SOTY
2007
Click on SOTY 2007 to go to SOTY Page 2
On this page we announce the
winner of the Seedling of the Year [SOTY] for 2007.
The winner is Lady In Waiting [Stormy Days X High Voltage] which scored 78.5
points by the judges from the 17 entries which the members voted for from the 3
Seedling competitions for 2007, and it was entered by Charles Black of the USA.
Charles is the winner of the Black Pearl kindly donated by Richard Johnson, and
with the other 9 entrants will now go into the 2007 HOTY and be grown by the
Trialing Stations for the required time, when the winner for the 2007 HOTY will
be announced after it is chosen by the judges from the reports of the Trialing
Stations.
Congratulations to Charles Black on his win.
The judging results are at the bottom of Page 2
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Winner of the 2007 SOTY
with 78.5 points No 1 Photo Lady in Waiting by Charles Black A] Parentage Stormy Days X High Voltage B] Size of bloom [average and range from minimum to maximum eg. 7" - 6.5" to 9"] 7 inches [6 to 8 inches] C] Texture of the bloom [thin, average, good, excellent] Excellent 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] 3 days F] Angle of bloom presentation on the bush [upright, lateral to upright, lateral, lateral to down angle and pendulous] Upright |
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Second Place with 76.14 points. No 1 Photo Tahitian Lion Queen by Richard Johnson A] Parentage Bonnie B X Tahitian Sreolar Fire 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] 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 upright |
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Third Place with 76.00 points No 1 Photo Tahitian Purple Queen by Richard Johnson. A] Parentage Midnight Blue X Tahitian Queen 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] 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 upright |
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Fourth Place with 75.14 points No 1 Photo Tahitian Spotted Sunset by Richard Johnson A] Parentage Rosalind X Kylie Ritchie B] Size of bloom [average and range from minimum to maximum eg. 7" - 6.5" to 9"] 6 to 7 inches C] Texture of the bloom [thin, average, good, excellent] Above 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] 2 days. 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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Fifth Place with 74.50 points
No 1 Photo Moorea Imperial Blossom by Charles Atieu A] Parentage Persephone X Jemina[Mystic Charm X Unknown] B] Size of bloom [average and range from minimum to maximum eg. 7" - 6.5" to 9"] 7 inches [6.5 to 7.5 inches] C] Texture of the bloom [thin, average, good, excellent] Above Average D] Symmetrical form [reliable, average, variable - meaning sometimes less than ideal] Flat & 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 Diagonally Upright |
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Sixth Place with 74.43 points No 1 Photo by Richard Johnson. A] Parentage Miss Liberty X Kevin Johnson B] Size of bloom [average and range from minimum to maximum eg. 7" - 6.5" to 9"] 7.5 inches [6.5 to 8 inches] C] Texture of the bloom [thin, average, good, excellent] Excellent D] Symmetrical form [reliable, average, variable - meaning sometimes less than ideal] average E] Duration of the bloom [1 day, two day, more than two days] 1 day plus hot weather, 2 days plus in cold. 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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Seventh Place [Tie] with 73.71 points No 1 Photo Tahitian Pink Princess by Richard Johnson. A] Parentage Grand Hyatt X Silver Memories B] Size of bloom [average and range from minimum to maximum eg. 7" - 6.5" to 9"] 7.5 inches [7 to 8] 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] 2 days. F] Angle of bloom presentation on the bush [upright, lateral to upright, lateral, lateral to down angle and pendulous] upright |
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Seventh Place [Tie] with 73.71 points No 1 Photo Tahitian Sophistication by Richard Johnson A] Parentage Georgia's Pearl X Dragon's Breath 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] Above 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] 2 days. 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 73.50 points No 1 Photo Bubble Gum Fun by Charles Black A] Parentage Carmen Keene X Donna Lynn B] Size of bloom [average and range from minimum to maximum eg. 7" - 6.5" to 9"] 7 inches [6 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 Upright |
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Ninth Place with 72.71 points No 1 Photo Tahitian Lion King by Richard Johnson A] Parentage Georgia's Pearl X Evelyn Howard B] Size of bloom [average and range from minimum to maximum eg. 7" - 6.5" to 9"] 9 inches [8.5 to 9.5 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] 2 day hot weather, 3 days plus in cold. F] Angle of bloom presentation on the bush [upright, lateral to upright, lateral, lateral to down angle and pendulous] upright |
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These 10 winners will now be entered in the
HOTY competition and the hybridisers of the blooms will be asked to
send wood for trialing and then at the end of the trial a HOTY
winner will be chosen. |
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