AVSA 61st National Convention
May 20th - 27th, 2007 Denver, Colorado
"Colorado from the Mountains to the Prairie"

Best African Violet in Show, Best Standard, Best Standard Variegated Violet
            Rebel's Rose Bud
                               Won by: Richard Nicholas from Denton, TX

2nd Best African Violet in Show & Best Species African Violet
            Saintpaulia grandifolia #299
             Won by: Bill Price from Vancouver, BC

3rd Best African Violet in Show
 Mary Craig 
 Won by: Richard Nicholas from Denton, TX

Best AVSA Collection - Standards/Amateur
 Rebel's Rose Bud, Mary Craig, Harbor Blue
Won by: Richard Nicholas from Denton, TX

2nd Best AVSA Collection - Standards/Amateur
Saintpaulia grandifolia #299, Saintpaulia ionantha,Saintpaulia velutina
Won by: Bill Price from Vancouver, BC

Best AVSA Collection - Minis & Semis/Amateur
Lakeshore Silver, Plumberry Glow, Rob's Calypso Beat
Won by: Beverley Williams from Brooklin, ON

2nd Best AVSA Collection - Mini's & Semis/Amateur
Rob's Fiddle Faddle, Optimara Little Aztec, Irish Flirt
Won by: Kathy Lahti from Annandale, MN

Best Holtkamp Collection – Amateur
 
Rhapsodie Rebecca, Optimara South Dakota, Optimara Michigan

Won by: Catherine Thompson from Cedar Falls, IA

2nd Best Holtkamp Collection
Amateur -
Optimara Rose Quartz, Optimara Little Pearl, Optimara Little Crystal
Won by: Beverley Williams from Brooklin, ON

3rd Best Holtkamp Collection – Amateur
Optimara Manitoba, Optimara Georgia II, Rhapsodie Gisela
Won by: Nelly Levine from Arvada, CO

Best Robinson Collection
Rob's Argyle Socks, Rob's Little Butterfly, Rob's Silver Spook
Won by: Catherine Thompson from Cedar Falls, IA

2nd Best Robinson Collection
 Rob's Chilly Willy, Rob's Jitterbug, Rob's Lucky Penny

Won by: Beverley Williams from Brooklin, ON

Best Buckeye Collection
Buckeye Especially Mine, Buckeye Sentimental Reasons, Buckeye Spellbinder
Won by: Anne Thomas from Miamisburg, OH

Best AVSA Registered Russian Hybrid Collection
Kofeinyi Aromat, EK-Goluboglazaia Rossiia, Lubimaia Dochka

Won by: Catherine Thompson from Cedar Falls, IA

Best Miniature African Violet
Jolly Orchid
Won by: Anne Nicholas from Denton, TX

Best Semiminiature African Violet
Ness' Cranberry Swirl
Won by: Beverley Williams from Brooklin, ON

Best Trailer - 2nd Best Trailer
Foxwood Trail
- Lady Trail
Won by: Bill Price from Vancouver, BC

2nd Best Species African Violet
Saintpaulia velutina

Won by: Bill Price from Vancouver, BC

Best Vintage Violet
Spiced Burgundy
Won by: Nelly Levine from Arvada, CO

2nd Best Vintage Violet
Wrangler's Bryan's Song
Won by: Richard Nicholas from Denton, TX

Best Concord
Won by: Catherine Thompson from Cedar Falls, IA

Best Frozen in Time
Won by: Claire Zimmerman from Conifer, CO

Best Irish Flirt
Won by: Kathy Lahti from Annandale, MN

Best Everdina
Won by: Bill Price from Vancouver, BC

Best Mickey Mouse
Won by: Mickey Eberle from Menomonee Falls, WI

Best Ness' Crinkle Blue
Won by: Beverley Williams from Brooklin, ON

Best Precious Pink
        Won by: Randy Deutsch from Sioux Falls, SD

Best Rainbow's Quiet Riot
       Won by: Rachel McKitrick from Loveland, CO

Best Sassy Shirley
 Won by: Diane Miller from Anaheim, CA

Best Shirl's Red Sky
 Won by: Catherine Thompson from Cedar Falls, IA

Best The Alps & Best Standard Chimera
Won by: Susan Shaw from Loveland, CO

Best Other Gesneriad
Pearcea sp. 'Ecuador'
Won by: Bill Price from Vancouver, BC

Best Ozark Sinningia
Sinn. 'Ozark Rosey Cheeks' 
Won by: Kathy Lahti from Annandale, MN

Best Chirita, Best Chirita Grown for Foliage
C.
'Patina'
Won by: Bill Price from Vancouver, BC

Best Blooming Chirita
C. walkerae
Won by Bill Price from Vancouver, BC

Best Petrocosmea
P.
parryorum
Won by: Irina Nicholson from Lakewood, CO

Best Streptocarpus
Strep ' Cape Beauties'
Won by: Nelly Levine from Arvada, CO

Most Unusual Other Gesneriad
Nautilocalyx bullatus
Won by: Bill Price from Vancouver, BC

Best New Cultivar (Amateur)
Northern Exposure
Won by: Nelly Levine from Arvada, CO

Horticulture Sweepstakes  (81 Blues)
Won by: Catherine Thompson from Cedar Falls, IA

Runner-Up to Horticulture Sweepstakes (42 Blues)
Won by: Nelly Levine from Arvada, CO

 

DESIGN DIVISION:

Best Design in Show, Best in Section X - Interpretive Plant Arrangements, 3rd Best Design in Show, Best Underwater Arrangement
Won by: Olive Ma Robinson from Naples, NY

2nd Best Design in Show, Best in Section XI - Interpretive Flower Arrangements
Won by: Janey Reddell from Schertz, TX

Best Dish Garden, Best in Section XII - Container Gardens
Won by: Elmer Godeny from Gonzales, LA

Best Terrarium
Won by: Elmer Godeny from Gonzales, LA

Design Sweepstakes (8 Blues)
Won by: Elmer Godney from Gonzales, LA

Runner-Up to Design Sweepstakes (8 Blues)
Won by: Jane Rexilius from New Braunfels, TX

 

Entries:   Amateur – 495 Horticulture (448 Blue ribbons) & 93 Design (67 Blues), 70 Exhibitors

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