. Bouquet of three different hydrangea in a clear vase

Class 35: CONIFERS (no longer than 20”)

A. Needled
B. False Cypress (threadleaf)

Class 36: BROADLEAF EVERGREENS

A. Holly (Ilex)
B. Other

Class 37: DECIDUOUS SHRUB

Class 38: DECIDUOUS TREE

A. With fruit
B. Without fruit

Class 39: NATIVE TREE OR SHRUB
Class 40: TREE OR SHRUB SEED POD
Class 41: ANY OTHER WORTHY SHRUB OR TREE NOT ALREADY NAMED IN SECTION G

SECTION H –HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS (one stem with foliage attached and bloom)

Class 42: ACHILLEA Yarrow
Class 43: ALCEA Hollyhock
Class 44: ASCLEPSIA Butterfly Weed
Class 45: CAMPANULA Bellflower

A. White
B. Blue/purple

Class 46: COREOPSIS

A. Single Stem
B. Spray (multiple branches and 3 or more blooms)

Class 47: CROCOSMIA
Class 48: DIANTHUS
Class 49: ECHINACEA Coneflower

A. Purple
B. White
C. Orange
D. Other

Class 50: FERN

A. Painted
B. Broadleaf
C. Fern with spores
D. Other

Class 51: GAILLARDIA Blanket Flower
Class 52: HELIOPSIS
Class 53: HEUCHERA Coral bells (leaf and flower, flower does not have to be attached to the leaf)

A. Green
B. Purple
C. Other

Class 54: HEUCHERELLA (leaf and flower, flower does not have to be attached to the leaf)
Class 55: LIATRIS

A. White
B. Purple

Class 56: LOBELIA

A. Red
B. Blue/purple

Class 57: MONARDA
Class 58: NEPETA
Class 59: PEROVSKIA
Class 60: PHLOX

A. Pink
B. White
C. Purple
D. Other

Class 61: PLATYCODON Balloon Flower (one stem)

A. Blue
B. White

Class 62: RUDBECKIA
Class 63: SALVIA
Class 64: SEDUM
Class 65: STOKESIA
Class 66: TIARELLA
Class 67: VERONICA
Class 68: VINES (not longer than 20”)

A. Flowering
B. Non-flowering
C. Clematis
D. Fruiting vine

Class 69: GROUNDCOVERS evergreen
Class 70: PERENNIAL SEED POD
Class 71: ANY OTHER WORTHY PERENNIAL NOT ALREADY NAMED IN SECTION H
Class 72: BOUQUET OF FIVE DIFFERENT CULTIVARS FROM SECTION H IN A CLEAR VASE WITH NAMES

OTHER

Class 73: CATCH ALL - Enter anything that doesn’t qualify for a class today. Not eligible for a top award.

ENTRIES WILL BE RELEASED BETWEEN 6PM AND 7PM ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 2023.

Superintendent reserves the right to remove all entries NOT CLAIMED during the designated release time.


Entries Deadline: THURSDAY, JULY 27, 2023

Entries received between 7am and 9am. Please allow time to fill out your entry tags. Entries will not be accepted after 9am.

DIVISION 2: HORTICULTURE

SECTION I – HERBS (three separate stems, deflowered). Please provide cultivar name if possible.

Class 74: BASIL
Class 75: CHIVES

A. Garlic
B. Other

Class 76: CILANTRO
Class 77: DILL

A. With flowers
B. Without flowers (leaves only)

Class 78: FENNEL
Class 79: LAVENDER

A. With flowers
B. Without flowers

Class 80: LEMON BALM
Class 81: LEMON VERBENA
Class 82: PARSLEY

A. Curly
B. Flat

Class 83: MARJORAM
Class 84: MINT
Class 85: OREGANO
Class 86: ROSEMARY
Class 87: TARRAGON
Class 88: THYME
Class 89: SAGE
Class 90: FLOWERING HERB (flower to be judged, not herb, one stem)
Class 91: ANY OTHER WORTHY HERB NOT ALREADY NAMED IN SECTION I (3 stems)
Class 92: COLLECTION OF FIVE VARIETIES (three stems of each, named, and in five separate clear vases, each with their own tag)
Class 93: BOUQUET OF FIVE DIFFERENT HERBS IN A CLEAR VASE WITH NAMES (one stem each)

SECTION J – ANNUALS (one stem with foliage and bloom)

Class 94: AGERATUM houstonianum
Class 95: ANNUAL GRASS
Class 96: ANTIRRHINUM Snapdragon
Class 97: BEGONIA - Flowering
Class 98: CALIBRACHOA
Class 99: CELOSIA
Class 100: CENTAUREA Dusty Miller
Class 101: CLEOME Spider Flower
Class 102: COLEUS

A. Flowering
B. Non-flowering

Class 103: COSMOS
Class 104: DAHLIA
Class 105: IGITALIS Foxglove
Class 106: EUPHORBIA
Class 107: IMPATIENS

A. Solid color
B. Bi-color
C. Hawkeri (new guinea, sun)
D. Double

Class 108: HELIANTHUS Sunflower

A. Yellow
B. Other color

Class 109: LANTANA
Class 110: MARIGOLD

A. Solid color
B. Bi-color

Class 111: NICOTIANA Flowering tobacco
Class 112: PELARGONIUM Geranium
Class 113: PETUNIAS

A. Bi-color
B. Double
C. Spray (multiple branches on one stem and three or more blooms)

Class 114: SALVIA

A. Red
B. Blue

Class 115: VERBENA
Class 116: VINCA
Class 117: ZINNIA

A. Solid color
B. Bi-color

Class 118: ANNUAL VINE (no longer than 20”)

A. Flowering (with flower)
B. Non-flowering

Class 119: ANNUAL SEED POD/HEAD (seed only)
Class 120: ANY OTHER WORTHY ANNUAL NOT ALREADY NAMED IN SECTION J
Class 121: BOUQUET OF FIVE DIFFERENT ANNUALS IN A CLEAR VASE WITH NAMES
Class 122: CATCH ALL- Enter anything that doesn’t qualify for a class today. Not eligible for a top award.

ENTRIES WILL BE RELEASED BETWEEN 9 PM AND 10 PM ON SATURDAY, JULY 29, 2023 (The Last night of the fair).

Superintendent reserves the right to remove all entries NOT CLAIMED during the designated release time.