After last year’s cancellation due to COVID-19, the 2021 Gloucester Daffodil Show attracted 1,315 stems from 56 exhibitors, including some who came to Gloucester from four other states to participate, according to show spokesman Kristen Pritchard.
The show, held on March 27 and 28 at Newington Baptist Church, was sponsored by the American Daffodil Society and sponsored by Gloucester Parks, Recreation and Tourism.
Following COVID-19 protocols, only 10 people could be in the show space at a time, Pritchard said. The photography aspect of the show was done completely online. Because of space limitations, the artistic design portion of the show was not held, she said.
Judging was held March 27 by ADS judges and an ADS student judge. Pritchard said the show in Gloucester and one in Dallas, Texas, were the only ADS sanctioned shows held this year.
“The Gloucester Daffodil Show Committee thanks Newington Baptist Church and staff for generously donating the ‘venue perfect’ gymnasium,” Pritchard said. “Many thanks to our sponsor, Gloucester Parks, Recreation and Tourism, and their amazing leader, Katey Legg. Thanks also to all participants, our many sponsors, volunteers and several members of the Gloucester Daffodil Club who contributed to this successful event.”
To review the show online, visit daffodilfestival.org/daffodil-show for a video of the Gloucester Daffodil Show which includes the virtual Photography class winners and a treat for those interested in Artistic Design.
Blue ribbons were awarded in the following categories:
Division 1, Trumpet Daffodils, single stem and vases of 3 of a kind: Ombersley, Peggy Bowditch; Primeur, Katherine Mazzocco; Classic Garden, Eugenie Applegate; Lorikeet, Vivian Herbert; Teal, Peggy Bowditch; Bravoure, Ceci Brown; Pink Silk, Susan Perrin; Hanley Swan, Peggy Bowditch; (vase of 3) Goldfinger, Susan Perrin; Wild Rover, Peggy Bowditch; Windy City, Dianne Spence; Pink Silk, Katherine Mazzocco.
Division 2, Large-Cupped Daffodils, single stems and vases of 3 of a kind: Happy Valley, Dianne Spence; Lackawanna, Ceci Brown; Banker, Ceci Brown; Fellows Favorite, Dale Sayer; Ceylon, Deborah Brooks; Bright Candle, Dianne Spence; Pacific Rim, Erin Degnan; Animal Crackers, Peggy Bowditch; Geometrics, Ceci Brown; Bella Vista, Debbie Rollins; Bobolink, William Stanley; Agnes Mace, Margie Borden; Nightcap, Erin Degnan; Phoenician, Fran Wall; Ice Follies, Judith Gail Williams; Slim Whitman, Margie Borden; (vase of 3) Goldhanger, Katherine Mazzocco; Ceylon, Deborah Brooks; Fellows Favorite, Dale Sayer; Monal, Dianne Spence; Brackenhurst, Connie Richards; Can Can Girl, Janet Noland; Amadeus Mozart, Vivian Herbert; Pink Charm, Dale Sayer; Bald Eagle, Susan Perrin.
Division 3, Small-Cupped Daffodils, single stems and vases of 3 of a kind: Birma, Julie Stone; Barrett Browning, Dan Hopkins and Marty Ross; Green Eyed Beauty, Vivian Herbert; (vase of 3) Barrett Browning, Janet Noland.
Division 4, Double Daffodils, single stems and 3 of a kind: Heamoor, Peggy Bowditch; Muster, Ceci Brown; Ice King, Deborah Brooks; Double Star, Deborah Brooks; Delnashaugh, Deborah Brooks; Obdam, Peggy Bowditch; Erlicheer, Peggy Bowditch; (vase of 3) Dick Wilden, Fran Wall; Tahiti, Vivian Herbert; Madison, Vivian Herbert; Delnashaugh, Deborah Brooks; Erlicheer, Peggy Bowditch.
Division 5, Triandrus Daffodils, single stems and vases of 3 of a kind: Ginter’s Gem, Dan Hopkins and Marty Ross; Katie Heath, Margie Borden; (vase of 3) Thalia, Henry Pritchard.
Division 6, Cyclamineus Daffodils, single stems and vases of three of a kind: Rapture, Debbie Rollins; Itzim, Dale Sayer; Lemon Silk, Ceci Brown; Orange Comet, Fran Wall; Winter Waltz, Margie Borden; (vases of three) Swift Arrow, Ceci Brown; Arrowhead, Dianne Spence; Lemon Silk, William Stanley; Beryl, Kristen Oney; Sugar Rose, Janet Noland; Lemon Silk, Erin Degnan.
Division 7, Jonquilla & Apodanthus Daffodils, single stems and 3 of a kind: Sweetness, Dan Hopkins and Marty Ross; Pet Finch, Dianne Spence; Golden Echo, Julie Stone; (vase of 3) Sweetness, Peggy Bowditch; Pet Finch, Dianne Spence; Pipit, Vivian Herbert.
Division 8, Tazetta Daffodils, single stems and 3 of a kind: Falconet, Peggy Bowditch; Polly’s Pearl, Dianne Spence; (vase of 3) Golden Echo, Margie Borden; Brooke’s Bears, Dianne Spence.
Division 9 and 10: no entries.
Division 11a and b, Split Corona Daffodils, single stems and vase of 3 of a kind: Prodigious, Nancy Fuchs; Tom Terrific, Nancy Fuchs; Sovereign, Dale Sayer; Pink Tango, Peggy Bowditch. Cassata, Debbie Rollins; Trepolo, Kyle Grierson; (vase of 3) Mary Gay Lirette, Dan Hopkins; Centannees, Vivian Herbert; Smiling Twin, Deborah Brooks.
Division 12, Miscellaneous Daffodils: Cornish Chuckles, Eugenia Applegate; (vase of 3) Bittern, Dan Hopkins and Marty Ross.
Division 13, Species: N.x inthumenius/Texas, Dan Hopkins and Marty Ross; (vase of 3) N. pseudonarcissus, Catherine Gillespie.
Small Growers Division: Unsurpassable, Martha Pierce; Akita, Bill Thomas; Salome, Bill Thomas; Trevithian, Martha Pierce; Twink, Mary Helen Morgan: Little Witch, Mary Helen Morgan; Sweetness, Kendra Mullis; Golden Echo, Kendra Mullis. Avalanche, Kendra Mullis; Hanky Panky, Bill Thomas; Cornish Chuckles, Kendra Mullis; Kokopelli, Jason Lenakes; (vase of 3) Marieke, Jason Lenakos; Cardiff, Bill Thomas; Barrett Browning, Bill Thomas; N. pseudonarcissus, Kathy Anderson.
Standard Daffodil Collections
Division 1 Daffodils: Bravoure, Pistachio, Classic Garden, Arkle, Mount Hood – Dale Sayer.
Division 2 Daffodils: Lackawanna, Snowboard, Higgins, Rose Lake, Great Joy – Nancy Fuchs.
Division 6 Daffodils: Swift Arrow, Itzim, Phalarope, Skater’s Waltz, Lemon Silk – Ceci Brown.
Division 7 Daffodils: Quail, Sailboat, Golden Echo, Pueblo, Sweetness – Dale Sayer.
Division 11 Daffodils: Pink Tango, Cassata, Equation, Hanky Panky, Rosado – Peggy Bowditch.
Yellow Daffodils: Miss Primm, Saint Keverne, Prodigious, Tuscarora, Lackawanna – Nancy Fuchs.
White Daffodils: Denali, Homestead, River Queen, Loophole, Godsend – Ceci Brown.
Novice: Panache, Apricot Wheel, Brooke Ager, Rapture, Bravoure – Stacey Wilson.
Hometown: Fellows Favorite, Orange Comet, Baby Boomer, Ginter’s Gem, Pappy George – Dan Hopkins and Marty Ross.
ADS/ American Daffodil Society Collections
ADS Red, White and Blue (5 daffodils): Bittern (Mitsch), Brooke Ager (DuBois), Orange Comet (Heath), Cinnamon Ring (Reed), Gull (Mitsch) – Stacey Wilson.
ADS Marie Bozievich Ribbon (12 daffodils): Maker’s Mark, Snowboard, Creation, Thunder Roll, Grand Primo, Who’s Who, Prodigious, Miss Primm, Great Joy, Lemon Silk, Elusive, Perfect Spring – Nancy Fuchs.
ADS Elise Havens (12 daffodils from division 5 to 10) (12 daffodils): Thalia, Winter Waltz, Grand Primo, Katie Heath, Surfside, Sweetness, Pueblo, Quail, Golden Echo, Itzim, Martinette, Rapture – Dale Sayer.
ADS Throckmorton Ribbon (15 daffodils): Honeybourne, Uncle Duncan, Animal Crackers, Avalanche of Gold, Rapture, Hanky Panky, Erlicheer, Chorus Line, Hanley Swan, Sweetness, Tom Terrific, Spring Bouquet, Barrett Browning, Lackawanna, New Penny, Wild Rover – Peggy Bowditch.
Miniature Daffodils
Single stems: Little Gem, Connie Richards; Bird Music, Mitch and Kate Carney; Alec Gray, Mitch and Kate Carney; Picoblanco, Connie Richards; Tete Boucle, Mitch and Kate Carney; Angel’s Breath, Peggy Bowditch; Heidi’s Sister, Mitch and Kate Carney; Snipe, Dianne Spence; Baby Boomer, Peggy Bowditch; Sabrosa, Maryann Hogge; N. Canaliculatus, Kristen Oney; White Petticoat, Eugenie Applegate; Oxford Gold, Dan Hopkins and Marty Ross; Itsy Bitsy Splitzy, Deborah Brooks; Tete-a-Tete, Erin Degnan; Willkommii, Dale Sayer. Vase of 3: N. Asturiensis Fluweel, Mitch and Kate Carney, Tete Boucle, Kristen Oney; Stocken, Deborah Brooks; Heidi’s Sister, Mitch and Kate Carney; Snipe, Mitch and Kate Carney; Baby Boomer, Dale Sayer; Canaliculatus, Dale Sayer; Oxford Gold, Dan Hopkins and Marty Ross; Tete-a-tete, Erin Degnan; N. hispanicus, Mitch and Kate Carney.
ADS Lavender Ribbon: Heidi’s Sister, Fling, Wee Dote, Dawn Duel, Snipe – Mitch and Kate Carney.
ADS Red, White and Blue Ribbon: Twinkling Yellow, Blom; Happy Days, Blom; Alec Gray, Capen; Star Song, Frey; Hummingbird, Mitsch – Mitch and Kate Carney.
ADS Roberta Watrous Award (12 mini cultivars): Whitford Gem, Dawn Duel, Candle Power, Asturiensis, Wee Dote, Little Darling, Twinkling Yellow, Gambas, Fresh Breeze, Bird Music, Mite, N. jonquilla – Mitch and Kate Carney.
Historic Daffodils (Pre-1940): Scilly White (1865), Judith Gail Williams; Colleen Bawn (1885), Fran Wall; Barri Conspicuus (1900-1904), Judith Gail Williams; Avalanche (1906) Kendra Mullis; Beryl (1907), Joan Jackson; Little Witch (1921), Ceci Brown; Unsurpassable (1923), Martha Pierce; Feu de Joie (1927), Judith Gail Williams; Saint Keverne (1934), Dale Sayer; Sweetness (1939), Dan Hopkins and Marty Ross.
Historic Collection: Twink (1925), Beersheba (1923), Feu de Joie (1927), Mount Hood (1938), Avalanche (1906), Eugenie Applegate.
Miniature Historic: Cyclata (1922), Mitch and Kate Carney.
Best Historic Bloom: Avalanche (1906), Eugenie Applegate.
Classic Standard Daffodils (1940 to 1969): Ceylon (1943), Katherine Mazzocco; Shah (1949), Ceci Brown; Willamette (1954), Eugenie Applegate; Canary Bird (1959), Eugenie Applegate; Gossamer (1962), Ceci Brown; Ruth Haller (1968), Ceci Brown.
Best Classic Vase of 3: Barrett Browning (1945), Dale Sayer.
Best Classic Collection: Ceylon (1943), Sunapee (1969), Red Devon (1943), Falstaff (1960), Glaston (1966), Ceci Brown.
Best Cultivar in Classic Section – Glaston (1966), Ceci Brown.
Best Classic Single Stem – Ruth Haller (1968), Ceci Brown
Intermediate Daffodils: Commodore Perry, Dianne Spence; Treasure Waltz, Ceci Brown; Little Alice, Ceci Brown.
Best Intermediate Vase of 3: Treasure Waltz, Ceci Brown.
Best Intermediate Ribbon: Commodore Perry, Dianne Spence.
Youth Division for Exhibitors 18 years and under: Fellows Favorite, Tabb Hogge; Riot, Henry Pritchard; Von Sion, Kamdyn Elizabeth Thomas; Rapture, Erin Degnan; Beautiful Eyes, Luke Blaylock; Geranium, Luke Blaylock; Tete-a-Tete, Luke Blaylock.
ADS Youth Vase of 3:
Bravoure, Henry Pritchard. Youth Miniature: Elka, Luke Blaylock.
Brooke Ager Challenge Award for Best Golden Echo: Erin Degnan.
Youth Best Vase of 3: Bravoure, Henry Pritchard.
Best Youth Bloom: Fellows Favorite, Tabb Hogge.
Container Grown Daffodils: Standard daffodils: Paperwhite Grandiflorus, Ceci Brown; Miniature Daffodils: Tete Boucle. Marty Ross and Dan Hopkins.
Photography
P1: Daffodils in Quarantine: 1st place Dale Sayer, 2nd place Deborah Brooks, 3rd place Jan Noland, Honorable Mention: Luke Blaylock and Denise Hutchins.
P2: Portraits of Daffodils: 1st place Dale Sayer, 2nd place Ted Tyree, 3rd place Jan Noland, Honorable Mention: Theresa White.
P3: Daffodils with People: 1st place Lisa Yeow, 2nd place Dale Sayer, 3rd place Deborah Brooks.
P4: Daffodils with Animals: 1st place: Deborah Brooks, 2nd place Maryann Hogge, 3rd place Kristen Oney; Honorable Mention: Denise Hutchins.
P5: Abstract/Special Effects Celebrating Daffodils: 2nd place Deborah Brooks (only award given).
P6: ADS Youth Photography: 1st place Tabb Hogge, 2nd place Luke Blaylock, 3rd place Henry Pritchard.
ADS Best Youth Photograph: Tabb Hogge.
ADS Wells Knierem Best Photograph in Show Award: Dale Sayer.
Main Street Awards
Best In-Ground Planting, Residence: Bill Thomas.
Best In-Ground Planting, Business: Martin, Ingles and Hensley.
Best Container Planting, Residence: Pat Conner.
Best Container Planting, Business: Dr. Leigh DDS.
Best Decorated Door, Residence: Beau Felder.
Best Decorated Door, Business: Gloucester Realty.
Best Decorated Window: Silver Box.
Most Creative Design Featuring Daffodils, Residence: Nancy Dayton.
Most Creative Design Featuring Daffodils, Business: Yolanda’s.