Special Entries

Novice: Pink tags
Amateur: Yellow tags
Open: White tags

Dahlia of the Year

Bloomquist Jean (single bloom entry)
Novice: Class 261A
Amateur: Class 261B
Open: Class 261C

Open to All

Use White Tags
For classes 263-281 all entries must be disseminated.

Challenge Flower: Lakeview Razzle (Class 263)
Entry fee $5 to enter this class. Remember, you can enter as many blooms as you have available. Cash prizes (3 total) will depend upon the number of entries. Please contact Alli Richards at 425-923-7945 to sign up for this competition.

Variegated (single-bloom entry) Class 264
Bicolored (single-bloom entry) Class 265
Northwest Origination (single-bloom entry) Class 266
Northwest Origination (triple-bloom entry) Class 267
US Origination (single-bloom entry) Class 268
Foreign Origination (single-bloom entry) Class 269
2024 Introduction (single-bloom entry) Class 270 $100 cash prize!

SCDS Originations

Single-bloom entry of any AA, A or B disseminated variety originated by any Snohomish County Dahlia Society member: Class 271
Single-bloom entry of any BB, M, Ball, MB, Waterlily or other type originated by any Snohomish County Dahlia Society member: Class 272
Single-bloom entry from three different SCDS originators staged in one container. Any size or type dahlias may be used: Class 273

Vase of Dahlias: Class 274

Vases must have minimum of 7 dahlia blooms and dahlias must dominate the display. Enter with an Open White Tag and a minimum of your exhibitor number listed. For each vase entered in this class, you will receive one ticket for a chance to win $25 in two random drawings.

Floating Waterlily Dahlias: Class 275

A waterlily bloom with less than a 2 inch stem free floating in clear water in a container. No frogs of any type are allowed.

People’s Choice: Class 276

Each exhibitor may enter one dahlia only in this section. Firsdt entry takes precedent. Balloting closes at 3:30pm Sunday.

Collections

Use White Tags

Waterlily Dahlias: Class 277
3 Varieties

B-Sized Dahlias: Class 278
3 Varieties

BB-Sized Dahlias: Class 279
3 Varieties

One Ball, One Miniature Ball, and One Pompon: Class 280

Nine-Bloom Entry: Class 281
9 blooms in 3 containers, all of the same variety, OR all of the same color, OR all of the same form. Exhibitors must utilize provided risers.

Dahlias Grown East of the Cascades

Use White Tags

Dahlias must be grown and shown by exhibitors from East of the Cascades.

Dahlia – Single Bloom AA or A Size: Class 282
Dahlia – Single Bloom B Size: Class 283
Dahlia – Single Bloom Small Size: Class 284
Dahlia – Single Bloom Miniature Size: Class 285
Dahlia – Single Bloom Any Other Form: Class 286

Outhouse Section

Class 287

This is a fun section for exhibitors to grab their worst flower and enter it in a competition.

Excellent form and color will be penalized.

Only one entry per exhibitor.

Enter your bloom in this section, but be sure to put it in someone else’s name. You must not enter in your own name. Enter your exhibitor number.

Fell free to name your bloom but keep it reasonably polite.

The “prize winning” dahlia or Worst in Show, will be awarded a special Outhouse award.

Dahlia Photography

Open to All – Use White Tags

Dahlia – Single Bloom: Class 288
Dahlia – Multiple Blooms: Class 289
Dahlias with people and/or animals: Class 290
Dahlias in the garden or at shows: Class 291
Artistic Impression: Class 292 (original or digitally enhanced)

Dahlia Photography Rules

Eligibility: Open to non-commercial photographers. Photos which have won prizes in any previous shows are ineligible.

Format: In classes 288 and 289, a dahlia bloom or blooms must dominate the image area. Only matted color prints may be entered. Print size must fit within an 11 by 14 inch mat.

Entry Tags: Use open division (white) tags with the following information filled in: Section number, Class number, Photo Title (in the Name blank); Exhibitor’s name and number. Attach tag to the back of the mat so that it hangs below the photo. Tag must be readable when viewing the photo from the front.

Judging: Entries will be judged from a cultural perspective (form, color, etc) and from an image perspective (composition, lighting, sharpness, etc).

Awards: Ribbons will be awarded for first and second place in each class. A prize will be awarded to all first and second place winners and to the “Best Photo” in show.

Arrangements

Theme: Shapes, Colors and Fun

Novice: Pink tags
Amateur: Yellow tags
Advanced Amateur: White tags

Hearts: Class 301
A design of your choice using red, dark red and/or white Ball or Formal Decorative. WOW us!

Moons: Class 302
Crescent Shape design using white, pale yellow, pale pink colors, any size, any form. Think of the snow, pink, wolf and harvest moons.

Twin Lines: Class 303
Double parallel lines beginning each with a giant. Separate containers allowed. Please no more than four feet high from the show bench to allow for judging. Have fun an make it pop!

Triangles: Class 305
Any triangle arrangement shape, Symmetrical or Asymmetrical, your choice for color, form, size. Sharp lines and adherence to arrangement lines is most important.