Results of the San Francisco Gesneriad
Society's judged show, "Gesneriads by the Golden Gate", held on
September 8, 2012 in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. Special Award Winners
Class Award Winners Division I - Horticulture
Section A - New World Gesneriads in Flower - Tuberous Class 01: Sinningia speciosa species or hybrids 1st place - Lan Wu - Sinningia 'Touch of Spice' x self Class 03A: Other Sinningia species with upright growth habit
1st place - Alan LaVergne - Sinningia warmingii 2nd place - Jon Dixon - Sinningia warmingii Class 03B: Other Sinningia species with upright growth habit 1st place - Hung Nguyen - Sinningia eumorpha 'Saltao'
2nd place - Alan LaVergne - Sinningia barbata 3rd place - Alan LaVergne - Sinningia guttata Class 04: Other Sinningia hybrids with rosette growth habit 1st place - Lan Wu - Sinningia hybrid D2-0826M
2nd place - Gene Sussli - Sinningia Hybrid Class 05: Other Sinningia hybrids with upright growth habit 1st place - Alan LaVergne - Sinningia reitzii x leucotricha 2nd place - Alan LaVergne - Sinningia 'Prudence Risley'
3rd place - Alan LaVergne - Sinningia 'Fred Stryker' Class 06: Other Sinningia species or hybrids (largest leaf less than 1" long) 1st place - Paulo Castello da Costa - Sinningia muscicola
Section B - New World Gesneriads in Flower - Rhizomatous Class 09: Kohleria 1st place - Hung Nguyen - Kohleria 'Manchu' 2nd place - Terri Campbell - Kohleria 'Trinidad'
3rd place - Jon Dixon - Kohleria 'Winky' Class 10: Seemannia and its intergeneric hybrids 1st place - Hung Nguyen - Seemannia nematanthodes 'Evita' Section C - New World Gesneriads in Flower - Fibrous-rooted Class 18: Nematanthus 3rd place - Alan LaVergne - Nematanthus 'Othello' Section D - Old World Gesneriads in Flower Class 21: Petrocosmea 1st place - Jon Dixon - Petrocosmea kerrii
2nd place - Jon Dixon - Petrocosmea 'Momo' 3rd place - Jon Dixon - Petrocosmea flaccida Class 22: Primulina species or named cultivars 1st place - Hung Nguyen - Primulina spadiciformis
Class 23: Primulina hybrids 1st place - Jon Dixon - Primulina unnamed Class 24: Saintpaulia species 1st place - Paulo Castello da Costa - Saintpaulia brevipilosa Class 25: Saintpaulia hybrids or cultivars classified as miniatures
1st place - Madeline Taube - Saintpaulia Orchard's 'Bumble Magnet' 2nd place - Madeline Taube - Saintpaulia Optimara 'Rose Quartz' Class 26: Saintpaulia hybrids or cultivars classified as semi-miniatures
1st place - Cy P. Yee - Saintpaulia 'Definitely Darryl' Class 27: Saintpaulia hybrids or cultivars classified as standards 1st place - Cy P. Yee - Saintpaulia 'Picasso' 2nd place - Madeline Taube - Saintpaulia 'Victorian Parasol'
3rd place - Madeline Taube - Saintpaulia 'Madeline's Love' Class 28: Saintpaulia trailers 1st place - Madeline Taube - Saintpaulia species pendula var. Kizarae Class 29: Streptocarpus, subgenus Streptocarpella
1st place - Gene Sussli - Streptocarpella Class 31: Streptocarpus, subgenus Streptocarpus, hybrids 1st place - Hung Nguyen - Streptocarpus 'Bristol's Party Girl' 2nd place - Gene Sussli - Streptocarpus hybrid (wine red)
3rd place - Jon Dixon - Streptocarpus 'Maasens White' Class 33: Other Old World gesneriads 1st place - Hung Nguyen - Henckelia 'Moon Walker' 2nd place - Alan LaVergne - Lysionotus pauciflorus
3rd place - Hung Nguyen - Lysionotus pauciflorus Section E - Gesneriads grown for ornamental qualities other than flowers Class 34: Episcia 1st place - Terri Campbell - Episcia 'Jim's Canadian Sunset'
Class 35: Episcia with pink-and-white leaf variegation 1st place - Debra LaVergne - Episcia ' Pink Smoke' Class 36: Primulina (former Chirita) species, named cultivars 1st place - Sharifa Jan-Silva - Primulina 'Hisako'
2nd place - Hung Nguyen - Primulina 'Silver Surfer' 3rd place - Sharifa Jan-Silva - Primulina 'Deco' Class 37: Other gesneriads with green-and-white leaf variegation 1st place - Sharifa Jan-Silva - Columnea 'Broget Stavanger'
Class 38: Other Old World gesneriads, species or hybrids 1st place - Paulo Castello da Costa - Petrocosmea cryptica Class 39: Other New World gesneriads, species or hybrids 1st place - Terri Campbell - Kohleria 'Dark Shadows'
2nd place - Alan LaVergne - Sinningia defoliata Section I - Collections of Gesneriads Class 47: Plants of a single genus 1st place - Lan Wu - Sinningia Collection 2nd place - Jon Dixon - Collection of 3 Petrocosmea
3rd place - Terri Campbell - Collection of Episcias Section J - Gesneriads Grown by a Novice Class 49: Gesneriads in flower 1st place - Jenny Zhang - Streptocarpus 'Nerys'
2nd place - Jenny Zhang - Kohleria 'Dark Shadows' 3rd place - Jenny Zhang - Kohleria 'Manchu' Division II - Artistic Section L - Plantings of Growing Material Class 53: Terrarium
1st place - Lan Wu - Terrarium (curved) 2nd place - Lan Wu - Terrarium (straight sided) Class 55: Natural Garden 1st place - Lan Wu - Natural garden 2nd place - Madeline Taube - Natural Garden
Division III - The Arts Section N - Photography Class 57: Color or Monochrome prints 1st place - Cez Acu - Picture of Saintpaulia 'Red Robe' 2nd place - Lan Wu - Picture of Sinningia 'Tampa Bay Beauty'
3rd place - Lan Wu - Picture of Sinningia lineata Section Q - Arts and Crafts Representing Gesneriads Class 58: Painting or drawing 1st place - Hung Nguyen - Painting "Kohleria trianae"
2nd place - Ann I. Gilmore - Water color painting of Saintpaulia 'Blackie Bryant' Paulo Castello da Costa Show Chair 2012, San Francisco Gesneriad Society
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