2012 Popularity Poll
The 2012 SJI Popularity Poll Ballet and instructions can be downloaded
here.
2011 Popularity Poll Results
The 2011 Popularity Poll Results can be downloaded
here (Adobe PDF format).
2010 Popularity Poll Reults
The 2010 Popularity Poll Results can be downloaded
here (Adobe PDF format).
2009 Popularity Poll Results
Ruth Barker, North Carolina
My mailbox was a little lonely this year, receiving only 30 ballots, representing 36 members. Perhaps the lower response this year was due to
not having a convention! A special thanks to all who participated.The results give us a new winner! ‘SUE JO’ was the top contender, with ‘FLASHING KOI’ and ‘LITTLE BOW PINK’ coming in a close second.
There are three newcomers (and returners) to the top ten list this year, ‘ALL IN WHITE’, BLUE SPRITZ’ and ‘RASPBERRY CANDY’.
| 2009 Place | Votes | Cultivar (Hybridizer/Introduction Year) | 2008 Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | SUE JO (Delmez ’03) | 5 |
| 2 tie | 13 | FLASHING KOI (Marx ’78) | 7 |
| 2 tie | 13 | LITTLE BOW PINK (Delmez ’98) | 1 |
| 4 tie | 11 | BLUE SPRITZ (Delmez ’96) | 13 |
| 4 tie | 11 | FRILLED ENCHANTMENT (Marx ’59) | 3 |
| 6 tie | 9 | DIRIGO PINK MILESTONE (White ’00) | 1 |
| 6 tie | 9 | JAPANESE PINWHEEL (McEwen ’88) | 10 |
| 8 tie | 8 | ALL IN WHITE (Delmez ’00) | -- |
| 8 tie | 8 | RASPBERRY CANDY (Bauer/Coble ’99) | -- |
| 10 tie | 7 | CENTER OF ATTENTION (Rich’86) | 10 |
| 10 tie | 7 | PINKERTON (Bauer/Coble ’99) | 4 |
| 12 tie | 6 | BLUSHING SNOWMAIDEN (Harris ’00) | -- |
| 12 tie | 6 | BUTTERFLIES IN FLIGHT (Aitken ’91) | 16 |
| 12 tie | 6 | CASCADE CREST (Aitken’88) | 10 |
| 12 tie | 6 | CRAYOLA KISS (Walker ’05) | -- |
| 12 tie | 6 | DIRIGO RED ROCKET (White ’01) | 16 |
| 12 tie | 6 | LAKE EFFECT (Bauer/Coble ’04) | -- |
| 12 tie | 6 | RIVULETS OF WINE (Aitken ’99) | -- |
| 12 tie | 6 | SIMPLY STATED (Hager ’06) | -- |
2008 Popularity Poll Results
Ruth Barker, North Carolina
As you might imagine, there was a flurry this year when we realized that
the ballot was omitted from the spring mailing of The Review.
Although they were mailed separately, we still had a good return of the votes,
with 45 ballots, representing 52 members! Many thanks to all who participated.
It was exciting counting the votes, which resulted in a tie for first place between ‘Dirigo Pine Milestone’, who won the past 3 years and ‘Little Bow Pink’, both receiving 16 votes each!
In 2008 we welcome 5 newcomers (and returners) to the Top Ten Favorites: 'Frilled Enchantment’, 'Pinkterton’, ‘Bellender Blue’, ‘Lion King’ and ‘Cascade Crest’!
Nine cultivars received two or more write-in votes and will be on the 2009 Ballot.
| 2008 Place | Votes | Cultivar (Hybridizer/Introduction Year) | 2007 Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 tie | 16 | DIRIGO PINK MILESTONE (White '00) | 1 |
| 1 tie | 16 | LITTLE BOW PINK (Delmez ’98) | 4 |
| 3 | 14 | FRILLED ENCHANTMENT (Marx '59) | 6 |
| 4 | 12 | PINKERTON (Bauer/Coble ‘98) | 4 |
| 5 tie | 11 | SUE JO (Delmez ’03) | 4 |
| 5 tie | 11 | SING THE BLUES (Reid '97) | 5 |
| 7 tie | 10 | BELLENDER BLUE (Bauer/Coble ’96) | -- |
| 7 tie | 10 | FLASHING KOI (Marx '78] | 16 |
| 7 tie | 10 | LION KING (Bauer/Coble '96) | 16 |
| 10 tie | 9 | CASCADE CREST (Aitken '90) | 16 |
| 10 tie | 9 | CENTER OF ATTENTION (Rich '86) | 4 |
| 10 tie | 9 | JAPANESE PENWHEEL (McEwen ‘88) | 2 |
| 13 tie | 8 | BLUE SPRITZ (Delmez '98) | 2 |
| 13 tie | 8 | CAPRICIAN BUTTERFLY (Marx ’85) | 11 |
| 13 tie | 8 | IAPETUS (Innerst ’88) | 16 |
| 16 tie | 5 | BUTTERFLIES IN FLIGHT (Aitken '91) | -- |
| 16 tie | 5 | DIRIGO RED ROCKET (White ‘01) | 4 |
| 16 tie | 5 | ELECTRIC RAYS (Aitken ’90) | 11 |
| 16 tie | 5 | OREGON MARMALADE (Walker ’03) | 16 |
2007 Popularity Poll Results
Ruth Barker, North Carolina
Thank you to all the members who returned their ballot for this year’s Popularity Poll. I received 29 ballots, representing 38 members. Since this was my first year in this position, I found myself eagerly awaiting the daily mail, in hopes of an orange ballot!
John White’s ‘Dirigo Pink Milestone’ continues its reign for the third year in a row, with 12 votes! Of course, ’Milestone’ was just announced as winner of the Payne Medal, also! Runners-up received 10 votes, 4th – 10th received 7 votes, while the remaining received 6 and 5 votes respectively.
As you can see from the list, we had many cultivars with the same number of votes. We want to welcome ‘Flashing Koi’, ‘Center of Attention’, ‘Dirigo Red Rocket’ and ‘Raspberry Candy’ to the prestigious top ten and several other new entries to the list.
| 2007 Place | Votes | Cultivar (Hybridizer/Introduction Year) | 2006 Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | DIRIGO PINK MILESTONE (White '00) | 1 |
| 2 tie | 10 | BLUE SPRITZ (Delmez '98) | 10 |
| 2 tie | 10 | JAPANESE PINWHEEL (McEwen '88) | 3 |
| 4 tie | 7 | CENTER OF ATTENTION (Rich '86) | 17 |
| 4 tie | 7 | DIRIG0 RED ROCKET (White '01) | 17 |
| 4 tie | 7 | FLASHING KOI (Marx '78) | -- |
| 4 tie | 7 | LITTLE BOW PINK (Delmez '98) | 5 |
| 4 tie | 7 | FLASHING KOI (Marx '78] | 16 |
| 4 tie | 7 | RASPBERRY CANDY (Bauer/Coble '99) | 17 |
| 4 tie | 7 | SING THE BLUES (Reid '97) | 2 |
| 4 tie | 7 | SUE JO (Delmez '03) | 5 |
| 11 tie | 6 | ALL IN WHITE (Delmez '00) | 17 |
| 11 tie | 6 | CAPRICIAN BUTTERFLY (Marx ’85) | 10 |
| 11 tie | 6 | ELECTRIC RAYS (Aitken ’90) | 10 |
| 11 tie | 6 | FRILLED ENCHANTMENT (Marx '59) | 3 |
| 11 tie | 6 | LAKE EFFECT (Bauer/Coble '04) | -- |
| 16 tie | 5 | BEWITCHING TWILIGHT (Harris '00) | 4 |
| 16 tie | 5 | CASCADE CREST (Aitken '90) | -- |
| 16 tie | 5 | CRYSTAL HALO (Marx '59) | -- |
| 16 tie | 5 | IAPETUS (Innerst '88) | -- |
| 16 tie | 5 | LION KING (Bauer/Coble '96) | 8 |
| 16 tie | 5 | OREGON MARMALADE (Walker '03) | 10 |
| 16 tie | 5 | PRAIRIE TWILIGHT (Hazzard '77) | -- |
| 16 tie | 5 | TIDELINE (Bauer/coble '95) | -- |
