Floriculture - Gladiolus

Riceville Man has Strong Showing at the Gladiolus Show at the Iowa State Fair

Jim Green of Riceville won Grand Champion Miniature or Seedling, Reserve Champion Single Spike and Reserve Champion Three Spike at the Gladiolus show judged at the 2023 Iowa State Fair. Green also won the Sweepstakes award in memory of John J. Witmer.

Excelsior Farm of Altoona won the Grand Champion Single Spike and Grand Champion Three Spike.

Complete results below:

GLADIOLUS

Single Spike - White, Green, Cream, Yellow

1) Jim Green, Riceville

2) Excelsior Farm, Altoona

3) Jim Green, Riceville

Single Spike - Orange, Salmon

1) Jim Green, Riceville

2) Jim Green, Riceville

3) Jim Green, Riceville

Single Spike - Pink, L Red

1) Excelsior Farm, Altoona

2) Jim Green, Riceville

Single Spike - MD Red, Rose

1) Jim Green, Riceville

2) Jim Green, Riceville

3) Jim Green, Riceville

Single Spike - Lavender, Violets, Smokies

1) Jim Green, Riceville

2) Jim Green, Riceville

3) Jim Green, Riceville

Single Spike - White

1) Excelsior Farm, Altoona

2) Jim Green, Riceville

Single Spike - Green, PLM Yellow

1) Jim Green, Riceville

Single Spike - D Yellow, Orange

1) Jim Green, Riceville

2) Allison Tygrett, Atalissa

3) Jim Green, Riceville

Single Spike - Salmon, Pink

1) Jim Green, Riceville

2) Excelsior Farm, Altoona

3) Jim Green, Riceville

Single Spike - Red, Rose

1) Excelsior Farm, Altoona

2) Allison Tygrett, Atalissa

Single Spike - Lavender

1) Jim Green, Riceville

2) Lyndee Clark, Johnston

Single Spike - Violet, Smokies

1) Excelsior Farm, Altoona

2) Jim Green, Riceville

3) Jim Green, Riceville

Single Spike - White

1) Excelsior Farm, Altoona

2) Excelsior Farm, Altoona

3) Jim Green, Riceville

Single Spike - White W/M, Green

1) Excelsior Farm, Altoona

2) Jim Green, Riceville

Single Spike - P Yellow, L Yellow, MD Yellow

2) Jim Green, Riceville

Single Spike - PL Orange, MD Orange

1) Excelsior Farm, Altoona

2) Excelsior Farm, Altoona

3) Lyndee Clark, Johnston

Single Spike - LM Salmon, D Salmon, P Pink

1) Jim Green, Riceville

2) Jim Green, Riceville

Single Spike - M Pink, M Pink W/M, D Pink

1) Jim Green, Riceville

Single Spike - L Red

1) Jim Green, Riceville

2) Jim Green, Riceville

Single Spike - MD Black Red

1) Excelsior Farm, Altoona

2) Jim Green, Riceville

Single Spike - Rose

1) Excelsior Farm, Altoona

2) Excelsior Farm, Altoona

3) Jim Green, Riceville

Single Spike - Lavender

1) Jim Green, Riceville

2) Jim Green, Riceville

Single Spike - D Lavender, Violet, Smokies

1) Excelsior Farm, Altoona

2) Excelsior Farm, Altoona

3) Jim Green, Riceville

Single Spike - Pink, Red

1) Excelsior Farm, Altoona

Single Spike - Black Red, Rose

1) Jim Green, Riceville

2) Jim Green, Riceville

Single Spike - Lavender, Violet, Smokies

1) Jim Green, Riceville

3 Spike - All 200-299, 100-199

1) Jim Green, Riceville

2) Jim Green, Riceville

3) Jim Green, Riceville

3 Spike - All 300-399

1) Excelsior Farm, Altoona

2) Excelsior Farm, Altoona

3) Excelsior Farm, Altoona

3 Spike - White thru Salmon

1) Excelsior Farm, Altoona

2) Excelsior Farm, Altoona

3) Excelsior Farm, Altoona

3 Spike - Pink thru Smokies

1) Excelsior Farm, Altoona

2) Excelsior Farm, Altoona

3 Spike - Design Class

1) Excelsior Farm, Altoona

2) Excelsior Farm, Altoona

Grand Champion Single Spike

1) Excelsior Farm, Altoona

Reserve Champion Single Spike

1) Jim Green, Riceville

Runner-up to Reserve Champion Single Spike

1) Jim Green, Riceville

Grand Champion Miniature or Seedling

1) Jim Green, Riceville

Grand Champion Three Spike

1) Excelsior Farm, Altoona

Reserve Champion Three Spike

1) Jim Green, Riceville

Sweepstakes - award in memory of John J. Witmer

1) Jim Green, Riceville