{"id":2060,"date":"2016-09-22T22:25:21","date_gmt":"2016-09-23T02:25:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.florist20.com\/blog\/?p=2060"},"modified":"2016-09-28T16:58:05","modified_gmt":"2016-09-28T20:58:05","slug":"tabledance-wins-big-maui","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.florist20.com\/blog\/florists\/tabledance-wins-big-maui","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Tabledance\u2019 Wins Big in Maui"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u2018Tabledance\u2019, a pink OT hybrid lily from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenvalleyfloral.com\">Green Valley Floral<\/a> took top honors in the Society of American Florists\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/safnow.org\/events-education\/outstanding-varieties-competition\/\">Outstanding Varieties Competition<\/a> held this week in Maui, as part of the organization\u2019s annual convention.<!--more--><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2061\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2061\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.florist20.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/14432991_1311365152209515_316597401574464646_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2061\" src=\"https:\/\/www.florist20.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/14432991_1311365152209515_316597401574464646_n-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Green Valley's Janet Louie poses with her winning lily. \" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.florist20.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/14432991_1311365152209515_316597401574464646_n-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.florist20.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/14432991_1311365152209515_316597401574464646_n-400x533.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.florist20.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/14432991_1311365152209515_316597401574464646_n.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2061\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Green Valley&#8217;s Janet Louie poses with her winning lily.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Growers around the world vie for the coveted title each year, shipping boxes of their most prized product, which are displayed in a ballroom for the duration of the convention.<\/p>\n<p>A team of nine judges score each entry based on color and commercial appeal, stem and foliage, bloom form and size, and overall presentation. Judges evaluate specific categories of flowers; the highest scored entry of each wins \u201cBest in Class.\u201d To provide a range of perspectives, the judging panel includes three growers, three wholesalers and three retailers. The judges collectively assess these winners, naming \u2018Tabledance\u2019 the best of the best.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve been trying to reclaim the title since 2009, when we won with \u2018Balance\u2019, a gerbera,\u201d said Mary Bossuot, Green Valley\u2019s marketing coordinator. \u201cIt\u2019s a very versatile lily,\u201d she said of \u2018Tabledance\u2019. \u201cThe blooms look beautiful, even while closed\u2014they have a dark pink bud\u2014and they become a breathtaking \u2018translucent\u2019 pink once they open.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Judge Joost Bongaerts, CEO of Florabundance, Inc., shared why he rated the lily highly. \u201cIt has beautiful, upward-facing petals. It holds its color well. Its fragrance isn\u2019t overpowering,\u201d he said. \u201cGreat commercial value!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve covered Outstanding Varieties for five of the last seven years and it\u2019s always an extraordinary experience\u2014especially when circling the tables filled with lilies or garden roses. (I\u2019m a sucker for fragrance.)<\/p>\n<p>Alas, this year I couldn\u2019t swing a trip to Hawaii, but I got to experience the competition vicariously through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/jessica.cosentino.56\/posts\/1783559965229073?comment_id=1783591671892569&amp;notif_t=feed_comment_reply&amp;notif_id=1474581659115550\">Jessica Cosentino\u2019s video coverage<\/a> on Facebook. (Thanks, Jessica!)<\/p>\n<p>Note: Her video reached more people than just estranged floral industry writers; it also gave customers a sense of how many flowers exist and what florists look for to pick the best of the best. 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