FLOWER DEPARTMENT
DIVISION PP - POTTED PLANT
INDEX
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Notice
to Exhibitors The David G. Ellison Award for Horticultural Excellence *LINK TO DIVISION PP, SECTIONS 0100 - 5400, CLASSES 0101-5401 |
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| POTTED PLANT RULES AND REGULATIONS |
| 1. | The
South Carolina State Fair General Rules and Regulations
shall apply in conjunction with the South
Carolina State Fair Flower Show General Rules and Regulations. |
| 2. | Potted
Plant entries must be registered according to the entry
registration periods stated on Flower Index page and will
be received on Monday, October 12, 2009 from 8:30 AM until 5:00
PM. Not responsible for plants left before 8:30 AM. Enter
the Service Gate (Gate 11) located on Bluff Road. Potted
Plants will be judged (closed to public) at 1:30 PM. Show
opens to public on Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at 3:30 PM. |
| 3. | All
entries must be grown by the exhibitor and may be entered
in grower's name only. |
| 4. | Due
to space and for ease of handling, potted plants must be
in pots not exceeding sixteen (16) inches from outside lip
to outside lip across the top. Pots over sixteen (16) inches
will not be accepted. Plants must have been in exhibitor's
possession at least sixty (60) days prior to show. |
| 5. | Hanging
baskets are not allowed. |
| 6. | Only
one (1) plant to a pot unless specified in the schedule. |
| 7. | Plants
must be free of insects, disease and spray residue. |
| 8. | Leaf
Shine is not permitted. |
| 9. | Spanish
moss is not permitted. |
| 10. | Potted
plants in straw or ornamental containers are discouraged.
A potted plant does not mean a hanging basket with wires
removed. Foliage plants means grown for their foliage and
not flowering plants without blooms. |
| 11. | An
Award of Merit will be given in the Potted Plant Section
if warranted. To be eligible, entry must be a blue ribbon
winner, scoring 95 or over and named correctly. There will
be a cash prize for the Award of Merit. Plants having won
Award of Merit previously are not eligible to win a second
time. |
| 12. | Only
one (1) entry allowed per class. |
| 13. | Due
to limited space, there is a maximum of twenty-five (25)
entries per person in potted plants. |
| 14. | If
Class is not listed on schedule, entry will not be accepted. |
| 15. | Plants
will be released on Monday, October 26, 2009 between 8:30 AM and
2:00 PM. The SC State Fair and Show Committee will not be
responsible for plants after this time. Ribbons for potted
plants and cut horticulture must be picked up at this time.
Ribbons will not be mailed. |
The South Carolina State Fair will present in memory of Mr. David G. Ellison an engraved silver tray to the winner of the David G. Ellison Award for Horticultural Excellence selected from exhibits in the Potted Plant and Cut Horticulture Divisions. |
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