SOTY
2005
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On this Page we announce the winner of the Seedling of the Year [S.O.T.Y.] for 2005 which was picked by 9 Judges from the 22 blooms from the 3 TPC competitions in 2005.
The winner is Miss Liberty X
Tahitian Magenta Beauty and was bred and entered in the competition by Richard
Johnson from Tahiti, with an average of 77.25 points, and he wins the Black
Pearl kindly donated by himself.
This bloom and together with the next top nine [9] winners will be entrants in
the Hibiscus of the Year competition, and will be grown at the 3 trialling
stations for next 3 years.
Congratulations to Richard Johnson on winning the Seedling of the Year for 2005.
The Judges marks are on the bottom of page 2.
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of the Year Winner [SOTY] with 77.25 points, for Richard Johnson No 1. Photo. A] Parentage Miss Liberty x Tahitian Magenta Beauty B] Size of bloom [average and range from minimum to maximum eg. 7" - 6.5" to 9"] 7 inch, 6.5 to 7.5 inches C] Texture of the bloom [thin, average, good, excellent] average D] Symmetrical form [reliable, average, variable - meaning sometimes less than ideal] reliable E] Duration of the bloom [1 day, two day, more than two days] 1 day F] Angle of bloom presentation on the bush [upright, lateral to upright, lateral, lateral to down angle and pendulous] lateral to upright |
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| Second Place with 76.63 entered
by Richard Johnson No 1. Photo A] Parentage Tahitian Baby Bonfire. Rosalind X Radiation Hazard B] Size of bloom [average and range from minimum to maximum eg. 7" - 6.5" to 9"] 7 to 8 inches. C] Texture of the bloom [thin, average, good, excellent] good D] Symmetrical form [reliable, average, variable - meaning sometimes less than ideal] reliable E] Duration of the bloom [1 day, two day, more than two days] 1 day F] Angle of bloom presentation on the bush [upright, lateral to upright, lateral, lateral to down angle and pendulous] lateral to upright |
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Place with 75.62 entered by Richard Johnson No 1. Photo A] Parentage Tahitian Cherry Blossom X Tahitian Rainbows B] Size of bloom [average and range from minimum to maximum eg. 7" - 6.5" to 9"] 8 inch, 7.5 to 8.5 inches C] Texture of the bloom [thin, average, good, excellent] average D] Symmetrical form [reliable, average, variable - meaning sometimes less than ideal] reliable E] Duration of the bloom [1 day, two day, more than two days] 1 day F] Angle of bloom presentation on the bush [upright, lateral to upright, lateral, lateral to down angle and pendulous] lateral to upright |
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| Fourth Place with 75.25
entered by Richard Johnson. No 1. Photo A] Parentage Tahitian Sable Star Herm Geller X Georgia's Pearl. B] Size of bloom [average and range from minimum to maximum eg. 7" - 6.5" to 9"] 7 to 8 inches C] Texture of the bloom [thin, average, good, excellent] average to good D] Symmetrical form [reliable, average, variable - meaning sometimes less than ideal] reliable E] Duration of the bloom [1 day, two day, more than two days] 2 day F] Angle of bloom presentation on the bush [upright, lateral to upright, lateral, lateral to down angle and pendulous] upright |
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| Fifth Place with 72.88
entered by Richard Johnson. No 1. Photo A] Parentage California Dreaming X The Path, B] Size of bloom [average and range from minimum to maximum eg. 7" - 6.5" to 9"] 7.5" = 6.5 to 8.0" C] Texture of the bloom [thin, average, good, excellent] Good. D] Symmetrical form [reliable, average, variable - meaning sometimes less than ideal] Reliable. E] Duration of the bloom [1 day, two day, more than two days] One Day. F] Angle of bloom presentation on the bush [upright, lateral to upright, lateral, lateral to down angle and pendulous] Lateral to Upright. |
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| Sixth Place with 72.11
entered by Sonny Stollings. No 1. Photo A] Parentage Metallica Confederate Heart x Blue Thunder B] Size of bloom [average and range from minimum to maximum eg. 7" - 6.5" to 9"] 7 to 8 inches C] Texture of the bloom [thin, average, good, excellent] good D] Symmetrical form [reliable, average, variable - meaning sometimes less than ideal] reliable E] Duration of the bloom [1 day, two day, more than two days] 2 days F] Angle of bloom presentation on the bush [upright, lateral to upright, lateral, lateral to down angle and pendulous] lateral to down angle |
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Place with 71.25 entered by Richard Johnson. No 1. Photo A] Parentage Tahitian Orange Garnet= [Brandon B x Georgia's Pearl] B] Size of bloom [average and range from minimum to maximum eg. 7" - 6.5" to 9"] 8 inch, 7.5 to 8.5 inches C] Texture of the bloom [thin, average, good, excellent] good D] Symmetrical form [reliable, average, variable - meaning sometimes less than ideal] reliable E] Duration of the bloom [1 day, two day, more than two days] 1 day F] Angle of bloom presentation on the bush [upright, lateral to upright, lateral, lateral to down angle and pendulous] lateral to upright |
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Place with 71.13 entered by Heindrik Gommer. No 1. Photo A] Parentage Fifth Dimension X Lora. B] Size of bloom [average and range from minimum to maximum eg. 7" - 6.5" to 9"] 8 inches. C] Texture of the bloom [thin, average, good, excellent] average D] Symmetrical form [reliable, average, variable - meaning sometimes less than ideal] average to good E] Duration of the bloom [1 day, two day, more than two days] 2 days F] Angle of bloom presentation on the bush [upright, lateral to upright, lateral, lateral to down angle and pendulous] lateral |
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| Ninth Place with 71.00
entered by Richard Johnson. No 1. Photo A] Parentage Tahitian Blushing Star Georgia's Pearl X Tamibon. B] Size of bloom [average and range from minimum to maximum eg. 7" - 6.5" to 9"] 8 to 9 inches C] Texture of the bloom [thin, average, good, excellent] good D] Symmetrical form [reliable, average, variable - meaning sometimes less than ideal] reliable E] Duration of the bloom [1 day, two day, more than two days] 2 day F] Angle of bloom presentation on the bush [upright, lateral to upright, lateral, lateral to down angle and pendulous] upright |
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Place with 70.5 entered by Richard Johnson. No 1. Photo A] Parentage Georgia's Pearl X Jayella. B] Size of bloom [average and range from minimum to maximum eg. 7" - 6.5" to 9"] 7.75 = 7 to 8.5". C] Texture of the bloom [thin, average, good, excellent] Average. D] Symmetrical form [reliable, average, variable - meaning sometimes less than ideal] Reliable. E] Duration of the bloom [1 day, two day, more than two days] One Day. F] Angle of bloom presentation on the bush [upright, lateral to upright, lateral, lateral to down angle and pendulous] Lateral to Upright. |
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These first Ten winners will now be in the Hibiscus of the Year [H.O.T.Y.] competition and will be grown by the 3 trialling stations for the next 3 years, when the winner of the Hibiscus of the Year will be announced |
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