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2025 MACPS Plant Awards

Show off
your prized carnivores and win!

The Mid-Atlantic Carnivorous Plant Society (MACPS) welcomes all paid members to submit their plants for our inaugural annual show at Haverford College on October 11, 2025! Whether you are a professional grower or a hobbyist, we encourage you to show off your best beauties and beasties and compete for prizes in a variety of categories! Entries are limited to three plants per category per member.

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Eligibility and Rules for Participation

Who Can Enter? 

All paid MACPS members are eligible to submit plants. Become a MACPS member today!

Entry Limit

Up to three plants per category per member.

Registration

  • Fill out the plant registration form for each entry.

  • Deadline: October 1, 2025, at 11:59 pm.

  • No day-of entries accepted.

Plant Requirements

  • Must be owned and grown by the submitting member.

  • Must have been in your care for at least 6 months (before April 11, 2025).

Support & Security

  • Volunteers will assist with plant placement and monitor the display area.

  • Plants will be monitored and observed by judges and MACPS staff.

Judging Criteria

Show entries will be judged by a panel appointed by MACPS board members. Judging panel members will recuse themselves from participation in judging for any category in which they have submitted plants and are also ineligible for the Best in Show Award. Overall horticultural excellence will be the primary factor in judging, with secondary consideration for quality of presentation. Difficulty of cultivation will be considered when evaluating horticultural excellence. Plant rarity will not be considered.

Horticultural Excellence
(70 points)

  • Form: Size, maturity, color, etc.

  • Health: No diseases or pests; no blemishes from disease, pests, sunburn, etc.

  • Difficulty: Examples of more difficult plants include Darlingtonia, Cephalotus, and ultra-highland Nepenthes.

Presentation
(30 points)

  • Appearance: Overall aesthetics, including balance, proportions, contrast of plant and container, etc.

  • Grooming: No dead leaves or flowers, no weeds, clean pot, etc.

  • Artistry: Container complements plant, unobtrusive training/staking, topdressing, etc.

Categories

  • Dionaea

  • “Sundew”: Drosera and related sticky plants, including Drosophyllum, Roridula, and Byblis

  • Pinguicula

  • Sarracenia

  • Nepenthes

  • “Other” Pitcher Plant: Brocchinia, Cephalotus, Darlingtonia, and Heliamphora

  • “Other” Carnivorous Plant: Aldrovanda, Utricularia, Genlisea, etc.

  • Best in Show Award

  • People’s Choice Award

Prizes

1st, 2nd, and 3rd place ribbons will be awarded in every carnivorous plant category.

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Two special awards will also be recognized with ribbons:

  • Best in Show – receives a $100 gift card

  • People’s Choice – receives a $50 gift card

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Each 1st place winner in the seven plant categories will also receive a $50 gift card in addition to their ribbon.

2025 MACPS Plant Awards Application

Please complete this form in its entirety. You must complete a separate form for each entry you intend to submit. Contestants may submit up to entries per category. Additional submissions will not be considered for entry. If you have any questions about the placement of your entry or any additional concerns, please reach out to macpsplantshow@gmail.com.


Only MACPS members can submit plants to the award show. Become a member today!

In case we need to contact you during the day of the event

Which category are you entering this plant?
Dionaea
Sundew ('similar' genera: Drosera, Drosophyllum, Byblis, etc.)
Pinguicula
Sarracenia
Nepenthes
"Other" Pitcher Plant (Heliamphora, Brocchinia, Cephalotus, or Darlingtonia)
"Other" Carnivorous Plants (Aquatics, Utricularia, Genlisea, etc.)

Please include its name, origin, location, potted media, pot size/description, and companion plants if at all applicable. This will be used to create a placard for your entry at the show, so be as specific as possible! Not all components will applicable to every entry, and none are REQUIRED but we encourage you to be as thorough as possible.

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Contestants will need to arrive with their entries between 8AM and 10AM. Judging will start promptly at 10:30AM. Entries will not be accepted after 10AM. Contestants may not be present in the judging area after their entry has been placed on the table until judging is complete. All entries will be monitored by MACPS staff throughout the duration of the event. Plants must remain on the show tables until 4PM. Contestants may remove their plants from 4PM-6PM. MACPS will not hold any plant material past 6PM. 


After entry, you will receive a confirmation email that your entry has been accepted along with a number for your entry. Please keep your number handy for reference on judging day (you do not need to label your entry). 

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