Aberdeen SRGC Show 11th May 2024

[Maggi Young]

All Welcome- Entry free!!

[Maggi Young]

Alpine plant show and sales at Duthie Park Winter Gardens today - free entry, all welcome!  Forrest Medal for Best in Show is this Haberlea shown by David Millward!  Photo Ian Young

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Some more photos during judging at the Aberdeen Show from Ian Young...

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Haberlea and Lewisia 'George Henley'  one the Forrest Medal plant and one receiving a Certificate of Merit. Both plants from David Milllward 


Paris luquanensis - this gained a Certificate of Merit. Shown by Ian Christie.


3-pan class


Close up of 3 pan winner. David Millward! A fern,(NO! It's not a fern! It is Aruncus sylvester var sylvester ) Maianthemum  and  Epimedium


Anemone

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Rhododendrons, including R. 'Arctic Tern'  - best rhododendron from David Millward


Fritillaria camschaticum


Ramonda nathaliae  JCA 686 - last week's Forrest Medal plant!


Uvularia and lewisia

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Two Trillium grandiflorum- double below, and single, higher. The single version won a Certificate of Merit


Shortia soldanelloides



Oxalis


Meconopsis quintuplinervia



Cypripedium - gaining  a Certificate of Merit

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Final pix from Ian Y. ....


Lewisia 'George Henley' and Haberlea rhodopensis



- thanks for the pix,  Ian  Y.

Some fine plants - thanks Exhibitors!

Many from David Millward   and from Ian Christie who  won the Portlethen Trophy for most points in Section 1, 

[Redmires]

Great photo of an exquisite species of Paris that I don't think I've ever come across before.

[Maggi Young]

Great photo of an exquisite species of Paris that I don't think I've ever come across before.

  It is a stunner - not too many of those about!

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Award List  from SRGC Aberdeen Show 2024
   
The George Forrest  Memorial Medal for  Best plant in Show   :
Dave Millward   Haberlea rhodopensis   

Simpson Salver for Best Rhododendron   
Dave Millward    Rhododendron  ‘Arctic Tern’   

Aberdeen Quaich for  Best Plant in Section II        
Jill & Jim Cole-Hamilton   Daphne ‘Cheriton’   

Walker of Portlethen for Most points in Section I   Ian Christie   500 points   

Esslemont Quaich  for Winner Class 6     Nick Boss, forThree pans of new, rare or difficult types   

Brian Bull Trophy   Winner Class 63 for Two pans of rock plants, distinct (Section II)
Jill & Jim Cole-Hamilton      

Certificate of Merit
   Dave Millward   Ramonda    nathaliae   
Certificate of Merit
   Ian Christie   Paris   luquanensis   
Certificate of Merit
   Dave Millward   Lewisia   ‘George Henley’   
Certificate of Merit
   Ian Christie   Cypripedium   hybrid   


I am grateful for  this list - though  sad to see how this once vibrant show has been so greatly reduced in size with very few exhiibitors.  Thank goodness  those plants exhibited were of good quality!!

I am advised that in the 3 pan class from a single country (Japan in this case) with Epimedium and Maianthemum, the "not-fern" ( my mistake from misreading the photo!)  is Aruncus sylvester var sylvester. These were from David Millward. It is interesting that John Lee (entry on left) came up with the same theme of Japan for his entry. 

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Dr Rock ( David Millward) tells me that " the show so missed Stan's plants....... but great efforts from Ian Christie, Nick Boss and John Lee. Once again, the Cole-Hamilton's show great promise in Section 2."

 Thank goodness for Jill and Jim Cole-Hamilton flying the flag for Section II in Aberdeen!

[DaveM]

A great welcome and day out at the show. Many thanks to all those who helped to make it so.

When I left home on the Friday afternoon the flower buds on this Lewisia rediviva were tightly closed. What a difference on Sunday morning......

[Maggi Young]

Oh my, that Lewisia rediviva is absolutely gorgeous, David!  It seems to be a stronger shade of lilac/pink than the one I have seen or grown more usually.  Is it more to a purple shade or is it an effect of the camera?

[DaveM]

The image is a reasonable reproduction of the true colour; the plant is possibly a little paler but not hugely. I would say this is more towards a purple than pink - maybe 'bright lilac'.
I bought 2 young plants of Lewisia rediviva from Susan Band when she closed Pitcairn down. This one flowered for the first time last year. I'm awaiting first flowering of the second one to see what its colour is - buds are well developed..... hope it's also a strong colour. Textbook descriptions include a colour range from almost white through deep pink and even carmine.
As you say utterly gorgeous!

[Maggi Young]

Fingers crossed for a good colour on the second plant, then.