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Sandra McDonald Azaleas Sandra McDonalds Biography Born in Kansas City, KS Sandra and Ken McDonald Aug 2012 BS Univ of Mo. Kansas City 1959 MS Horticulture, Univ of Conn 1972 PhD Plant Genetics, Univ of Conn

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Sandra McDonald Azaleas

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Sandra and Ken McDonald – Aug 2012

  • Photo by Rick Bauer

Sandra McDonald’s Biography

  • Born in Kansas City, KS
  • BS – Univ of Mo. Kansas City 1959
  • MS Horticulture, Univ of Conn

1972

  • PhD Plant Genetics, Univ of Conn

1975

  • Moved to Virginia in 1974 after

marrying Ken McDonald

  • Has been hybridizing since the

mid 70’s

  • Worked at Ken’s business Le-Mac

Nurseries a wholesale nursery specializing in azaleas and rhododendron (later renamed Le- Mac Azaleas).

  • Did hybridizing, worked with

chemicals and computer work.

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Le-Mac Nursery

  • Retail and wholesale nursery

founded by Ken McDonald and Jacques LeGendre in 1927

  • Located in Elizabeth City

County, VA (now Hampton, VA)

  • Picked for mild climate and

access for shipping

  • In early days, they purchased

florist type azaleas from Alphonse Pericat

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Le-Mac Nursery – cont’d

  • Most of these Pericat

azaleas of Formosa- Kurume hybrids could

  • verwinter in Zone 8

Aerial View of Le-Mac ca. 1930 Photographer unknown Le-Mac Beds ca. 1967 Photographer unknown

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Le-Mac Nursery – cont’d

  • Most of these Pericat

azaleas of Formosa- Kurume hybrids could

  • verwinter in Zone 8
  • Introduced a number of

hybrids and propagated and grew many Pericat varieties

Le-Mac Beds ca. 1967 Photographer unknown

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Le-Mac Nursery – cont’d

  • Most of these Pericat

azaleas of Formosa- Kurume hybrids could

  • verwinter in Zone 8
  • Introduced a number of

hybrids and propagated and grew many Pericat varieties

  • Retail nursery closed

during WWII. Wholesale portion remained open

Le-Mac Cold Frames ca. 1967 Photographer unknown

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Le-Mac Nursery – cont’d

  • Most of these Pericat

azaleas of Formosa- Kurume hybrids could

  • verwinter in Zone 8
  • Introduced a number of

hybrids and propagated and grew many Pericat varieties

  • Retail nursery closed

during WWII. Wholesale portion remained open

  • Retail reopened after war

as McDonalds Nursery

Le-Mac Beds ca. 2001 Photographer unknown

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Hybridization Goals

  • Improve the hardiness of

the relatively tender florist variety azaleas

Double Red

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Hybridization Goals

  • Improve the hardiness of

the relatively tender florist variety azaleas

  • Produce lower growing

azaleas for compact yards

Pure Perfection

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Hybridization Goals

  • Improve the hardiness of

the relatively tender florist variety azaleas

  • Produce lower growing

azaleas for compact yards

  • Fill gaps in color form and

color within existing azalea varieties

Sandra’s Fancy

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Hybridization Goals

  • Improve the hardiness of

the relatively tender florist variety azaleas

  • Produce lower growing

azaleas for compact yards

  • Fill gaps in color form and

color within existing azalea varieties

  • Expand the bloom season

Sweet Freckles

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Hybridization Goals

  • Improve the hardiness of

the relatively tender florist variety azaleas

  • Produce lower growing

azaleas for compact yards

  • Fill gaps in color form and

color within existing azalea varieties

  • Expand the bloom season
  • Watch for new and different

characteristics

Williamsburg Rose Bouquet

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Azalea Varieties

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Cape Cod

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Cape Cod Parentage

Gumpo White Wakaebisu

  • Photo by Brent Wilson
  • Photo by Bob Stelloh
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Cape Cod Description

  • Color – White with pale green

fringe near base

  • Size – 1 1/2 “ x 2 3/8”
  • Number of Lobes - 5
  • Shape – broad funnel
  • Form – hose in hose
  • Margins - Frilly
  • Time of bloom – late May
  • Foliage – semi-glossy
  • Plant growth habit - 3’ 8” x 6’ in

35 years

  • Shrub habit - intermediate
  • Hardiness – 10 ° F
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Chessie’s Lavender Gem

A77-20-1

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Chessie’s Lavender Gem Parentage

Elsie Lee

  • Photo by Bob Stelloh

Elsie Lee

  • Photo by Bob Stelloh
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Chessie’s Lavender Gem Description

  • Color – Light purple with some

strong dorsal reddish purple

  • Size – 1.75” x 2”
  • Number per head – 3 per truss
  • Number of Lobes - variable
  • Shape – openly funnel shaped
  • Form – Hose in Hose semi-

double

  • Margins - wavy edged
  • Time of bloom – Early
  • Foliage – semi-glossy
  • Plant growth habit - 5’ tall by 6’

wide in 22 years

  • Shrub habit - open
  • Hardiness – at least 0 ° F
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Other Varieties from Cross

Chessie’s Pink

A77-20-2

Chessie’s Purple

A77-20-3

  • Not Found
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Dream Sherbet

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Dream Sherbet Parentage

Venus (Henson) Girard’s Hot Shot

  • Photographer unknown
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Dream Sherbet Description

  • Color – Strong Pink with a white

dorsal blotch and white marking at tips of all lobes

  • Size – 1.75” x 2.5”
  • Number per head – 2-4
  • Number of Lobes - 5 wavy edged

lobes

  • Shape – broadly funnel shaped
  • Form – single
  • Time of bloom – Late April
  • Foliage – elliptic, flat, yellow green
  • Plant growth habit - intermediate
  • Shrub habit - 1.7’ x 2.5’ in 7 years
  • Hardiness – at least 0° F
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Dreamsicle

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Dreamsicle Parentage

Venus (Henson’s) Girard’s Hot Shot

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Dreamsicle Description

  • Color – Strong pink w/white dorsal

blotch

  • Size – 1.75” x 2.5”
  • Number per head – 2-4
  • Number of Lobes - 5 wavy edged
  • Shape – broadly funnel
  • Form – single
  • Time of bloom – Late April
  • Foliage – elliptical semi-glossy

strong yellow green

  • Plant growth habit - 1.7’ tall by 2.5’

wide in 7 years

  • Shrub habit - intermediate
  • Hardiness – 0 degrees F
  • Photo by Hyatt
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MiniCarnations

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Mini Carnations Parentage

Ripples

  • Photo by Richard Clifton

Evening Glow Photo not available

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Mini Carnations Description

  • Color – deep purplish pink
  • Size – 8” long x 1.25” wide
  • Number per head – 2-3
  • Shape – funnel shaped
  • Form – double
  • Time of bloom – Mid April
  • Foliage – semi glossy, moderate
  • live green
  • Plant growth habit - 3.3’ tall by 3’

wide in 22 years

  • Shrub habit - Intermediate
  • Hardiness – 0 degrees F
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Negligee

A81-9-1

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Negligee Parentage

Maihime Pink Gumpo

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Negligee Description

  • Color – Pale purplish pink w/strips
  • f light purplish pink
  • Size – 2.5”-2.75” x 1.5”
  • Number of Lobes - 5 wavy edged
  • Shape – widely funnel shaped
  • Form – single
  • Time of bloom – 3-4th week of May
  • Foliage – elliptical, glossy yellow

green

  • Plant growth habit - 1.3’ x 2’ in 12

years from seed

  • Shrub habit - dense
  • Hardiness – 5 ° F
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New Generation Red

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New Generation Red Parentage

Girard’s Hot Shot

  • Photo from Allseasonplants

Hershey’s Red-tetra

  • Photo of Hershey’s Red by

Dan Krabill

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New Generation Red Description

  • Color – Strong Red
  • Size – 1.5” x 2”
  • Number per head - 3
  • Number of Lobes - 5+5 frilly edged
  • Shape – Openly funnel shaped
  • Form – Hose in Hose
  • Time of bloom – Mid April
  • Foliage – Semi-glossy, strong

yellow green

  • Plant growth habit - 2.5’ x 2.5’ in

22 years

  • Shrub habit - dense
  • Hardiness – 0 ° F
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Pure Perfection

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Pure Perfection Parentage

White Gumpo Wakaebisu (Satsuki)

  • Photo by Bob Stelloh
  • Photo by Brent Wilson
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Pure Perfection Description

  • Color – White with light green throat
  • Size – 2.5” x 1 5/8 “
  • Number of Lobes - 5+5 (hose-in-hose)

wavy to frilled lobes

  • Shape – Widely funnel shaped
  • Form – hose in hose
  • Time of bloom – Late May/Early June
  • Foliage – narrowly obovate (egg

shaped with narrow end attached to the stalk) to elliptical, glossy Spinach Green

  • Plant growth habit - 20” x 36” in 6 yrs
  • Shrub habit - Broad, branching well

with decumbent branches

  • Hardiness – 5 ° F
  • Photo by Dan Krabill
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Rosy Frills

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Rosy Frills Parentage

Girard’s Hot Shot Hershey’s Red-tetra

  • Photo of Hershey’s Red by

Dan Krabill

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Rosy Frills Description

  • Color – vivid purplish red
  • Size – 1.75” x 2”
  • Number per head - 3
  • Number of Lobes - 5+5 frilly edged

lobes

  • Shape – openly funneled shape
  • Form – hose-in-hose
  • Time of bloom – Mid April
  • Foliage – elliptic, glossy, moderate
  • live green
  • Plant growth habit - intermediate
  • Shrub habit - 4’ tall x 4’ wide in 22

years (with pruning)

  • Hardiness – 0 ° F
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Sandra’s Green Ice

A81-14

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Sandra’s Green Ice Parentage

Elsie Lee

  • Photo by Bob Stelloh

Anna Kehr

  • Photo by Joe Coleman
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Sandra’s Green Ice Description

  • Color – Greenish center ages to

white toward the margins

  • Size – 1” x 2”
  • Number per head - 2
  • Number of Lobes - 5 frilly edged

lobes

  • Shape – broadly funnel shaped
  • Form – hose-in-hose
  • Margins - upcurved
  • Time of bloom – Late April
  • Foliage – elliptic, dull, moderate

yellow green

  • Plant growth habit - upright
  • Shrub habit - 4.5’ x 4’ in 16 years
  • Hardiness – at least 3 ° F

Photo by Don Hyatt

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Photo David Taylor

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Photo David Taylor

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Sandra’s Misty Morn

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Sandra’s Misty Morn Parentage

Venus (Henson) Girard’s Hot Shot

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Sandra’s Misty Morn Description

  • Color – Pale purplish pink with white

throat, pale green dorsal blotch

  • Size – 3.1” x 3.1”
  • Number per head – 2-3
  • Number of Lobes - 5 wavy edged lobes
  • Shape – openly funnel shaped
  • Form – single
  • Margins - decurved
  • Time of bloom – Early May
  • Foliage – obovate, glossy, moderate

yellow green

  • Plant growth habit - 1.7’ x 1.7’ in 7

years

  • Hardiness – at least 0⁰ F
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Venus’ Baby

Photo by Hyatt

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Venus’ Baby Parentage

Venus (Henson) Girard’s Hot Shot

  • Photo Allseasonsplants
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Venus’ Baby Description

  • Color – light to pale purplish pink

with a white blotch and light green spotting in dorsal throat

  • Size – 4.2” wide x 2.4” long
  • Number per head - 2
  • Number of Lobes - 5 wavy edged
  • Shape – openly funnel shaped
  • Form – single with occasional

petaloid stamens

  • Time of bloom – May
  • Foliage – obovate, flat 2.4” long x

1.25” wide, moderate yellow green

  • Plant growth habit - 4’ x 3.7’
  • Shrub habit - upright and spreading
  • Hardiness – at least 0° F
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Williamsburg

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Williamsburg Parentage

Gumpo

  • Photo by Brent Wilson

Wakaebisu

  • Photo by Bob Stelloh
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Williamsburg Description

  • Color – White with greenish throat and
  • ccasional sectors, stripes and flecks of

vivid reddish orange

  • Size – 2.5-3” across x 1” wide
  • Number per head – 1-2
  • Number of Lobes - 5 lobed
  • Shape – nearly flat face, openly funnel

shaped

  • Form – hose-in-hose
  • Margins - wavy
  • Time of bloom – mid-June
  • Foliage – 1.5” long x 5/8” wide, obovate,

flat

  • Plant growth habit - 22” x 40” in 12 years
  • Shrub habit - low spreading
  • Hardiness – at least -3° F
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Williamsburg Rose Bouquet

Photo by James

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Williamsburg Rose Bouquet Parentage

Ripples

  • Photo by Richard Clifton

Evening Glow Photo not found

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Williamsburg Rose Bouquet Description

  • Color – deep purplish pink with a

few tiny strong purplish red spots

  • Size – 1.5” x 2”
  • Number per head – 2-3
  • Number of Lobes - frilly edged

lobes

  • Shape – broadly funnel shaped
  • Form – hose-in-hose double
  • Time of bloom – Early April
  • Foliage – obovate, semi-glossy,

dark yellowish green

  • Plant growth habit - 3’ x 3’ within

15 years

  • Shrub habit - intermediate
  • Hardiness – at least 0° F
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Other McDonald Varieties

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AngelWings

Unk Parentage

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Blushing Angel

Dainty Rose × Ho-o?

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Dainty Angel

A75-1-F

Dainty Rose × Ho-o

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David’s Choice

A75-1-F

Dainty Rose × Ho-o

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Fancy Face

A85-9-9

Unk (pinkdeWildrogue?) × Blushing Angel

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Little Cherub

Dainty Rose × Ho-o

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Mademoiselle Yvette

A-76-7-7

Unk Parentage

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Salmon Mound

A75-1-H

Dainty Rose × Unk

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Salmon Sunrise

A75-1-G

Dainty Rose × Unk

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Photo by James

Sandra’s Dwarf White

Unk Parentage

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Sandra’s White Surprise

Dainty Rose × Unk

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Additional Legacy Actions

  • Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the American Rhododendron

society is working with the Norfolk Botanical Garden to establish a Sandra McDonald Garden

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Additional Legacy Actions

  • Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the American Rhododendron

society is working with the Norfolk Botanical Garden to establish a Sandra McDonald Garden

  • Cuttings of McDonald varieties are being propagated

by NV-ASA members to be featured in future plant sales and auctions

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Questions?