AVSA 60th Annual Convention
May 28 -
June 4, 2006 Minneapolis, MN
"Violets Vacation in
Minnesota"
Show
Winners:
Best African Violet in Show
Alliance Won by: Catherine Thompson from Cedar
Falls, IA
Best Fantasy
Alliance
Won by: Catherine Thompson from Cedar
Falls, IA
Best Standard Fantasy
Alliance
Won by: Catherine Thompson from Cedar
Falls, IA
Best Variegated African Violet in Show
Alliance
Won by: Catherine Thompson from
Cedar Falls, IA
Best Standard
Alliance
Won
by: Catherine Thompson from Cedar Falls, IA
Second Best African Violet in Show
Lonestar Twilight Won by: Richard Nicholas from Denton, TX
Third Best African Violet in Show
Tropical Heat Wave
Won by:
Catherine Thompson from Cedar Falls, IA
Best AVSA Collection
(Standard/Species)
Nortex's Snowkist Haven, Optimara
Montana II,
Marching Band
Won by: Ken Rein from Saint Paul, MN
Second Best AVSA Collection
(Standard/Species)
Humungous, Rosie Ruffles, Dolores' Chantilly Lace
Won by: Dolores Harrington from Fridley,
MN
Best AVSA Collection
(Miniature/Semiminiature)
Plumberry Glow, Little
Pro,
Lakeshore Silver
Won by: Beverly Williams from Mississauga, ON
Second Best AVSA Collection
(Miniature/Semiminiature)
Bud's Lonesome George, Frosted Denim, Optimara Little Crystal
Won by: Kathy Lahti from Annandale,
MN
Best Holtkamp Collection
Optimara Montana
II, Optimara
Monet, Optimara Yellowstone
Won by: Ken Rein from Saint Paul,
MN
Second Best Holtkamp Collection
Optimara Nebraska, Rhapsodie Clementine,
Rhapsodie Ruth
Won by: Terry Klemesrud from Champlin,
MN
Third Best Holtkamp Collection
Optimara Little
Azurite,
Optimara Rose Quartz, Optimara Little Crystal
Won by: Kathy
Lahti from Annandale, MN
Best Robinson Collection
Rob's Sarsparilla, Rob's Little Butterfly, Rob's Dust Storm
Won by: Judi
DuPont from Newark, IL
Second Best Robinson Collection
Rob's
Hallucination,
Rob's Bed Bug, Rob's Boogie Woogie
Won by: Ruth Bann from Fridley,
MN
Best Buckeye Collection
Buckeye Candy Kisses, Buckeye Cherry
Topping, Buckeye Gift-wrapped
Won by: Ruth Bann from Fridley,
MN
Best Russian Collection
Khomiachok,
Ian-Selena, Lubimaia Dochka
Won by: Catherine Thompson from Cedar Falls,
IA
Best Semiminiature Fantasy
Ness' Puppy Prints
Won by: Catherine Thompson from
Cedar Falls, IA
Best Miniature
Pink Dove
Won by: Catherine Thompson from Cedar Falls, IA
Best Semiminiature
Ness' Puppy Prints
Won by: Catherine Thompson from Cedar
Falls, IA
Best Trailer
Yesterday's Child
Won by: Morgan Simmons
from Evanston, IL
Best Species
S. orbicularis var. purpurea
Won by: Morgan Simmons from Evanston, IL
Best Vintage Violet
The King
Won by: Ken Rein from Saint Paul, MN
Second Best Vintage
Cirelda
Won by: Judy Carter from
Broken Arrow, OK
Best Standard Chimera
The Alps
Won by: Catherine Thompson from Cedar
Falls, IA
Best Girl Foliage African Violet
Rebel痴 Gingham
Elf
Won by: Ruth Bann from Fridley, MN
Best Gesneriad
Kohleria 'Peridots Kitlope'
Won by: Bill Price from Vancouver, BC
2nd Best Other Gesneriad
Streptocarpus 'Iced Pink
Flamingo'
Won by: Gail Podany from Minnetonka, MN
3rd Best Other Gesneriad
Calcareoboea coccine
Won by:
Bill Price from Vancouver, BC
Best Sinningia
'Glory Be'
Won by: Kathy Lahti from Annandale, MN
Best Streptocarpus
'Jaco's Gem'
Won by: Bill Price
from Vancouver, BC
Best Variegated Streptocarpus
'Iced Pink Flamingo'
Won by: Gail Podany from Minnetonka, MN
Best Chirita
'clerophylla x linearifolia'
Won by:
Bill Price from Vancouver, BC
Best Blooming Chirita
'sclerophylla x linearifolia'
Won by: Bill Price from Vancouver, BC
Best Chirita Grown for Foliage
brassicoides 'Marble
Leaf'
Won by: Bill Price from Vancouver, BC
Best Columnea
'Early Bird'
Won by: Beverly Williams
from Mississauga, ON
Best Petrocosmea
petrocosmea rossettifolia
Won by:
Linda Golubski from Blue Springs, MO
Best Rhizomatous Gesneriad
Kohleria 'Peridots Kitlope'
Won by: Bill Price from Vancouver, BC
Most Unusual Other Gesneriad
Calcareoboea
coccinea
Won by: Bill Price from Vancouver, BC
Best Sinningia Species
S.rupicola
Won by:
Bill Price from Vancouver, BC
Horticulture Sweepstakes
83 blue ribbons
Won by:
Kathy Lahti from Annandale, MN
Runner-Up to Horticulture Sweepstakes
68 blue
ribbons
Won by: Catherine Thompson from Cedar Falls, IA
Best Design in Show
"St. Paul
Carnival"
Won
by: Karyn Cichocki from Lafayette, NJ
Second Best Design in Show
"Sixty Years of
Flowers"
Won by: Ruth Goeke from Brenham, TX
Third Best Design in Show
"A Night at the
Symphony"
Won by: Paul Kroll from East Aurora, NY
Best Natural Container
"Boundary Waters Canoe
Area"
Won by: Karyn Cichocki from Lafayette, NJ
Best Terrarium
"Lake Harriet Band Shell"
Won by: Elmer Godney from Gonzales,
LA
Best Dish Garden
"Lake Superior"
Won by: Elmer Godney from Gonzales,
LA
Best Miniature Flower Arrangement
"Sixty Years of
Flowers"
Won by: Ruth Goeke from Brenham, TX
Best Underwater Arrangement
"10,000 Lakes"
Won by:
Judy Carter from Broken Arrow, OK
Best Minnesota Aquatennial
"Minneapolis
Aquatennial"
Won by: Chriss Brenner from East Brunswick, NJ
Second Best Minnesota Aquatennial
"Minneapolis
Aquatennial"
Won by: Judy Carter from Broken Arrow, OK
Third Best Minnesota Aquatennial
"Minneapolis
Aquatennial"
Won by: Karyn Cichocki from Lafayette, NJ
Design Sweepstakes
9 blue ribbons
Won by: Elmer
Godney from Gonzales, LA
Runner-Up to Design Sweepstakes
7 blue ribbons
Won
by: Karyn Cichocki from Lafayette, NJ
AVSA
60th Annual Convention
May 28 - June 4, 2006 Minneapolis,
MN
"Violets Vacation in Minnesota"
Commercial Winners
Commercial Best African
Violet
Tiger
Won by: David Thompson from Waterloo,
IA
Commercial Second Best African Violet
Ness' Cranberry
Swirl
Won by:
David Thompson from Waterloo, IA
Commercial Third Best African
Violet
Buckeye Love's Caress
Won by: Kent Stork from Fremont,
NE
Commercial Best Display Table
Won by: Kent Stork from
Fremont, NE
Commercial Best AVSA Collection
・Standard
Graffiti, Buckeye Love's Caress, Phantom Flash
Won
by: Kent Stork from Fremont, NE
Commercial Best AVSA Collection ・Mini
・Semimini
Rob's Inner Orbit, Rob's Peedletuck, Rob's
Boondoggle
Won by: Dr Ralph Robinson from Naples, NY
Commercial Best Holtkamp Collection
Optimara EverGrace,
Rhapsodie Cora, Optimara Seurat
Won by: Kent's Flowers Stork, Kent from
Fremont, NE
Commercial Second Best Holtkamp Collection
Rhapsodie Cora, Optimara Chagall, Optimara Ontario
Won by: Doris Brownlie from Mississauga,
ON
Commercial Best New Cultivar
King's Ransom
Won by: Paul Sorano from Dolgeville, NY
Commercial 2nd Best New Cultivar
Alison's
Laughter
Won by: Paul Sorano from Dolgeville, NY
Commercial 3rd Best New Cultivar
Ma's Double
Cross
Won by: Olive Ma-Robinson from Naples, NY
Commercial Best Gesneriad
Sinningia Malx IS
P05-06
Won by: David Harris from Springfield, MO
Commercial Best African Violet on a Display Table
Hot Tamales -New Cultivar
Won by: Kent Stork from Fremont, NE
Commercial Best Showcase ・Horticulture
Won by: Paul Sorano from
Dolgeville, NY
Commercial Best Showcase ・Artistic
Won by: Olive Ma-Robinson
from Naples, NY
Commercial Horticulture Sweepstakes
45 blue
ribbons
Won by: David Thompson from Waterloo, IA
Runner-Up to Commercial Horticulture Sweepstakes
23 blue
ribbons
Won by: Kent Stork from Fremont,
NE
