Dahlia Show and Dahlia Open Day Sept 2022

SECTION A: (OPEN TO ALL) DAHLIAS

Dahlia Show at Three Gates Nursery in conjunction with the Irish Dahlia Society - National Dahlia Society Rules apply

National Dahlia Society Silver Medal for Best Exhibit in the show Bronze Medal for Runner-up in the show

Class 1:      AGGIE WHITE MEMORIAL DAHLIA CHAMPIONSHIP

A collection of four vases of dahlias, any classification, one classification per vase, 3 Blooms in a vase.

Class 2:      Giant Flowered Cultivars, 3 blooms, may be mixed Class 3:    Large Flowered Cultivars, 1 vase, 3 blooms, 1 cultivar

Class 4:      Medium Flowered Cultivars, 1 vase, 3 blooms, 1 cultivar.

Class 5:      Small Flowered Cultivars, 1 Vase, 5 Blooms, 1 cultivar.

Class 6:      Miniature Flowered Cultivars, 1 vase, 5 blooms, 1 cultivar.

Class 7:      Waterlily Cultivars, 1 vase, 5 blooms, 1 cultivar.

Class 8:      Collerette Cultivars, 1 vase, 5 blooms, 1 cultivar.

Class 9:      Large Pompon, 1 vase, 5 blooms 1 Cultivar.

Class 10:    Pompon Cultivars, 1 vase, 5 blooms, 1 cultivar.

Class 11:    Miniature Cultivars, 2 Vases, 5 blooms in each vase

Class 12:    A basket of dahlias

The following classes are confined to Growers of 200 dahlia plants

The National Dahlia Society Bronze Medal will be for the best exhibit.

Class 13:    Three vases of dahlias, three blooms in each vase, any classification(s). 1 Cultivar per vase.

Class 14:    Giant and/or Large Decorative. 1 Bloom

Class 15:    Medium Decorative. Three blooms, one or more cultivars in one vase.

Class 16:    Small Decorative. Three blooms, one or more cultivars in one vase.

Class 17:    Miniature Decorative. Three blooms, one or more cultivars in one vase

Class 18:    Medium Cactus and/or Semi Cactus. Three blooms, one or more cultivars in one vase.

Class 19:    Small Cactus and/or Semi Cactus. Three blooms, one or more cultivarsin one vase.

Class 20:    Miniature Cactus and/or Semi Cactus. Three blooms, one or more cultivars in one vase.

Class 21:    Small & Miniature Ball. Three blooms, one or more cultivars in one vase.

Class 22:    Pompons (max 55mm). Five blooms, one or more cultivars in one vase.In honour of Mick O’Connor

Class 23:    Waterlily. Three blooms, one or more cultivars in one vase.

Class 24:  Collerette. Three blooms, one or more cultivars in one vase.

SHOW RULES

1. Entries are to be staged between 7pm and 11pm on Friday night and between 7.00am and 11.30am sharp on the Saturday of the show.
2. A competitor may not enter more than one exhibit in any one class
3. The decision of the judge is final
4. Exhibits are accepted at owners’ risk only
5. No exhibitor may be in the hall at the time of judging
6. Prize money: No Prize money unless otherwise stated.
7. All entries to be left until 5:00pm on Sunday.
8. All exhibits are being judged under National Dahlia Society Rules