{"id":1179,"date":"2015-09-10T20:33:46","date_gmt":"2015-09-11T00:33:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.florist20.com\/blog\/?p=1179"},"modified":"2015-09-17T11:24:30","modified_gmt":"2015-09-17T15:24:30","slug":"brilliant-stars-green-pink-wins-best-in-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.florist20.com\/blog\/news\/brilliant-stars-green-pink-wins-best-in-show","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Brilliant Stars Green Pink&#8217; Wins Best in Show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Society of American Florists kicked off its 131<sup>st<\/sup> annual convention Wednesday in Amelia Island, Florida. To launch the event, the association hosted a flower contest, The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.safnow.org\/outstanding-varieties-competition\">Outstanding Varieties Competition<\/a>, which featured 225 entries from 33 companies, from Florida, Oregon, California, Ohio, Hawaii, Colombia, Ecuador and Israel.<\/p>\n<p>Nine judges, consisting of three growers, three wholesalers and three retailers, scrutinized the flowers for color and commercial appeal, stem and foliage, bloom form and size, and overall presentation.<\/p>\n<p>The scores have been tallied and &#8216;Brilliant Stars&#8217;, a blush and green spray rose exhibited by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.connectaflor.com\">Connectaflor<\/a>, won top honors.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.florist20.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/FullSizeRender.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-1180 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.florist20.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/FullSizeRender-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"FullSizeRender\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.florist20.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/FullSizeRender-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.florist20.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/FullSizeRender-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.florist20.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/FullSizeRender.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I gave this a perfect score,&#8221; said judge Joost Bongaerts, owner of Florabundance in Carpinteria, California. &#8220;It has a high petal count, big head, sturdy stem, great presentation, great foliage\u2026I&#8217;ve never seen it before but I&#8217;ll be ordering it a lot now.&#8221; Within four hours of posting a photo to Instagram, he already had 100 likes.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This was my number one choice,&#8221; said judge Roy Houff of the Roy Houff Company in Chicago. &#8220;It&#8217;s a beautiful, old-fashioned looking spray rose with a great shape and foliage. Plus it has so many laterals that makes it really user-friendly for retailers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The bi-coloring really stood out for me,&#8221; said judge Oralia Espinoza, AIFD, of Spring Garden Flower Shop in San Antonio. &#8220;Those shades are really popular for wedding work. I could see this next to a white double lily and lime green mini hydrangeas.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I love everything about this,&#8221; said judge Karen Fountain, AAF. &#8220;Every bloom opens fully. The shades are gorgeous. And it&#8217;s appropriate for every occasion.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Society of American Florists kicked off its 131st annual convention Wednesday in Amelia Island, Florida. To launch the event, the association hosted a flower contest, The Outstanding Varieties Competition, which featured 225 entries from 33 companies, from Florida, Oregon, California, Ohio, Hawaii, Colombia, Ecuador and Israel. 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