Congratulations to the Winners of the 2025 Wyatt Wilke Memorial Sunflower Contest

Tallest Sunflower - FIRST Place - Sheri Hahn - 17' 3"

Largest Head FIRST place - Steve Zolvinski - 18"

Most Blooms - FIRST Place - Bill Maglio - 143

Tallest Sunflower - Second Place - Cindy Sullivan - 13'2"

Largest Head Second Place - Ronald Sullivan - 17 1/2"

Most Blooms - Second Place - Amelia Morales - 122

Hosted by the LaPorte County Master Gardener Association, the contest was held during the 26th Annual Sunflower Fair in downtown LaPorte on Saturday September 20th, 2025

All 23 entries were exceptional. Thank you to all of our contestants!

2025 Garden Show Photos

Founded in 1998, the purpose of the LaPorte County Master Gardener Association, a non-profit organization, is to promote the art, science, education and pleasure of gardening in the Community, in cooperation with Purdue Extension, LaPorte County, Indiana.

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