# of Entries: One per class, max of three in classes 60-66
Premium: Purple $2.50; Blue $1.75; Red $1.50; White $1.25
All static exhibits must have received a purple ribbon at the county fair to advance to the State Fair.
General Information:
- 4-H member may exhibit a maximum of three entries in classes 60-66. Exhibits are limited to one exhibit per class.
- The choice of container and soil quality will be considered in judging. Each plant must be identified by listing the names on the entry tag or on a card attached to the container. Identify each plant individually if more than one cultivar or variety. Plants should be grown in the display container for a minimum of six weeks. Plants grown as houseplants must be used. NebGuide G2205 “Guide to Growing Houseplants” & NebGuide G837 “Guide to Selecting Houseplants” includes a listing of common houseplants. Containers of annual flowers or annual plants (i.e. petunias, geraniums, impatiens) will be disqualified and will not be judged.
- Entries in Classes 60-66 must be designed and planted by the 4-H member.
- Any container plant (flowering or foliage potted houseplants, dish gardens, fairy or miniature gardens, desert gardens, or terrariums) shall be in containers no larger than 12" (use inside opening measurement) in any dimension of length or width. No combination of pots may be used. All potted plants are to be in a one pot container. Any container grown plant in Classes 60-66 that does not follow these guidelines will be lowered one ribbon placing.
- Classes 60-65 exhibitors must provide a saucer to catch drainage water. The 4-H’ers name, age, county, and years in the project(s) must be on the bottom or back of the container and saucer.
Houseplants, Division 770 Classes
*G770-060 - Flowering Potted Houseplant(s) - that are blooming for exhibition. A container may have one or more houseplants in container. Label with the name for each plant. Non-blooming plants will be disqualified.
*G770-061 - Foliage Potted Houseplant - one variety of tropical or cacti or succulent plant. Label with name of plant.
*G770-062 - Hanging Basket - of flowering and/or foliage houseplants. A container may have one or more houseplants in the container. Label with the name for each plant.
*G770-063 - Dish Garden - an open/shallow container featuring a variety of houseplants excluding cacti and succulents. Label with the name for each plant.
*G770-064 – Fairy or Miniature Garden – A miniature “scene” contained in an open container and featuring miniature or small, slow growing houseplants. The garden needs to have an imaginative theme and miniature accessories, i.e., bench, fence made from tiny twigs, small shell for a bathtub, etc. Label with the name for each plant.
*G770-065 - Desert Garden - an open/shallow container featuring a variety of cacti and/or succulents grown as houseplants. Label with the name for each plant.
*G770-066 - Terrarium - a transparent container, partially or completely enclosed; sealed or unsealed. Label with the name for each plant.
G770-101 – Other Houseplant Exhibit (County Only). Limit one entry. Do not duplicate entries in classes 60-66.
An asterisk* in front of a division/class number indicates the class is State Fair eligible.