Floriculture: Something Different

Unique Plants at the Something Different Show During the Iowa State Fair

Top gardeners from across Iowa competed in the Something Different division of the Floriculture show judged at the 2024 Iowa State Fair.

Diana Bedwell of Norwalk was awarded Queen of Potted Plants, Dish Garden or Fairy Garden. Graci Bedwell of Norwalk won King of Potted Plants, Dish Garden or Fairy Garden, and Jen Firzlaff of Des Moines won Princess of Potted Plants, Dish Garden or Fairy Garden.

Complete results below:

Something Different - Potted Plants

Container Garden

1) Jen Firzlaff, Des Moines

2) Lyndee Clark, Johnston

3) Jen Firzlaff, Des Moines

Coleus

1) Nancy Schrum, Urbandale

2) Diana Bedwell, Norwalk

3) Beth Romer, Altoona

Other Flowering Plants

1) Penelope Anderson, Des Moines

2) Jen Firzlaff, Des Moines

3) Jen Firzlaff, Des Moines

Cacti or Succulent Plant - one single

1) Diana Bedwell, Norwalk

2) Graci Bedwell, Norwalk

3) Jen Firzlaff, Des Moines

Cacti or Succulent Plants - two or more

1) Lillian Luensmann, Cedar Rapids

2) Jen Firzlaff, Des Moines

3) Diane Plunkett, Legrand

Beauty of the Leaves

1) Jen Firzlaff, Des Moines

2) Beth Romer, Altoona

3) Larry Skellenger, Indianola

Dish Garden

1) Nancy Schrum, Urbandale

2) Penelope Anderson, Des Moines

3) Diane Plunkett, LeGrand

Fairy Garden

1) Penelope Anderson, Des Moines

2) Diane Plunkett, LeGrand

3) Nancy Schrum, Urbandale

Queen of Potted Plants, Dish Garden or Fairy Garden

1) Diana Bedwell, Norwalk

King of Potted Plants, Dish Garden or Fairy Garden

1) Graci Bedwell, Norwalk

Princess of Potted Plants, Dish Garden or Fairy Garden

1) Jen Firzlaff, Des Moines