No Thorns, Just Blooms in the Iowa State Fair Rose Competition

DES MOINES, IA (08/16/2018) (readMedia)-- The top rose growers in Iowa received honors at the Rose competition judged Saturday, August 12 at the 2018 Iowa State Fair.

Competition Results Below:

Sec I - Pristine

2) Clif/Marge Godfrey, Urbandale

Sec I - Crystalline

2) Ron Morlok, Carroll

3) Ron Morlok, Carroll

Sec I - Any Other White/Near White/White Blend

1) Gary L. Osborn, Newton

2) Gary L. Osborn, Newton

3) Gary L. Osborn, Newton

Sec I - Any Other Yellow

2) Jerry Dreyer, Urbandale

Sec I - St. Patrick

1) Brandon Kelly, Ames

2) Nathan Kelly, Ames

Sec I - Any Other Yellow Blend

1) Ron Morlok, Carroll

3) Clif/Marge Godfrey, Urbandale

Sec I - Folklore

2) Nicole Kelly, Ames

Sec I - Touch of Class

1) Ron Morlok, Carroll

2) Brandon Kelly, Ames

3) Ron Morlok, Carroll

Sec I - Any Other Orange/Orange Blend/Orange Pink

2) Ron Morlok, Carroll

Sec I - New Zealand

3) Clif/Marge Godfrey, Urbandale

Sec I - Any Other Light Pink

1) Clif/Marge Godfrey, Urbandale

3) Clif/Marge Godfrey, Urbandale

Sec I - Any Other Medium Pink

2) Brandon Kelly, Ames

Sec I - Hot Princess

1) Brandon Kelly, Ames

3) James & Mary Ann McCann, Gilbert

Sec I - Any Other Deep Pink

1) Nicole Kelly, Ames

2) Ron Morlok, Carroll

3) Gary L. Osborn, Newton

Sec I - Any Other Pink Blend

1) Gary L. Osborn, Newton

2) Gary L. Osborn, Newton

3) Brandon Kelly, Ames

Sec I - Olympiad

3) Brandon Kelly, Ames

Sec I - Dublin

1) James & Mary Ann McCann, Gilbert

Sec I - Any Other Medium Red

1) James & Mary Ann McCann, Gilbert

2) Nicole Kelly, Ames

3) Ron Morlok, Carroll

Sec I - Veterans Honor

1) Gary L. Osborn, Newton

2) Nathan Kelly, Ames

3) Nicole Kelly, Ames

Sec I - Any Other Red Blend

1) Nicole Kelly, Ames

2) Gary L. Osborn, Newton

Sec I - Paradise

1) Brandon Kelly, Ames

2) Nathan Kelly, Ames

Sec 1 - Any Other Color

3) Gary L. Osborn, Newton

Sec II - Any Pink/Pink Blend

1) Clif/Marge Godfrey, Urbandale

2) Clif/Marge Godfrey, Urbandale

Sec II - Any Red/Red Blend

1) Nicole Kelly, Ames

3) James & Mary Ann McCann, Gilbert

Sec III - Modern Shrubs

1) Jerry Dreyer, Urbandale

2) Gary L. Osborn, Newton

3) Clif/Marge Godfrey, Urbandale

Sec III - Dr. Buck Hybrid Rose

1) Clif/Marge Godfrey, Urbandale

2) James & Mary Ann McCann, Gilbert

3) James & Mary Ann McCann, Gilbert

Sec III - Old Garden Rose (registered after 1867 or after)

1) Clif/Marge Godfrey, Urbandale

3) Jerry Dreyer, Urbandale

Sec III - Polyanthas

1) Clif/Marge Godfrey, Urbandale

Sec III - Large Flowered Climber

1) Gary L. Osborn, Newton

2) Gary L. Osborn, Newton

3) Ron Morlok, Carroll

Sec IV - Any White/White Blend

2) Ron Morlok, Carroll

3) Gary L. Osborn, Newton

Sec IV - Any Yellow/Yellow Blend

1) Nathan Kelly, Ames

2) Clif/Marge Godfrey, Urbandale

Sec IV - Any Apricot/Apricot Blend

1) Brandon Kelly, Ames

Sec IV - Any Light/Medium Pink

1) Jerry Dreyer, Urbandale

2) James & Mary Ann McCann, Gilbert

3) Clif/Marge Godfrey, Urbandale

Sec IV - Any Deep Pink/Pink Blend

1) Gary L. Osborn, Newton

2) Mike Sheets, Des Moines

3) Ron Morlok, Carroll

Sec IV - Any Red Blend

1) James & Mary Ann McCann, Gilbert

2) Ron Morlok, Carroll

3) Clif/Marge Godfrey, Urbandale

Sec IV - Any Red - Medium or Dark

1) James & Mary Ann McCann, Gilbert

2) Clif/Marge Godfrey, Urbandale

3) Clif/Marge Godfrey, Urbandale

Sec V - Irresistible

1) Gary L. Osborn, Newton

3) Clif/Marge Godfrey, Urbandale

Sec V - Baldo Villegas

1) Clif/Marge Godfrey, Urbandale

3) Clif/Marge Godfrey, Urbandale

Sec V - Any Other White

2) Clif/Marge Godfrey, Urbandale

3) Clif/Marge Godfrey, Urbandale

Sec V - Fairhope

3) Clif/Marge Godfrey, Urbandale

Sec V - Any Other Yellow

1) Ron Morlok, Carroll

2) Clif/Marge Godfrey, Urbandale

3) Clif/Marge Godfrey, Urbandale

Sec V - Bees Knees

1) Ron Morlok, Carroll

2) Clif/Marge Godfrey, Urbandale

3) Clif/Marge Godfrey, Urbandale

Sec V - Hot Tamale

1) Nathan Kelly, Ames

Sec V - Any Other Yellow Blend

1) Nathan Kelly, Ames

2) Clif/Marge Godfrey, Urbandale

3) Clif/Marge Godfrey, Urbandale

Sec V - Pierrine

2) Clif/Marge Godfrey, Urbandale

Sec V - Any Other Orange/Orange Blend/Red/Pink

1) James & Mary Ann McCann, Gilbert

3) Clif/Marge Godfrey, Urbandale

Sec V - Giggles

2) Gary L. Osborn, Newton

Sec V - Millie Walters

2) Clif/Marge Godfrey, Urbandale

3) Clif/Marge Godfrey, Urbandale

Sec V - Joy

1) Clif/Marge Godfrey, Urbandale

3) Clif/Marge Godfrey, Urbandale

Sec V - Tiffany Lynn

2) Clif/Marge Godfrey, Urbandale

3) Clif/Marge Godfrey, Urbandale

Sec V - Any Other Pink Blend

1) James & Mary Ann McCann, Gilbert

2) Clif/Marge Godfrey, Urbandale

Sec V - Daddy Frank

1) Clif/Marge Godfrey, Urbandale

2) Ron Morlok, Carroll

Sec V - Any Other Red

2) Gary L. Osborn, Newton

Sec V - Kristin

2) Clif/Marge Godfrey, Urbandale

Sec V - Glowing Amber

1) Clif/Marge Godfrey, Urbandale

2) Clif/Marge Godfrey, Urbandale

3) Jerry Dreyer, Urbandale

Sec V - Double Take

2) Clif/Marge Godfrey, Urbandale

3) Clif/Marge Godfrey, Urbandale

Sec V - Any Other Red Blend

1) Clif/Marge Godfrey, Urbandale

2) Clif/Marge Godfrey, Urbandale

3) Clif/Marge Godfrey, Urbandale

Sec V - Dr. John Dickman

1) Gary L. Osborn, Newton

Sec V - Any Other Mauve

3) Clif/Marge Godfrey, Urbandale

Sec V - Nancy Jean

2) Clif/Marge Godfrey, Urbandale

3) Clif/Marge Godfrey, Urbandale

Sec V - Any Other Apricot/Apricot Blend/Russet

1) Clif/Marge Godfrey, Urbandale

2) Clif/Marge Godfrey, Urbandale

3) Nathan Kelly, Ames

Sec VI - White/White Blend

1) James & Mary Ann McCann, Gilbert

Sec VI - Yellow/Yellow Blend

1) Nathan Kelly, Ames

2) Clif/Marge Godfrey, Urbandale

Sec VI - Light/Medium/Dark Pink

1) Clif/Marge Godfrey, Urbandale

3) Clif/Marge Godfrey, Urbandale

Sec VI - Orange/Orange Blend

1) Clif/Marge Godfrey, Urbandale

Sec VI - Pink Blends

1) Gary L. Osborn, Newton

2) Clif/Marge Godfrey, Urbandale

3) Clif/Marge Godfrey, Urbandale

Sec VI - Medium/Dark Red

1) Gary L. Osborn, Newton

2) Gary L. Osborn, Newton

3) Clif/Marge Godfrey, Urbandale

Sec VI - Red Blends

1) Clif/Marge Godfrey, Urbandale

Sec VI - Apricot/Apricot Blends

2) Clif/Marge Godfrey, Urbandale

3) Clif/Marge Godfrey, Urbandale

Sec VI - Any Mauve/Mauve Blends

1) Gary L. Osborn, Newton

3) Gary L. Osborn, Newton

Sec VII - 5 Miniatures - Exhibition Stage

1) Clif/Marge Godfrey, Urbandale

Sec VII - 3 Miniature Sprays - Exhibition Stage

1) Gary L. Osborn, Newton

2) Clif/Marge Godfrey, Urbandale

Sec VII - Miniature English Bench

1) Gary L. Osborn, Newton

2) Clif/Marge Godfrey, Urbandale

Sec VII - 3 Miniatures - Cycle of Bloom

1) Clif/Marge Godfrey, Urbandale

2) Clif/Marge Godfrey, Urbandale

Sec VII - 3 Miniatures - Exhibition Stage

1) Clif/Marge Godfrey, Urbandale

2) Ron Morlok, Carroll

3) Clif/Marge Godfrey, Urbandale

Sec VII - A Small One

1) Clif/Marge Godfrey, Urbandale

2) Clif/Marge Godfrey, Urbandale

3) Jerry Dreyer, Urbandale

Sec VII - Design Class

1) Clif/Marge Godfrey, Urbandale

2) Clif/Marge Godfrey, Urbandale

3) Jerry Dreyer, Urbandale

Sec VII - One Bloom - Full Blown

1) James & Mary Ann McCann, Gilbert

2) Clif/Marge Godfrey, Urbandale

3) Ron Morlok, Carroll

Sec VII - 3 Hybrid Teas

1) Clif/Marge Godfrey, Urbandale

2) Ron Morlok, Carroll

Sec VII - 3 Hybrid Teas - Cycle of Bloom

1) Gary L. Osborn, Newton

Sec VII - English Bench

1) James & Mary Ann McCann, Gilbert

2) Gary L. Osborn, Newton

3) Clif/Marge Godfrey, Urbandale

Sec VII - 3 Floribundas

1) Clif/Marge Godfrey, Urbandale

2) Ron Morlok, Carroll

3) Gary L. Osborn, Newton

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