Floriculture - Dahlias

August 29, 2023

Romer Awarded Ribbons at the Iowa State Fair Dahlia Show

Judy Romer of Algona took home the top place in many divisions of the Dahlia Show at the 2023 Iowa State Fair.

Complete results follow:

DAHLIAS

Decorative A & AA Size - White

1) Judy Romer, Algona

2) Sharon Doud, Stuart

3) Sharon Doud, Stuart

Decorative A & AA Size - Yellow

1) Judy Romer, Algona

2) Judy Romer, Algona

3) Judy Romer, Algona

Decorative A & AA Size - Orange

2) Excelsior Farm, Altoona

Decorative A & AA Size - Pink

1) Judy Romer, Algona

2) Judy Romer, Algona

Decorative A & AA Size - Dark Pink

1) Excelsior Farm, Altoona

2) Judy Romer, Algona

Decorative A & AA Size - Red

1) Excelsior Farm, Altoona

2) Excelsior Farm, Altoona

3) Judy Romer, Algona

Decorative A & AA Size - Dark Red

1) Judy Romer, Algona

2) Judy Romer, Algona

3) Sharon Doud, Stuart

Decorative A & AA Size - Lavender

1) Excelsior Farm, Altoona

2) Excelsior Farm, Altoona

3) Excelsior Farm, Altoona

Decorative A & AA Size - Purple

2) Judy Romer, Algona

Decorative A & AA Size - Light Blend

1) Excelsior Farm, Altoona

2) Excelsior Farm, Altoona

3) Judy Romer, Algona

Decorative A & AA Size - Bronze

1) Judy Romer, Algona

2) Sharon Doud, Stuart

Decorative A & AA Size - Flame

1) Judy Romer, Algona

2) Excelsior Farm, Altoona

3) Excelsior Farm, Altoona

Decorative A & AA Size - Dark Blend

1) Judy Romer, Algona

Decorative A & AA Size - Variegated

1) Judy Romer, Algona

Decorative A & AA Size - Bi-Color

1) Excelsior Farm, Altoona

2) Excelsior Farm, Altoona

3) Excelsior Farm, Altoona

Decorative A & AA Size - Any Other Color

1) Excelsior Farm, Altoona

2) Excelsior Farm, Altoona

Decorative B & BB Size - White

1) Rae Eschen, Central City

2) Judy Romer, Algona

3) Judy Romer, Algona

Decorative B & BB Size - Yellow

1) Kerrey Purvis, Waverly

2) Judy Romer, Algona

3) Judy Romer, Algona

Decorative B & BB Size - Orange

1) Judy Romer, Algona

2) Judy Romer, Algona

3) Jenny McCoy, Des Moines

Decorative B & BB Size - Pink

1) Sharon Doud, Stuart

2) Sharon Doud, Stuart

3) Excelsior Farm, Altoona

Decorative B & BB Size - Dark Pink

1) Excelsior Farm, Altoona

Decorative B & BB Size - Red

1) Sharon Doud, Stuart

2) Judy Romer, Algona

3) Jeff Schneider, Marshalltown

Decorative B & BB Size - Dark Red

1) Judy Romer, Algona

2) Judy Romer, Algona

3) Judy Romer, Algona

Decorative B & BB Size - Lavender

1) Excelsior Farm, Altoona

2) Jeff Schneider, Marshalltown

Decorative B & BB Size - Purple

1) Kerrey Purvis, Waverly

2) Excelsior Farm, Altoona

3) Excelsior Farm, Altoona

Decorative B & BB Size - Light Blend

1) Excelsior Farm, Altoona

2) Excelsior Farm, Altoona

3) Sharon Doud, Stuart

Decorative B & BB Size - Bronze

1) Excelsior Farm, Altoona

2) Excelsior Farm, Altoona

3) Judy Romer, Algona

Decorative B & BB Size - Flame

1) Excelsior Farm, Altoona

2) Excelsior Farm, Altoona

3) Excelsior Farm, Altoona

Decorative B & BB Size - Dark Blend

1) Excelsior Farm, Altoona

2) Jeff Schneider, Marshalltown

3) Judy Romer, Algona

Decorative B & BB Size - Variegated

1) Excelsior Farm, Altoona

2) Excelsior Farm, Altoona

3) Excelsior Farm, Altoona

Decorative B & BB Size - Bi-Color

1) Judy Romer, Algona

2) Judy Romer, Algona

3) Judy Romer, Algona

Cactus/Semi-Cactus A & AA Size - White

1) Excelsior Farm, Altoona

2) Excelsior Farm, Altoona

Cactus/Semi-Cactus A & AA Size - Yellow

1) Excelsior Farm, Altoona

2) Judy Romer, Algona

3) Excelsior Farm, Altoona

Cactus/Semi-Cactus A & AA Size - Orange

1) Judy Romer, Algona

2) Judy Romer, Algona

Cactus/Semi-Cactus A & AA Size - Red

1) Judy Romer, Algona

Cactus/Semi-Cactus A & AA Size - Dark Red

1) Excelsior Farm, Altoona

2) Excelsior Farm, Altoona

3) Excelsior Farm, Altoona

Cactus/Semi-Cactus A & AA Size - Lavender

1) Excelsior Farm, Altoona

Cactus/Semi-Cactus A & AA Size - Purple

1) Judy Romer, Algona

2) Judy Romer, Algona

3) Judy Romer, Algona

Cactus/Semi-Cactus A & AA Size - Light Blend

1) Judy Romer, Algona

2) Excelsior Farm, Altoona

3) Excelsior Farm, Altoona

Cactus/Semi-Cactus A & AA Size - Bronze

1) Excelsior Farm, Altoona

Cactus/Semi-Cactus A & AA Size - Flame

1) Judy Romer, Algona

Cactus/Semi-Cactus A & AA Size - Dark Blend

1) Judy Romer, Algona

Cactus/Semi-Cactus A & AA Size- Variegated

1) Excelsior Farm, Altoona

2) Excelsior Farm, Altoona

Cactus/Semi-Cactus A & AA Size - Bi-Color

1) Judy Romer, Algona

Cactus/Semi-Cactus B & BB Size - White

1) Judy Romer, Algona

2) Judy Romer, Algona

3) Joni Kinkead, Alburnett

Cactus/Semi-Cactus B & BB Size - Yellow

1) Judy Romer, Algona

2) Excelsior Farm, Altoona

3) Judy Romer, Algona

Cactus/Semi-Cactus B & BB Size - Orange

1) Judy Romer, Algona

Cactus/Semi-Cactus B & BB Size - Pink

1) Judy Romer, Algona

Cactus/Semi-Cactus B & BB Size - Red

1) Judy Romer, Algona

2) Excelsior Farm, Altoona

3) Judy Romer, Algona

Cactus/Semi-Cactus B & BB Size - Dark Red

1) Excelsior Farm, Altoona

2) Excelsior Farm, Altoona

3) Rae Eschen, Central City

Cactus/Semi-Cactus B & BB Size - Lavender

1) Judy Romer, Algona

2) Judy Romer, Algona

3) Jenny McCoy, Des Moines

Cactus/Semi-Cactus B & BB Size - Purple

1) Excelsior Farm, Altoona

Cactus/Semi-Cactus B & BB Size - Light Blend

1) Judy Romer, Algona

2) Judy Romer, Algona

Cactus/Semi-Cactus B & BB Size - Flame

1) Excelsior Farm, Altoona

Cactus/Semi-Cactus B & BB Size - Dark Blend

1) Judy Romer, Algona

2) Judy Romer, Algona

3) Jeff Schneider, Marshalltown

Cactus/Semi-Cactus B & BB Size - Variegated

1) Judy Romer, Algona

2) Judy Romer, Algona

3) Judy Romer, Algona

Cactus/Semi-Cactus B & BB Size - Bi-Color

1) Judy Romer, Algona

2) Judy Romer, Algona

3) Judy Romer, Algona

Collection - 4 A &/or AA Size Blooms

1) Excelsior Farm, Altoona

2) Judy Romer, Algona

3) Excelsior Farm, Altoona

Collection - 4 B &/or BB Size Blooms

1) Excelsior Farm, Altoona

2) Excelsior Farm, Altoona

3) Judy Romer, Algona

Pompons - White

1) Sharon Doud, Stuart

2) Judy Romer, Algona

3) Judy Romer, Algona

Pompons - Orange

1) Jeff Schneider, Marshalltown

2) Jeff Schneider, Marshalltown

3) Jeff Schneider, Marshalltown

Pompons - Pink

1) Excelsior Farm, Altoona

2) Betsy Cranston, Deep River

Pompons - Dark Red

1) Judy Romer, Algona

Pompons - Purple

1) Judy Romer, Algona

2) Sharon Doud, Stuart

3) Judy Romer, Algona

Pompons - Bronze

1) Jeff Schneider, Marshalltown

2) Jeff Schneider, Marshalltown

3) Jenny McCoy, Des Moines

Pompons - Any Other Color

1) Excelsior Farm, Altoona

2) Judy Romer, Algona

3) Betsy Cranston, Deep River

Miniatures - White

1) Judy Romer, Algona

2) Judy Romer, Algona

3) Judy Romer, Algona

Miniatures - Yellow

1) Judy Romer, Algona

2) Judy Romer, Algona

Miniatures - Orange

1) Excelsior Farm, Altoona

2) Excelsior Farm, Altoona

3) Excelsior Farm, Altoona

Miniatures - Pink

1) Judy Romer, Algona

2) Excelsior Farm, Altoona

3) Judy Romer, Algona

Miniatures - Red

1) Judy Romer, Algona

2) Judy Romer, Algona

Miniatures - Dark Red

1) Betsy Cranston, Deep River

2) Betsy Cranston, Deep River

3) Judy Romer, Algona

Miniatures - Lavender

1) Judy Romer, Algona

2) Jeff Schneider, Marshalltown

3) Jeff Schneider, Marshalltown

Miniatures - Purple

1) Funny Ass Farm, Story City

2) Judy Romer, Algona

Miniatures - Bronze

1) Jeff Schneider, Marshalltown

2) Jeff Schneider, Marshalltown

3) Jeff Schneider, Marshalltown

Miniatures - Blend

1) Excelsior Farm, Altoona

2) Excelsior Farm, Altoona

3) Excelsior Farm, Altoona

Miniatures - Variegated

1) Excelsior Farm, Altoona

2) Excelsior Farm, Altoona

Miniatures - Bi-Color

1) Judy Romer, Algona

2) Lyndee Clark, Johnston

3) Judy Romer, Algona

Miniatures - Any Other Color

1) Judy Romer, Algona

2) Jeff Schneider, Marshalltown

Balls - White

1) Judy Romer, Algona

2) Judy Romer, Algona

3) Funny Ass Farm, Story City

Balls - Yellow

1) Judy Romer, Algona

Balls - Orange

1) Lyndee Clark, Johnston

2) Judy Romer, Algona

Balls - Pink

1) Judy Romer, Algona

2) Judy Romer, Algona

3) Judy Romer, Algona

Balls - Dark Red

1) Excelsior Farm, Altoona

2) Excelsior Farm, Altoona

Balls - Lavender

1) Judy Romer, Algona

2) Judy Romer, Algona

3) Judy Romer, Algona

Balls - Purple

1) Jeff Schneider, Marshalltown

2) Judy Romer, Algona

Balls - Bronze

1) Sharon Doud, Stuart

2) Sharon Doud, Stuart

3) Judy Romer, Algona

Balls - Blend

1) Kerrey Purvis, Waverly

2) Judy Romer, Algona

3) Judy Romer, Algona

Balls - Any Other Color

1) Judy Romer, Algona

Water Lily - Pink

1) Sharon Doud, Stuart

Water Lily - Red

1) Judy Romer, Algona

2) Excelsior Farm, Altoona

3) Jenny McCoy, Des Moines

Water Lily - Lavender

1) Judy Romer, Algona

Water Lily - Purple

1) Excelsior Farm, Altoona

2) Excelsior Farm, Altoona

Water Lily - Blend

1) Excelsior Farm, Altoona

2) Excelsior Farm, Altoona

Water Lily - Any Other Color

1) Judy Romer, Algona

2) Sharon Doud, Stuart

3) Rae Eschen, Central City

Any Other Type - Any Color

1) Joni Kinkead, Alburnett

2) Judy Romer, Algona

3) Judy Romer, Algona

Any Other Type - Design Class

1) Judy Romer, Algona

2) Rae Eschen, Central City

3) Excelsior Farm, Altoona

Novice - One Bloom - Any Color - Formal

1) Kerrey Purvis, Waverly

2) Funny Ass Farm, Story City

Novice - One Bloom - Any Color - Semi-Cactus

1) Kerrey Purvis, Waverly

2) Josie Osborn, Mitchellville

Best Decorative A & AA Size Bloom

1) Judy Romer, Algona

Best Decorative B & BB Size Bloom

1) Kerrey Purvis, Waverly

Best Cactus or Semi-Cactus A & AA Size Bloom

1) Judy Romer, Algona

Best Cactus or Semi-Cactus B & BB Size Bloom

1) Judy Romer, Algona

King of Show

1) Judy Romer, Algona

Prince of Show

1) Judy Romer, Algona

Princess of Show

1) Judy Romer, Algona

Best Collection

1) Excelsior Farm, Altoona

Best Pompon

1) Judy Romer, Algona

Best Miniature

1) Judy Romer, Algona

Best Ball

1) Judy Romer, Algona

Best Water Lily

1) Judy Romer, Algona

Largest Decorative A & AA and Cactus A & AA

1) Excelsior Farm, Altoona

Sweepstakes - award in memory and honor of Jim & Judy Romer

1) Judy Romer, Algona