Flowers/Plants

There will be no inside exhibits at the 2020 Johnson County Fair.

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Enter only on Tuesday, Aug. 20 from 9-11 a.m.

Rules:

  1. No plants over 15 lbs.
  2. Item must be grown/arranged by exhibitor entering the item.
  3. Item must be potted by exhibitor at least one month before fair (at discretion of Superintendent).
  4. Only one entry per class.
  5. No Caster Beans and No Boston Ferns.
  6. Planters and pots must be clean before entering the building.
  7. Dead foliage and wilted flowers must be removed before entering the building.

Johnson County Master Gardeners will award $10 to Youth and Adult Sweepstakes winners.

Bud vases will be provided.

Section 1 – Single Stem

Classes:

  1. Asters – (any variety)
  2. Begonia (Any variety/multiple or one stem)
  3. Climbers – (any variety, multiple or one stem)
  4. Cockscomb
  5. Daisies – (any variety)
  6. Dahlias (3 entries total)
  • Mixed color
  • Single color
  • Small (any color)
  1. Echanacea
  2. Foliage
  • Coleus
  • Ornamental Grass
  • Any Variety (like bamboo)
  1. Lantana
  2. Lilies – (any variety)
  3. Primrose
  4. Rose (includes Floribunda)
    Limit of 3 (must be different colors)
  • Color
  • Color
  • Color
  1. Sunflower
  2. Vinca

Multi Flowered Stems

  1. Foxglove
  2. Hollyhocks
  3. Penstemon
  4. Phlox
  5. Verbena
  6. Saliva

Bouquet of Matching Flowers
(three flowers that look the same)

  1. Marigold Bouquet
  • Yellow
  • Orange
  • Multicolor or White
  1. Petunia Bouquet
  • Solid Color
  • Multicolor
  1. Zinnia Bouquet (limit 3 entries must be different colors)
  • Solid Color
  • Solid Color
  • Multicolor (i.e. candy cane)

Flowering Shrubs

  1. Hydrangea
  2. Butterfly Bush
  3. Crepe Myrtle
  4. Rose of Sharon

Section 2 – Arrangements

All Floral Arrangements must be in vases or containers (no coke bottles). Additional foliage permissible.

Classes:

  1. Arrangement featuring roses
  2. Arrangement featuring wildflowers
  3. Arrangement featuring any other flower
  4. Arrangement featuring herbs
  5. A mixed product or mass arrangement
  6. Arrangement of any foliage
  7. Arrangement featuring grasses
  8. Dried Arrangement
  9. Holiday, Festive or Patriotic Arrangement
  10. Miniatures (not more than 6” in any direction)
  11. Terrarium: any glass container w/plants
  12. Fairy Garden: any container with plant(s) and figurine(s)
  13. Recycled Container Garden: Plant(s) in a usual/repurposed container

Section 3 – Potted Plants

Classes:

  1. Foliage Plants
  2. Flowering Plant in bloom (limit 2 entries, dissimilar species
  • a.
  • b.
  1. Cactus
  2. Succulent
  • Single species in pot
  • Group planing in pot
  1. African Violet (limit 2 entries, different colors
  • a.
  • b.
  1. Ferns (No Boston Ferns)
  • Asparagus
  • Other
  1. Two or more plants in one pot
  2. Hanging Basket
  3. Exotic Plant or Orchid
  4. Sedum

Section 4 – Herbs

Classes: (one of each)

  1. Potted Herb
  2. Potted Mixed Herbs

Class 53. Miscellaneous (2 entry limit)
Dissimilar species, not a duplicate of any class.
a.
b.