The 2022 Plant Show was held during the Southern Meeting at Kidlington on Sunday 19th June 2022. Steve Clements won both 'Best in Show' and the 'Chairman’s Award' for his Epipactis entries and was awarded the Banksian Medal for 2022. First-placed winners are featured below and the complete results can be viewed as a pdf here. Thanks to Diane Clement for judging the Plant Show and to Simon Tarrant for the plant photography.
Class 4: Three pots hardy orchids, distinct varieties, any country of origin
Steve Clements
Epipactis Sabine [Best in Show]
Bletilla Coritani
Bletilla Richard’s Gift
Class 5: One pot native British orchid
Steve Clements
Dactylorhiza fuchsii
Class 6: One pot native European (not native to Britain) orchid
Stephen Clements
Dactylorhiza kalopisii
Class 7: One pot native European (not native to Britain) orchid
Stephen Clements
Diuris drummondii
Class 8: One pot Dactylorhiza
John Haggar
Dactylorhiza kalopisii
Class 9: One pot Orchis, Anacamptis or Neotinea
Class 10: One pot Ophrys
Neil Evans
Ophrys apifera
Class11: One pot Serapias
Class12: One pot Cypripedium
Class15: One pot Epipactis
Stephen Clements
First:
Epipactis Sabine
Second:
Epipactis Lowland Legacy [Chairman's Trophy]
Class16: One plant or pan of plants raised from seed by the grower
Peter Ward
Dactylorhiza fuchsii