AGS On-Line Show

[Carlo]

Cypripedium formosanum and japonicum are VERY different from the North American cyps and the UK's (one or two remaining?) calceolus. One of the two (I think it's formosanum) has pleated leaves that look like a Victorian collar subtending the flower...they are fabulous.

[Anthony Darby]

I totally agree Carlo. They are fabulous and I'd like to try them, but they are so different.

[Lesley Cox]

I totally agree Carlo. They are fabulous and I'd like to try them, but they are so different.

But they're still cypripediums. Why separate them? There's more of a case for separating the juno irises from say, the beared rhimomatous species, or porophyllum saxifragas from say S. fortunei. It doesn't happen (thank goodness), so why for the cyps? Vive la difference, I say.

[Martinr]

The judges have finally finished and gone off for lunch. The doors are open for the show to be viewed, the coloured stickers seen and the mutterings (sorry intellectual discussion) to commence

[David Nicholson]

The judges have finally finished and gone off for lunch. The doors are open for the show to be viewed, the coloured stickers seen and the mutterings (sorry intellectual discussion) to commence

Can be seen here.

http://www.alpinegardensociety.net/servlet/onlineshowservlet?command=visitshow&sitearea=onlineshow&category=2007

Forumists did well too.

[shelagh]

Congratulations to MartinR and Diane Clement, quite a lot of stickers some of them red I noticed.  Also to Tony Lee who doesn't post on the forum but is often lurking behind the scenes. Seem to recall Luc G had  a lot of lovely pictures in the Show as well.

[Martinr]

Not to mention Black Pudding Girl who also did quite well. Well done to all who entered. And if you didnt there's always the next one

[David Nicholson]

Lesley's obviously very busy BD sitting but I see she got a card as well.

[Lvandelft]

The judges have finally finished and gone off for lunch. The doors are open for the show to be viewed, the coloured stickers seen and the mutterings (sorry intellectual discussion) to commence

Nice to see how many of our forumist got prizes for their pictures.
About the judging I've some problems when seeing two prizes for one plant with different names.

Taking a picture from one side call the plant Dodecatheon pulchellum ( 1st. prize) and take it from the other side you call it Dodecatheon alpinum (2nd prize).

Nevertheless beautiful pictures!

[Maggi Young]

Different people calling the Dodecatheon different names, though, Luit!

I'm not surprised that so many SRGC Forumists did so well... they get a lot of very good practice here!

[Lvandelft]

Different people calling the Dodecatheon different names, though, Luit!

Oh yes Maggi, but these pictures were from the same person      

[Maggi Young]

I haven't seen them all, Luit :  I'll look out.
I see by your posts elswhere that it was another good day at Lisse!!

[Lesley Cox]

Lesley's obviously very busy BD sitting but I see she got a card as well.

Two actually David, but who's counting? Seconds for Iris barbatula and Weldenia candida. I'm very pleased with 2 from 3 entries.

[gmoen]

I totally forgot about the AGS show, but remembered when I saw this topic. Lucky to me there was not to many entries, so I was pleased to register that I got three "FIRST" out of four pictures

[Lesley Cox]

Hearty congratulations Geir. I must go back to the show and see what your firsts were. Well done.