Spring Divisions 2023

printer-friendly copy of 2023 VRGC Spring Show pamphlet

PLEASE READ ALL RULES & CLASS DESCRIPTIONS CAREFULLY
Note: Class numbers are not consecutive.

(A) NARCISSUS DIVISION
(No leaves displayed)
printer-friendly copy of RHS Daffodil Classification document
1. Trumpets
2. Large Cups
3. Short Cups
4. Doubles
5. Multi-flowered (Tazetta, Triandrus and Jonquila. Classes 5, 7 & 8 RHS)
6. Cyclamineus Hybrids
7. Miniatures
8. Splits & Butterflies
9. Poeticus
10. Species
11. Narcissus – 1 variety, 3 stems
12. Narcissus – 3 varieties, 3 stems

(B) TULIP DIVISION
(Leaves optional)
15. Red
16. Rose or Pink
17. Yellow
18. White
19. Other colour or blend
20. Lily-flowered – any colour
21. Double – any colour
22. Parrot
23. Species tulip
24. Tulips – 1 variety, 3 stems
25. Tulips – 3 varieties, 3 stems

(C) OTHER BULBS & ANEMONES DIVISION
(No leaves except classes 33 & 35)
30. Hyacinth
31. Bluebell – 3 stems
32. Any other bulbous flower – 1 stem
33. Anemone “de Caan” or “St. Brigid” – 1 stem
34. Erythronium
35. Any other anemone – 1 stem
36. Grape hyacinth (Muscari) – 3 stems

(D) PRIMULA DIVISION
40. Polyanthus (umbel or multiple blooms)
41. “English primrose” (1 flower per stem) – 3 stems
42. Double primrose – 3 stems
43. Primula denticulate
44. Any other primulas – 1 stem
45. Any other primulas – in a pot

(E) POTTED PLANT DIVISION
The tabling of diseased or pest infected plant material is not permitted and such plant material will be removed.
50. African violet
51. Orchid
52. Fern
53. Cacti
54. Succulents – 1 variety
55. Succulents – 2 or more varieties
56. Any other indoor plant – flowering, excluding those in 50-55
57. Any other indoor plant – foliage, excluding those in 50-55, (no buds or blossoms showing colour permitted)
58. Decorative outdoor plant/s in a container

(F) PERENNIAL DIVISION
60. Pansy – 3 stems, 1 variety, in club container
61. Hellebores – floating in own bowl (10″ or less)
62. Rock plant/s – 3 cut stems
63. Rock plant/s – in a container
64. Any other perennial
65. Decorative foliage, non-woody plants, 1-5 stems

(G) FLOWERING SHRUB & TREE DIVISION
70. Azalea – 1 truss or a spray not over 15” in any dimension
71. Rhododendron – 1 truss
72. Camellia branch – 1 or more blooms
73. Magnolia branch – 1 or more blooms
74. Flowering vine
75. Flowering tree
76. Flowering Currant
77. Forsythia
78. Any other flowering shrub
79. Decorative foliage of woody plants, 1-3 cuts

(H) VEGETABLE DIVISION
(see Guide for Entrants for tips on how best to exhibit your fruits & vegetables)
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81. 1 each of 3 outdoor-grown vegetables
82. Rhubarb – 3 stalks
83. Leeks – 1 only
84. Any other vegetable

(I) DECORATIVE DIVISION –Designer’s Choice
(see definitions in Guide for Entrants)
90. Miniature Exhibit – not over 5 inches in any dimension
91. Petite Exhibit – over 5 inches, but less than 9 inches in any dimension
92. “Spring has Sprung” (Designer’s Choice)

(J) JUNIOR DIVISION
J1. 1 small container or tray of labelled, growing seedlings
J2. Exhibit of spring flowers & foliage
J3. Miniature garden on a pie plate
J4. 1 clear container which shows the sprouting of 1 or more seeds of the same variety, labelled.