SECTION MD

ENTRY FEE: 50c

ENTRY FORMS CLOSE:  Thursday, 9 MARCH 2023 at 6pm

EXHIBITS MUST BE PLACED BY:  9.00am Show day

PRIZE MONEY TO BE COLLECTED: 4.30pm Show day from the Section

PRIZE MONEY:  1^st: $3    2^nd: $1.50   3rd: $1 

CONVENOR: Elizabeth & Neville Jaeschke   P: 8563 2146

Open to all gardeners who grow dahlias

Section Rules:

a) The Society will take every care, but will not be responsible for any loss or damage to any exhibit.

b) Exhibits are NND unless otherwise indicated. NND means NOT NECESSARILY DISTINCT. If this is stated for any class an exhibitor is entitled to put in any combination of that type and size flower.

c) Judge reserves the right not to award a prize or champion if bloom quality is not deserving.

d) All exhibits to be grown by the exhibitor.

e) Exhibitors may have multiple entries in any one class.

f) Cactus and Semi cactus may be shown together.

g) Formal Decs, Informal Decs and Semi Decs may be shown together.

i) Prize cards will be allocated for First, Second & Third.

j) Blooms to be staged- 1 bloom per bottle & firmly plugged. Named if possible. Bottles supplied.

Grand Champion Bloom – $10   Sponsored by TANUNDA DAHLIAS

Champion Decorative: Champion Cactus: Champion Any Other Type – $10 each. Sponsored by TANUNDA DAHLIAS

Dahlia sizes as per Australian Dahlia Society Standards

Giant -260mm & over:  Large – 210mm & under 260mm:  Medium – 160mm & under 210mm: Small – 120mm & under 160mm: Miniature – under 120 mm: Ball – Miniature; Pompon – under 50mm. All other types under 160mm.

HOME GARDEN DAHLIA

CHAMPION HOME GARDEN BLOOM – $10 Sponsored by TANUNDA DAHLIAS 

HG1   One pink or mauve dahlia

HG2   One white dahlia

HG3   One yellow dahlia

HG4  One dahlia any other colour

NOVICE

CHAMPION NOVICE BLOOM – $10 Sponsored by TANUNDA DAHLIAS 

N1   Decorative – 3

N2   Decorative – 1

N3   Cactus – 3

N4   Cactus – 1

N5   Any other type – 3

N6   Any other type – 1

OPEN

1. Decorative. 4 blooms staged singly:  1 x Giant/Large, 1 x Medium, 1 x Small, 1 x Miniature. PRIZE: 1^st $20; 2^nd $10   Sponsored by ASTER & IVY

2. Giant/Large Decs – 3
3. Giant/Large Decs – 1
4. Medium Decs – 3
5. Medium Decs – 1
6. Small Decs – 3
7. Small Decs – 1
8. Miniature Decs – 3
9. Miniature Decs – 1
10. Giant/Large Cactus – 3
11. Giant/Large Cactus – 1
12. Medium Cactus – 3
13. Medium Cactus – 1
14. Small Cactus – 3
15. Small Cactus – 1
16. Miniature Cactus – 3
17. Miniature Cactus – 1
18. Collection of 4 dahlias –Any Type and Size.  PRIZE: 1^st $20; 2^nd $10   Sponsored by ASTER & IVY

19. Miniature Balls – 3
20. Miniature Balls – 1
21. Fimbriated, any size – 3
22. Fimbriated, any size – 1
23. Exhibition Cactus, any size – 3
24. Exhibition Cactus, any size – 1
25. Waterlily – 3
26. Waterlily – 1
27. Pompon – 3
28. Pompon – 1
29. Anemone – 3
30. Anemone – 1
31. Single – 3
32. Single – 1
33. Collerette – 3
34. Collerette – 1
35. Stellar – 3
36. Stellar – 1
37.  Orchid – 3
38.  Orchid – 1
39.  Any other type – 3
40.  Any other type – 1