CORRECTED CREAM OF THE CROP 2004

 

The Cream of the Crop for 2004 lists all of the cultivars reported from the dahlia shows around the United States and Canada that have received at least 15 combined blue and higher awards.  The cultivar with the greatest number of blue and higher awards in each of the size/form/color classes is boldfaced, italicized, and underlined.  Only the cultivar with the highest number of awards in each of the size/form/color classes is listed even though there might be another cultivar with nearly the same number of awards in that class.

 

The total number of awards for 2004 was 25,647.  Total awards by area are:  West 15,667, Central 5,515, and East 4,465.    

 

Column identification, left to right:

 

1          Cultivar name

2          Classification number

3          Size

4          Form

5          Color class

6          Total awards

7          Medals awarded ­ Dudley, Hart, Johnson, Gulikson Seedling Bench/Trial Garden.  #indicates classification changes.

8          Originator

9          Year of introduction

10         Country of introduction



AA SIZE ­ over 10 inches

FORMAL DECORATIVE

KELVIN FLOODLIGHT

002

AA

FD

Y

47

 

MCD

59

A

CLYDE'S CHOICE

003

AA

FD

OR

68

 

SM-

89*

US

BONAVENTURE

011

AA

FD

BR

74

DH

SM-

82

US

 

INFORMAL DECORATIVE

MINGUS WHITNEY

021

AA

ID

W

16

 

MIN-

97

US

WALTER HARDISTY

021

AA

ID

W

34

DJ

GET'

75

US

IVORY PALACES

022

AA

ID

Y

50

 

SM-

92*

US

PENHILL MOONRISE

022

AA

ID

Y

38

 

MTZ

94*

SA

SAM HUSTON

023

AA

ID

OR

26

 

H-

94

C

BELLE OF BARMERA

025

AA

ID

DP

32

 

SM-

87

US

BODACIOUS

026

AA

ID

R

27

H

GT-

02

US

WINKIE COLONEL

026

AA

ID

R

18

 

MNZ

96

A

ZORRO

027

AA

ID

DR

156

DHJ

G-

87

US

BELLA S

028

AA

ID

L

52

 

SNZ'

95

US

PENNSGIFT

028

AA

ID

L

19

 

J'

70

US

PENHILL WATERMELON

030

AA

ID

LB

29

 

MTZ

00

SA

SIR ALF RAMSEY

030

AA

ID

LB

99

 

CLV

99

UK

BEN HUSTON

031

AA

ID

BR

42

 

H-

92

C

PENHILL DARK MONARCH

033

AA

ID

DB

20

 

MTZ

03

SA

 

 

SEMI CACTUS

KENORA CLYDE

041

AA

SC

W

51

D

LX-

88

US

AITARA MAJESTY

042

AA

SC

Y

43

 

TAP

01

A

INLAND DYNASTY

042

AA

SC

Y

184

HJ

ANS-

92

US

CINNABAR

046

AA

SC

R

17

 

WYN-

00*

US

CREVE COEUR

046

AA

SC

R

26

H

SM-

92*

US

DANUM METEOR

046

AA

SC

R

72

 

OSN

96

UK

WILDMAN

046

AA

SC

R

19

 

TF-

84

US

LEVONNE SPLINTER

050

AA

SC

LB

33

DH

CK-

78

US

MOM AND DAD

050

AA

SC

LB

18

 

MET'

93

US

IRENE'S PRIDE

051

AA

SC

BR

35

D

SZL.

90

US

 

CACTUS

HY MOM

061

AA

IC

W

48

 

HOL-

01

C

CLARA HUSTON

063

AA

IC

OR

95

 

H-

95*

C

HANA HITOSUJI

070

AA

C

LB

37

 

KN

98*

J

 

LACINIATED

BARB. HARDISTY KANTOR

090

AA

LC

LB

16

 

KTZ'

99

US

 

A Size - over 8 to 10 inches

FORMAL DECORATIVE

ALVA'S SURPREME

102

A

FD

Y

15

 

FR

56

NZ

ELMA ELIZABETH

108

A

FD

L

66

 

RD-

93

US

CAMANO BRAM

110

A

FD

LB

15

 

AM-

02

US

KIDD'S CLIMAX

110

A

FD

LB

124

 

KID

40

NZ

 

INFORMAL DECORATIVE

MAISIE MOONEY

121

A

ID

W

26

 

MNY.

94

C

HIGHLIGHTER

122

A

ID

Y

39

#

WYN-

00*

US

ELSIE HUSTON

124

A

ID

PK

97

 

H-

89*

C

ISLANDER

125

A

ID

DP

98

 

WIC'

83

US

SPARTACUS

127

A

ID

DR

199

DHJ

SEN-

93

US

GITTS PERFECTION

130

A

ID

LB

35

 

GT-

97

US

MINGUS NICOLE

130

A

ID

LB

25

H

MIN-

00

US

MINGUS WESLEY

130

A

ID

LB

41

 

MIN-

97

US

 

SEMI CACTUS

VERDA

141

A

SC

W

89

 

MAX-

94

US

G W'S JULIE B

142

A

SC

Y

17

 

WLF-

02

US