Competitive Class Forms

HOW TO ENTER COMPETITIVE CLASSES

EXHIBITOR'S GUIDE and OTHER EXHIBITOR PUBLICATIONS
The 2011 Philadelphia International Flower Show Exhibitor's Guide will contain important information about how to enter the Competitive Classes in the Show. The Guide, along with entry forms, the Exhibitors’ Handbook: Artistic Classes, and the Exhibitors’ Handbook: Horticulture Classes, will be available in September, 2010, and will be downloadable from this site.
If you would prefer to have printed versions of any of these materials mailed to you, please send your request, along with your name and mailing address, to fsguide@pennhort.org.

The 2011 “named bulbs” and Challenge Plants will be announced later in the spring. Please check this site regularly for information about these entry opportunities.

Online pre-registration for the 2011 Horticulture and Orchid classes will begin around December 15, 2010. More information should be available here by November.

THE FLOWER SHOW BOTANICAL DATABASE

The Philadelphia International Flower Show Botanical Database lists the correct names of over 17,000 plants that have been entered in previous Philadelphia Flower Shows or that have already been entered in this year's Show. These plant names (along with new ones that are submitted and checked) will appear on entry cards, plant lists, and labels for large exhibits.

These botanical names are checked before, during, and after the Show by a group of experts who use a large number of specialized reference books to make sure that the names are up to date and are spelled and punctuated correctly. The database is updated frequently.

• You can use the Philadelphia International Flower Show Botanical Database directly by clicking HERE.
• Place your cursor in the box and begin to type the name of a plant. If it appears on the drop-down list, you can see how it should be spelled for your Flower Show entry or plant list.
• Botanical names in this list are alphabetized without regard to any quotation marks or any X’s indicating a hybrid. For instance, for Tulipa ‘Abba’ just type Tulipa Abba. If the name begins with an X (e.g., X CITROFORTUNELLA MICROCARPA), do not type the X; instead, begin typing CITR. Similarly, ignore the X in the middle of a botanical name (e.g., for ECHEVERIA X GILVA ‘RED’, just type ECHEVERIA GILVA RED.
• For many of the plants on the list, you will see links to Google Images or Google Search. Those links will take you to pictures of the plants or to more information about them (often including where to buy them). The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society takes no responsibility for the accuracy of this information.
• If you are preparing a plant list for the Flower Show, do not use any variants of botanical names that you may find using Google Images or Google Search. They may be incorrect or out of date. Use the spelling and punctuation guidelines in the Botanical Database.