Oakville Horticultural Society Flower Shows

October 2025 – Horticultural Schedule

6. Annuals, collection of 3 kinds/varieties – 1 stem of each

7. Annual – 3 stems, same cultivar

8. Branch showing fall colour, cut to 30″ or less

9. Bulb corm, tuber, rhizome – 1 bloom or spray, other than Dahlia

10. Dahlia – 1 bloom, disbudded

11. Chrysanthemum – 1 bloom or spray

12. Grass, ornamental – 3 stalks, same cultivar

13. House plant, grown for flowers or fruit

14. House plant grown for foliage

15. Perennial, collection of 3 kinds – 1 stem of each

16. Perennial – 1 stem

17. Rosa (rose), hybrid tea – 1 specimen bloom disbudded

18. Rosa (cluster rose), floribunda, grandiflora, or polyantha rose – 1 specimen bloom disbudded or 1 spray

19. Rosa (rose), shrub – 1 specimen bloom disbudded or 1 spray, includes David Austin roses

20. Seed heads, decorative – 3 stems, same cultivar

21. Seed pods – at least 3 specimens, same cultivar

Fruits and Vegetables

22. Tomato, cherry – 1 truss or 5 specimens, same cultivar, calyx left on

23. Tomato, over 2″ – 3 specimens, calyx left on

24. Vegetable, large – 1 specimen, e.g., squash, turnip, pumpkin, cabbage, cauliflower

25. Vegetables, small – 3 specimens, e.g., carrot, beet, pepper, onion, potato, OR 5 specimens pea, bean, radish (OJES pp. 107-117 for proper presentation)

26. Any other cultivar not listed above (AOC)³ – 1 stem or bloom

Special Exhibit

27. “Strange or Exotic” – a pot-et-fleur.²⁷ Maximum pot size 12″ across the top.

Oakville Horticultural Society Flower Shows

General Guidelines:

• • 1. Exhibitors are allowed three entries in each class, provided each specimen is a different cultivar/ variety/species.
    2. All entries must be grown by the exhibitor.
    3. The Society provides uniform containers for all cut material unless otherwise specified in the schedule. However, members may choose to provide their own vases. For very tall material, e.g., delphinium, large iris, or large branch the exhibitor should bring his or her own container.
    4. Specimens must be shown with their own attached foliage only.
    5. Where 3 specimens of the same cultivar are asked for, the specimens should be uniform, free of disease or insect damage and at an appropriate stage of maturity.
    6. Where a definite number of specimens is specified, that number must be adhered to.
    7. Buds showing colour are considered blooms.
    8. When a height limit is specified for an annual or perennial, this refers to the growing height of the plant not the cut length of the specimen.
    9. Houseplants must have been in the possession of the exhibitor for at least three months prior to the show and must not be shown more than once in any six-month period.
    10. Potted plants may have only one cultivar per pot unless stated otherwise.
    11. Plants should be clean and well-groomed. Insect-infested or diseased entries will be removed from the show.
    12. Scarce, protected, endangered native plants or poisonous plants will be disqualified. Refer to: Government of Ontario, Ministry of Natural Resources “Endangered Species Act”. Refer to ontario.ca/speciesatrisk
    13. The quality or condition of the exhibit at the time of judging is an important factor. Try to make sure the exhibit is fresh, free of blemishes, with dead leaves and flowers removed.

     

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