Noyo Chapter,
American Rhododendron Society
46th Annual John Drueker Memorial
RHODODENDRON SHOW and PLANT SALE
Saturday, May 3rd and Sunday, May 4th 2025
In the big tent at the Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens
Admission is Free and it is Free to enter an exhibit
Welcome to the 2025 Rhododendron Show and Plant Sale, sponsored by the Noyo Chapter of the American Rhododendron Society.
The location for this 46th annual show is Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens, Fort Bragg. The hours of operation are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.
Visitors to the show will find dozens of rhododendron species and hybrids on display. While many of the flowers are from plants common in the North Coast landscape, others are new or hard-to-find varieties not usually seen in home gardens. The members of the Noyo Chapter are pleased to be able to share these flowers with everyone visiting the show.
This page provides rules for completing the entry tags (Rule IV.) and the classification of those entries. In addition, guidelines for selecting entries are at the end.
Member exhibitors are encouraged to bring their entries to the show Thursday, May 1st evening between 3 and 7 pm, or Friday morning May 2nd from 9 am to 12 pm. Entry tags will be available at the March and April chapter meetings, as well as at the Show. Exhibitors bringing flowers to the Show on Friday morning are asked to complete the entry tags ahead of time. The deadline for entering is noon on Friday, May 2nd.
Exhibitors need not be members of the Noyo Chapter or the ARS. Non-members are eligible for all awards, although trophies will remain in the custody of the chapter.
Judging will begin at 3 p.m. Fri. May 2nd. Plants will be available for sale starting at 9:00 a.m. on Sat. and 10:00 a.m. on Sun.
The People’s Choice Award will be judged by show visitors on Saturday. Saturday visitors may vote for any entry from any class for the People’s Choice Award. Be sure to get your ballot and vote for the People’s Choice.
If you have rhododendrons and azaleas blooming in your yard during the Show please bring in a flower truss or spray to share with us all. If you need help identifying your unknown rhododendron entries, expert help will be available to you.
Enjoy the Show!
RULES
I. The Show will be held at the Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens, Fort Bragg, CA. and will
be open to the public from 9 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Saturday May 3 and 10 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Sunday, May 4.
On Sunday, exhibitors may pick up their entries, ribbons, and entry cards after 4 p.m.
II. Show competition will be open to Noyo Chapter A.R.S. members and the general public alike.
III. When possible, questions about entries should be settled prior to Show date. Where questions as to classification arise, first authority will be the plant list. Final authority on unlisted entries belongs to the members in charge of classification, using the references listed at the end of these rules. Time limitations do not allow for discussion of categories on the floor during setup.
IV. All entries must be accompanied by a completed Entry Card. (See sample.) Assistance in completing the Card will be provided at the Exhibitor's entrance for non-members and for members unable to properly identify or classify an entry. Entries may be submitted between 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 1 or on Friday, May 2 between 9 a.m. and noon.
If possible the Entry Cards should be filled out before bringing entries to the exhibit hall.
CLASS: Put both the class number and name of the class. For example, “#16 - Blood Red”.
PLANT NAME: Put either the species or hybrid name. For Example, “Radium” is a hybrid that belongs to Class #15B.
EXHIBITOR: Put the name of the person exhibiting the entry.
PHONE: Put the exhibitor’s telephone number here. This will facilitate returning entry cards for use another year and distributing ribbons and trophies.
V. Entries, accompanied by a completed ENTRY CARD will be accepted before the show when the tent set-up is finished. No entries will be accepted for judging after 12 noon on the day before the show. Late entries may be exhibited after judging is completed. Be sure to arrive with your entries by noon. Judging begins at 3 p.m. on Friday, May 2.
VI. Judges may not serve more than 2 years consecutively, and Noyo Chapter members will not judge, except in an emergency. Judges may enter plants of their own or from others for competition. They may not participate in the judging of a group that includes their own entries.
VII. Judges shall judge all entries by the classification in which they are entered and appear in display. If there are 6 or more of a particular variety (e.g. Vulcan in Class 15 or plants with similar parentage or form, e.g. Taurus & Grace Seabrook) then those plants will be put into a subclass (i.e. Subclass 15a) and judged separately. If the judges feel that the entries in either the original class or the subclass warrant recognition then appropriate ribbons will be awarded in the normal fashion. If the particular class qualifies for a trophy then the judges will decide which of the blue ribbon winners shall be awarded the trophy.
No hybrid entry may be in both the appropriate Class 23 subsection and the appropriate large hybrid class (i.e. #1 - #17).
VIII. Judging Criteria Guidelines
1. Regarding size, color and form, the flowers and leaves should be judged according to that variety.
2. The flower should present itself well at the time of judging.
3. While upright stems are traditionally desirable, ‘facing’ trusses may be judged as desirable.
4. The bloom should be free of extraneous material.
5. Up to 3 unopened florets should not count against the entry.
6. To encourage exhibitors to minimize the use of chemicals on their plants and to encourage more people to enter flower trusses and sprays in the show even if they have some leaf damage, leaf condition shall not be used to downgrade a flower truss. Leaves shall only be used in judging, to separate flower trusses first judged to be tied, based on the flowers alone.
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IX. DISQUALIFICATIONS:
1. No flowers or plants may be exhibited if artificially groomed.
2. Debris may be removed, and exhibit may be rinsed with plain water if desired.
3. No other enhancement is permitted.
4. Hammer-heads are disallowed except in Classes 25 and 45. A hammer-head appears to be a single truss, but actually is the result of more than one bud on a single stem.
5. Sprays that exceed the size limitations may not be allowed for judging.
(Members placing entries should check for violations.)
X. No person may submit more than one entry per variety per class, with the exception of species, when there is more than one form or variety.
XI. Only chapter members will be permitted on the floor during placement of entries. Only judges, and those designated by the Show Chair, will be permitted on the floor during judging.
XII. Ribbons will be awarded on merit as determined by the judges. One each: first, second, and third place ribbon shall be awarded in each class. At their discretion, Judges may award as many Honorable Mention ribbons in each class as they feel appropriate.
XIII. TROPHIES ARE OPEN TO ALL ENTRANTS. All trophies are perpetual (rotating) trophies. In the event a trophy is awarded to an exhibitor who is not a Noyo Chapter member the trophy will remain in the custody of the Chapter. The Sweepstakes Trophy will be accompanied by a framed photograph, which the winner will keep.
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The following is the list of Trophies:
A. Best of Show – Helen Druecker Memorial Trophy - for best blue ribbon entry regardless of class
B. Best Noyo Chief - Class 1
C. Best White Rhododendron - David and Rhoda Ward Trophy - Class 2 & 3, plus any smaller white hybrids and white species blue ribbon winners.
D. Best Pink Rhododendron - Mendocino Coast Botanical Garden Trophy - Classes 7-10 plus any smaller pink hybrids and pink species blue ribbon winners.
E. Best Lavender Rhododendron - John and Gail Vollmer Trophy - Class 11, plus any smaller lavender hybrid and species blue ribbon winners.
F. Best Red Rhododendron - Celeri and Son Nursery Trophy - Classes 14, 15, 16, 17, plus red small hybrids and species blue ribbon winners.
G. Best Yakushimanum Hybrid Truss - Bill & Lorraine Fee Trophy - Class 21
H. Best New Seedling – Peter Schick Memorial Trophy - Class 22
I. Best Evergreen Azalea Spray, Truss, or Plant - Philip B. Cornell Memorial Award -Class 27
J. Best Foliage (Species or Hybrid) – Ted Steinhardt Memorial Trophy - Class 32
K. Best Deciduous Azalea Spray - Rose Turner Award - Classes 29 or 38
L. Best Deciduous Azalea Truss - Lloyd G. Turner Memorial Award - Classes 30 or 42, 43, or 44.
M. Best Occidentale - Rosalie Stanley Memorial Trophy - Class 40
N. Best Small Species Rhododendron - The Philp Family Trophy - Classes 44-45
O. Best Large Hybrid Spray - Bluewater Trophy – Classes 46-50
P. Noyo Chapter Youth Trophy – Class 51 – Open to entrants under the age of 18
Q. People's Choice Award - any entry selected by a vote of the public attending the show. Voting will be open until 5 pm of the first day (i.e. Saturday) of the Show.
R. Sweepstakes Trophy – Awarded according to the highest accumulated score as follows:
First Place – 3 points; Second Place – 2 points; Third Place – 1 point
XIV. All entries will be displayed and judged according to the following criteria:
A. truss and spray size definition, B. classification, C. species list, and D. hybrid list.
A. Truss and Spray Size Definition
Size Truss Spray
Dwarf less than 2” less than 4”
Small between 2” & 4” over 4” – less than 8”
Medium over 4” – less than 6” over 8” – less than 20”
Large 6 “ and over over 12” – less than 24”
Classification is based on the size of the truss.
A truss is a group or cluster of flowers from a single bud on a single stem.
Size is in any dimension, and height of spray is above the bottle neck.
A spray is two or more trusses, each on its own stem, connected to a common branch.
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​B. Classification
# and Class Description: 1-17 Hybrids: large truss by color (excluding large trumpet Maddenii Series hybrids, Class 18 and Big Leaf Series Class 31).
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1 - Noyo Chief
2 - White
3 - White with Blotch
4 - Picotee (a variety of flower whose edge is a different color than the flower's base color)
5 - Cream/Yellow
6 - Apricot/Peach
7 - Pink with Blotch
8 - Light Pink
9 - Medium Pink
10 - Deep Pink
11 - Lavender
12 - Purple
13 - Orange
14 - Scarlet/Orange-Red
15A - Light/Medium Red
15B - Bright Red
16 - Blood Red
17A - Blue Red
17B - Darkest Red
18 - Maddenii Series Hybrid – (at least 50% Maddenii Series) Large trumpet – truss.
19 - Maddenii Series Hybrid – (at least 50% Maddenii Series) Medium - Small trumpet – truss.
20 - Maddenii Series Hybrid – (at least 50% Maddenii Series) Medium - Small trumpet – spray.
21 a - Yakushimanum Hybrid – (at least 50% R. yakushimanum) – truss
21 b - Yakushimanum Hybrid – (at least 50% R. yakushimanum) – spray
22 - Seedling first time shown – truss
Medium Rhododendron Hybrid (Excluding Maddenii) – spray or truss
23 a - Medium Rhododendron Hybrid - Reds
23 b - Medium Rhododendron Hybrid - Pinks
23 c - Medium Rhododendron Hybrid - Purples and Lavender
23 d - Medium Rhododendron Hybrid - Whites
23 e - Medium Rhododendron Hybrid - All other colors
24 - Small Rhododendron Hybrid (Excluding Maddenii) – spray or truss
25 - Dwarf Rhododendron Hybrid (Excluding Maddenii) – spray or truss
26 - Vireyas – Species or Hybrid – spray, truss, or plant.
27 - Evergreen Azalea Hybrid – spray
29 - Deciduous Azalea Hybrid – spray
30 - Deciduous Azalea Hybrid – truss
​31 - Big Leaf Rhododendron Species or Hybrid – Truss, Foliage, or Plant (at least 50% Falconeri or Grande Series). No size limitations.
32 - Foliage Species or Hybrid, non-flowering stems. Limited in size to 24 X 24, except Big Leaf species which shall be in the Big Leaf Rhododendron Class.
33 - Foliage Plant Species or Hybrid – Rhododendron or Azalea with or without blooms. Judged on foliage and growth habit only. Plant must be in a 5 gallon or less container.
34 - Blooming Plant Species or Hybrid - Rhododendron or Azalea. Open blooms required. Judged primarily on bloom, size limited to 5 gallon or less containers.
35 - Foliage Plant Large Species or Hybrid - Rhododendron or Azalea with or without blooms. Judged on foliage and growth habit only with container size over 5 gallons.
36 - Blooming Plant Large Species or Hybrid – Rhododendron or Azalea. Open blooms required. Judged primarily on bloom with container size over 5 gallons.
37 - Bonsai Species or Hybrid
Rhododendron or Azalea conforming to Bonsai objectives of the appearance of age and the illusion of greater size. Plant and container judged as a unit.
Species
38 - Species: large sprays – all colors, including large flowered Maddenii Series and all other large truss rhododendrons.
39 - Species: R. macrophyllum - truss
40 - Species: R. occidentale – spray or truss
41 - Maddenii Series Species – large trumpet truss
42 - Large Species – Rhododendron truss (excluding large trumpet Maddenii Series, and Big Leaf series)
43 - Medium Species - Rhododendron or Azalea – spray or truss
44 - Small Species - Rhododendron or Azalea – spray or truss
45 - Dwarf Species - Rhododendron or Azalea – spray or truss
Hybrid Sprays: large sprays, including large flowered Maddenii Series and all other large
truss rhododendrons.
46 - Reds ( 1, 14-17)
47 - Pinks (7-10 & 21)
48 - Purples and Lavenders (11-12)
49 - Whites (2-3 & 18-21)
50 - All other colors
51 - Age 18 and under – any spray or truss, any rhododendron species or hybrid, including azaleas
52 - Rhododendron or Azalea Flower Arrangements
Rhododendron and/or azalea flowers must be the focal point but may be supported with other types of materials. Arrangements may not be more than 24 inches wide. Decorative wood may be used as line or container. Some fresh plant material must be used in all designs. No artificial flowers, fruits, foliage or flags are permitted, nor is treated or painted fresh plant material allowed. Painted or treated dry material may be used unless otherwise stated.
Accessories are permitted but must be subordinate. Plant material must dominate.
Plant materials need not be grown by the designer, but the design must be the work of the exhibitor.
53 - Photographic Display
Any single, series, or collection of photographs featuring rhododendrons and/or azaleas as the principle subject. Entries may be framed or mounted prints, black & white or color. Multiple photographs that constitute one entry should be clearly marked. The maximum size for photographs is 16” X 20”.
Professionals may be judged separately.
C. SPECIES LIST
Note: (AZ) = Azalea; (M) = Maddenii
Class Species
44. R. aberconwayi
41. R. alutaceum
45. R. anthopogon
45. R. anthopogon
ssp. hypenanthum 'Annapurna'
42. R. arboreum (includ.’Pink Delight’) -
42. R. arboreum ssp. Zeylanicum
42. R. arboreum (large)
43. R. arboreum (small)
44. R. argyrophyllum
44. R. augustinii
45. R. auritum
45. R. baileyi
44. R. bureavii
44. R. burmanicum (M)
45. R. calostrotum
45. R. calostrotum ssp keleticum
aka R. radicans
45. R calostrotum ssp. riparium
aka R. nitens
45. R. campylogynum
45. R. canescens (AZ)
44. R. carneum (M)
42. R. catawbiense
(‘Catawbiense Borsault’)
45. R. charitopes
44. R. chrysodorn
44. R. ciliatum (M)
44. R. ciliicalyx (M
44. R. cinnabarinum
R. cinnabarinum
ssp xanthocodon Concatenans
Group var. concatenans
44. R. concinnum
43, R. cubittii (M)
44. R. cuffeanum (M)
45. R. cumberlandense (AZ)
aka R. bakeri
42. R. dalhaousiae
var. dalhousiae (M)
42. R. dalhaousiae
var. rhabdotum (M)
44. R. davidsonianum
42. R. decorum
44. R. dendricola (M)
43. R. degronianum ssp
degronianum
aka R.japonicum
aka R. metternichii
43. R. degronianum
ssp Yakushimanum
45. R. desquamatum (see R. rubiginosum)
44. R. dichroanthum
43. R. dichroanthum
ssp scyphocalyx
42. R. eclecteum
45. R. edgarianum
42. R. edgeworthii
42. R. elliottii
42. R. falconeri ssp. eximeum
45. R. fastigiatum
44. R. fletcheranum (M)
44. R. fleuryi
44. R. formosum (M)
44. R. formosum var. formosum
aka R iteophyllum (M)
42. R. fortunei
45. R. glaucophyllum
45 R. glomerulatum
aka R. yungningense
42 R. griersonsianum
42. R. griffitheanum
44. R. haematodes
45. R. hanceanum
44. R. Horlickianum (M)
45. R. hippophaeoides
42. R. hodgsonii
42. R. hyperthrum
45. R. impeditum
42. R. irroratum
44. R. johnstoneanum (M)
45. R. keiskei
45. R. keysii
45. R. kiusianum (AZ)
42. R. lacteum
45. R. lepidotum
41. R. lindleyi (M)
43. R. ludwigianum (M)
44. R. lutescens
44. R. luteum (AZ)
44. R. lyi (M)
45. R. lysolepis
42. R. macabeanum
39. R. macrophyllum
42. R. maddenii ssp maddenii(M)
aka R. calophyllum
aka R. polyandrum
42. R. maddenii ssp. crassum (M)
aka R. odoriferum
42. R. megacalyx (M)
45. R. mergeratum
44. R. minus
44. R. myrtifolium
45. R. nakaharae (AZ)
44. R. nitens
Syn. R calostrotum ssp. riparium
42/43. R. niveum (depending on size)
41. R. nuttallii (M)
40. R. occidentale (AZ)
42. R. odoriferum (M)
Syn. R. maddeniissp.crassum
(‘Fort Bragg Centennial’)
42. R. orbiculare
44. R. oreotrephes
45. R. brachyanthum
ssp. tsangpoense
43. R. pachypodum (M)
aka R. supranubium
45. R. pachysanthum
43. R. parryae
45. R. polycladum
(Scintillans Group)
42. R. ponticum
43. R. quinquefolium
(deciduous azalea)
45. R. racemosum
45 R. radicans
aka R. calostrotum
ssp keleticum
42. R. rex
45. R. rigidum
45. R. rubiginosum
Desquamatum Group
43. R. rubropilosum
45. R. rupicola
45. R. russatum
45. R. sanguineum
45. R. sargentianum
44. R. scopulorum (M)
42. R. sinofalconeri
42. R sinogrande
43. R. sperabile
44. R. spinuliferum
43. R. supranubium
aka R. pachypodum
41. R. taggianum (M)
45. R. tatsienense
44. R. tephropeplum
45. R. trichostomum
44. R. triflorum
45. R. vaseyi (AZ)
44. R. veitchianum (M)
44. R. venator
45. R. virgatum
44. R. walongense (M)
44. R. williamsianum
44. R. xanthostephanum
44. R. yakushimanum
ka R. degronianum
ssp yakushimanum
44. R. yedoense
var. poukanense(AZ)
44. R. yunnanense
aka R glomerulatum
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D. HYBRID LIST
Note: (AZ) = Azalea; (M) = Maddenii
Class Hybrid
12 - Abe Arnott
11 - A. Bedford (Arthur Bedford)
8 - Alice
19/20 - Alice Eastwood (M)
25 - Alison Johnstone
21 - Aloha
19/20 - Alpine Snow (M)
23c - Am I Blue
21 - Amity
12 - Anah Kruschke
11 - Anastacia
7 - Anna
10 - Anna Rose Whitney
5 - Anne's Delight
8 - Annie E. Endtz
9 - Antoon Van Welie
6 - Apricot CIS
6 - Apricot Fantasy
13 - Apricot Nectar
6 - Apricot Sherbert
24 - April Glow
10 - Arnold Piper
24 - Arthur J. Ivens
10 - Atroflo
12 - Aunt Martha
6 - Autumn Gold
6 - Award
10 - Azma
8 - Babylon
6 - Bacher's Gold
24 - Baden Baden
6 - Bambino
5 - Bananaflip
24 - Barto Blue
24 - Barto Alpine
15B - Baxter’s Double Red
5 - Beautiful Day
3 - Beauty of Littleworth
3 - Belle Heller
23 - Belva’s Joy
24 - Bergie Larson
19/20 - Bernice (M)
8 - Bernice Baker
15B - Betsie Balcom
10 - Better Half
8 - Betty Hume
9 - Betty Wormald
15B - Bibiani (E-EM bloomer)
10 - Big John
19/20 - Bill Massey (M)
12 - Black Eye
17b - Black Magic
16 - Black Prince
17a - Black Sport
17b - Black Widow
24 - Blaney’s Blue
16 - Blitz
11 - Blue Angel
25 - Blue Baron
25 - Blue Bird
25 - Blue Diamond
11 - Blue Ensign
11 - Blue Jay
12 - Blue Lagoon
12 - Blue Pacific
11 - Blue Peter
12 - Blue Rhapsody
13 - Blue Ribbon
11 - Blue River
21 - Blue Thunder
3 - Blunique
13 - Bonnie Babe
24 - Bow Bells
6 - Brasilia
23 - Bread and Butter
6 - Briceland
24 - Brickdust
21 - Brigadoon
23e - Brinney
15B - Britton Hill
15B - Britton Hill Bugle
23b - Bronze Wing
29/30 - Broughtonii Aureum (Azaleadendron)
23b - Bruce Brechtbill
17a - Burgundy
15 - Burlup Double Red
5 - Butterfly
19/20 - Butterhorn (M)
5 - Buttermint
24 - California Blue
10 - Candy (aka Sham’s Candy)
23e - Capistrano
16 - Captain Jack
5 - Carita
12 - Carla J.
24 - Carlene
24 - Carmen
21 - Caroline Allbrook
5 - Carolyn Grace
23 - Cary Ann
17a - Cathy Jo (aka Kathie Jo)
15B - Cavalier
15B - CB Van Ness
5 - Champagne Delight
12 - Chapeau
6 - Cherokee Starbrite
24 - Cherry Bright
25 - Chikor
5 - China
23 - Chionoides
25 - Cinnkey
6 - C.I.S.
7 - Clementine Lemaire
12 - Cleo
10 - Cody
23c - Colonel Coen
19/20 - Conchita (M)
10 - Confection
13 - Coral Queen
10 - Corona
8 - Coronation Day
8 - Cotton Candy
9 - Countess of Derby (Eureka Maid)
8 - Countess of Haddington (M)
2 - Countess of Sefton
2 - County of York
24 - Crater Lake
24 - Cream Crest
5 - Cream Glory
5 - Creamy Chiffon
10 - Creole Belle
5 - Crest
21 - Crete
24 - Crimson Pippin
8 - Cunningham's Blush
23d - Cunningham's White
13 - Cup O Gold
21 - Cupcake
24 - Curlew
10 - Cynthia
14 - Dad’s Indian Summer
9 - Dame Nellie Melba
23c - Daphnoides
16 - David
6 - Day Dream
13 - Dazzler
9 - Denali
5 - Diane
4 - Diane Titcom
13 - Dido
10 - Doc
19/20 - Dora Amateis (M)
21 - Dorthy Amateus
10 - Double Date
5 - Double Eagle
9 - Douglas R. Stephens
10 - Dr. Arnold Endtz
8 - Dr. A. Blok
21 - Dreamland
9 - Duc de San Lucre
25 - Dusty
9 - Dutch Master
16 - Earl of Athlone
10 - Ebony Pearl
12 - Edith Bosley
11 - Edwin O. Weber
25 - Egret
10 - El Camino
10 - Elie
14 - Elizabeth
14 - Elizabeth Red Foliage
2 - Elizabeth Titcomb
19/20 - Else Frye (M)
4 - Elsie Watson
8 - Enticement
25 - Ernie Dee
15B - Etta Burrows
9 - Eureka Maid (Countess of Derby)
5 - Evening Glow
11 - Everestianum
14 - Exbury May Day
9 - Exbury Naomi (Naomi Exbury)
8 - Excalibur
14 - Exeter May Day
6 - Exotic
7 - Extraordinaire
13 - Fabia
13 - Fabia Tangerine
13 - Fabur
8 - Faggetter's Favorite
5 - Fairweather
21 - Fantastica
11 - Fastuosum Flore Pleno
4 - Fire Rim
15B - Fireman Jeff
4 - Flaming Star
4 - Flora Markeeta
6 - Forest Lane
4 - Forever Yours
19/20 - Forsterianum (M)
10 - Fort Bragg Glow
19/20 - Fragrantissimum (M)
19/20 - Fragrantissimum Improved (M)
23 - Fred Peste
24 - Fred Robbins
5 - Frontier
7 - Furnivall's Daughter
14 - Fusilier
9 - Garnet
24 - Gartendirektor Glocker
27/28 - Gay Paree
12 - G.B. Simpson
25 - ‘Gees’ – all dwarf
29/30 - Gena Mae
18 - General Braxton Bragg (M)
4 - George's Delight
16 - Gill's Crimson
25 - Ginny Gee
24 - Gleam
29/30 - Glory of Littleworth (azaleadendron)
14 - Glowing Embers
5 - Gold Medal
25 - Goldbug
13 - Golden Belle
5 - Golden Dream
14 - Golden Horn
5 - Golden Torch
5 - Golden Wit
24 - Goldflimmer
24 - Goldstrike
23a - Goldsworth Crimson
23 - Goldsworth Pink
2 - Gomer Waterer
9 - Gorgeous George
21 - Gordon Jones
6 - Gosling
15B - Grace Seabrook
29/30 - Graciosa
9 - Graf Zeppelin
10 - Grand Slam
4 - Grandma's Hat
4 - Gretsel
16 - Grosclaude
21 - Grumpy
9 - Gwen Bell
6 - Habanero
4 - Hachmann’s Charmant
11 - Hachmann’s Kabarett
15A - Halfdan Lem
10 - Hallelujah
6 - Hansel
5 - Harvest Moon
10 - Hearts Delight (aka Hearts Desire)
9 - Heavenly Scent
10 - Helen Druecker
23d - Helene Schiffner
5 - Hello Dolly
13 - Hindustan
23b - Holden
6 - Holy Moses
6 - Honey Butter
5 - Honeymoon
18 - Hope Braafladt (M)
21 - Hoppy
5 - Horizon Lakeside
5 - Horizon Monarch
6 - Horizon Wildfire
17a - Hot Dawn
23e - Hotei
7 - Hurricane
21 - Hydon Hunter
14 - Ibex
5 - Idealist
19/20 - Ila May (M)
11 - Imperial
10 - Inheritance
23b - Ink Spot
5 - Invitation
29 - Irene Koster (R occidentale hub)
10 - Isabel Pierce
23a - Ivery’s Scarlet
11 - Jack Leslie Hammond
23b - Jacob’s Choice
13 - Jade
23a - Jan Bee
9 - Jan Dekens
7 - Janet Blair
12 - Janice Marie
16 - Jay McMartin
15a - Jean Marie de Montague
10 - J.H. van Nes
16 - Jim Drewry
2 - Jimmy
17b - Jim’s Blackheart
13 - Jingle Bells
11 - Joan Leslie Hammond
21 - Jodie King
24 - Jock (Group)
12 - Jonathan Shaw
10 - John Coutts (Group)
16 - John Roberts
41 - John Paul Evans
15a - Johnny Bender
9 - Julie Titcomb
11 - Kabarett, Hachmann’s
21 - Kalinka
5 - Karen Triplett
23b - Karin
17a - Kathie Jo (aka Cathy Jo)
23a - Kilimanjaro (two versions)
23b - Kimberly
24 - Kimbeth
13 - King of Shrubs
29/30 - King's Red
23e - Kiwi Magic
23b - Kluis Sensatioin
9 - Lady Bligh
8 - Lady C. Mitford
8 - Lady Clementine Mitford
3 - Lady de Rothschild
24 - Lady Roseberry
19/20 - Lake Lorraine (M)
10 - Lamplighter
11 - Lavender Haze
23c - Lavender Princess
23c - Lavender Queen
24 - Lavendula
23 - Lee's Dark Purple
23 - Lemon Dream
` 5 - Lemon Lodge
24 - Lemon Mist
5 - Lemonade
4 - Lem's Aurora
6 - Lem's Cameo
4 - Lem's 121
4 - Lem's Monarch (Pink Walloper)
16 - Lem's Stormcloud
2 - Len’s Pacific Foam
16 - Leo
2 - Leonardslee Giles
5 - Letty Edwards
6 - Leverett Richards
9 - Lida Anne
23 - Linda
23b - Linda Cornell
25 - Little Augie
24 - Little Gem
25 - Little Impeditum
8 - Loderi Irene Stead
2 - Loderi King George
8 - Loderi Pretty Polly
8 - Loderi Venus
2 - Loder's White
17b - Lord Roberts
10 - Lucy's Good Pink
9 - Luscombei
9 - Lyda Ann
9 - Lyta Way
8 - Madah Jean
3 - Madame Masson
7 - Mahmoud
7 - Maiden Voyage
14 - Malahat
23b - Manda Sue
23 - Mango Tango
5 - Many Moons
7 - Marchoiness of Lansdowne
21 - Mardi Gras
9 - Marinus Koster
15a - Markeeta's Flame
15a - Markeeta's Prize
12 - Marly Hedges
16 - Mars
23b - Martha Player
16 - Martian King
16 - Martin 225
13 - Mary Belle
6 - Mary Mayo
4 - Mauna Loa
6 - Mavis Davis
17a - Max Sye
14 - May Day
13 - Medusa
4 - Melrose Flash
9 - Melrose Silver Pink
23b - Mendocino Magic
9 - Mevrouw P.A. Colijn
18 - Mi Amor (M)
17b - Midnight
23c - Minnnetonka
8 - Misty Moonlight
12 - Mobur
23 - Moerheim’s Pink
25 - Molly Ann
9 - Molly Coker
24 - Moonstone (Group)
6 - Moonwax
21 - Morgenrot
21 - Morning Cloud
21 - Morning Magic
2 - Mother of Pearl
23d - Mount Everest
4 - Mr. Dee
2 - Mrs. A.T. de la Mare
5 - Mrs. Betty Robertson
8 - Mrs. Charles E. Pearson
8 - Mrs. E.C. Stirling
8 - Mrs. Furnival
7 - Mrs. G.W. Leak
21 - Mrs Helen Jackson
3 - Mrs. J.C. Williams
23d - Mrs. J.G. Millais
5 - Mrs. Lammot Copeland
3 - Mrs. Lionel de Rothschild
12 - Mrs. Murple’s Purple
12 - Mrs. O. B. Watson
8 - Mrs. Philip Martineau
3 - Mrs. Tom Agnew
3 - Mrs. T. H. Lowinski
(aka Mrs. Tom Lowinsky Group)
5 - Mrs. W.C. Slocock
25 - Myo Ken
24 - Myrtifolium
6 - Nadia
23e - Nancy Evans
9 - Naomi (all)
9 - Naomi Exbury (Exbury Naomi)
9 - Naomi Nautilis
9 - Naomi Pixie
6 - Naomi Stella Maris
13 - Naranja
6 - Naselle
6 - Nelda Peach
21 - Nestucca
21 - Noble Mountain
29/30 - Norma
24 - Norma Hodge
5 - Norph
10 - Norseman
15B - Nova Zembla
9 - Noyo Bill
9 - Noyo Bliss
21 - Noyo Brave
1 - Noyo Chief
21 - Noyo Don
15B - Noyo Jim
21 - Noyo Snow
4 - Noyo Star
12 - Noyo Storm
25 - Oceanlake
5 - Odee Wright
10 - Oh! Jennifer
23e - Oh! Michael
13 - Old Copper
12 - Old Port (aka Whitney Purple)
8 - Old Spice
7 - One Thousand Butterflies
13 - Orange Juice
13 - Orange Taffy
25 - Oreo Ruffles
23e - Østbø's Low Yellow
23b - Oudijk’s Sensation
11 - Our First
4 - Pacific Star
6 - Papaya Punch
5 - Paprika Spiced
16 - Paricutin
25 - Passionate Purple
25 - Patty Bee
2 - Pawhuska
6 - Peach Charm
3 - Peekaboo
3 - Peeping Tom
9 - Peppermint Twist
21 - Percy Wiseman
4 - Persuasion
12 - Peter Allen
5 - Phil Cornell
27 - Phonicia
5 - Phyllis Korn
8 - Pilgrim
13 - Pineapple Delight
21 - Pink Cherub
23b - Pink Jeans
9 - Pink Pearl
21 - Pink Parasol
4 - Pink Petticoats
23b - Pink Pinwheel
9 - Pink Rose
27 - Pink Rosebud
8 - Pink Silverado
21 - Pink Topax
18 - Pink Trumpets (M)
4 - Pink Walloper (Lem's Monarch)
7 - Platinum Pearl
4 - Point Défiance
24 - Point Fosdick
23c - Polarnacht
25 - Polo
4 - Pomegranate Splash
42 - Ponticum Roseum
21 - Pontiyak
15B - Prairie Fire
5 - Prelude
23a - President Roosevelt
9 - Pretty Baby
9 - Pretty Woman
25 - Ptarmigan
8 - Puget Sound
12 - Purple Lace
12 - Purple Passion
12 - Purple Splendour
12 - Purpureum Grandiflorum
21 - Queen Alice
5 - Queen of McKenzie
10 - Queen Nefertiti
16 - Queen of Hearts
21 - Quick Silver
29/30 - R burmanicum X R lindleyi
15B - Radium
4 - Rainbow
25 - Ramapo
10 - Razorbill
7 - Razzle Dazzle
14 - Red Cloud
12 - Red Eye
15 - Red Majesty
15b - Red Olympia
10 - Red Walloper
9 - Ring of Fire
9 - Rio
4 - Roadside Bounty
23b - Rocket
24 - Rose Point
11 - Roseum Elegans
24 - Roslyn
19/20 - Roy Hudson (M)
24 - Royal Flush
9 - Royal Pink
12 - Royal Purple
24 - Royston Red
16 - Rubicon
10 - Ruby Bowman
24 - Ruby Hart
24 - Saffron Prince
19/20 - Saffron Queen (M)
6 - Sandra Jean
3 - Sappho
23d - Sappho x Tweety Bird
3 - Sapporo
10 - Sarita Loder
5 - Satsop Sunrise
23a - Scarlet Wonder
21 - Schneekrone
7 - Scintillation
5 - Seattle Gold
21 - Senator Henry Jackson
6 - September Song
10 - Sham’s Candy (aka Candy)
3 - Shanghai
4 - Sheer Enjoyment
21 - Silver Skies
42 - Sir Charles Lemon
17b - Skookum
12 - Smokey #9
2 - Snow Queen
21 - Solidarity
16 - Solitude
23e - Sonata (aka Golden Gate)
18 - Southern Cloud
5 - Souvenir of W.C. Slocock
11 - Stacia
23e - Starbright Champagne
9 - Starfish
25 - Starry Night
17b - Stormcloud
(aka Lem’s Stormcloud)
23b - Strawberry Chiffon
24 - Suave
5 - Sugar and Spice
8 - Sugar Pink
5 - Sunspray
21 - Surrey Heath
11 - Susan
7 - Swamp Beauty
4 - Sweet Sixteen
6 - Tahitian Dawn
12 - Tamarindos
13 - Tang
15B - Taurus
7 - Ted's Orchid Sunset
24 - Temple Belle
24 - The General
14 - Thor
21 - Tiana
24 - Tidbit
3 - Timberwolf
24 - Titian Beauty
9 - Todmorden
4 - Topsvoort Pearl
7 - Trail Blazer
25 - Tree Creeper
23b - Tressa McMurry
17b - Trilby
8 - Trude Webster
23c - True Blue
6 - Tsunami
23d - Unique
6 - Unique Marmalade
9 - Van
11 - Van Nes Sensation
10 - Very Berry
4 - Vicky Reine
4 - Victor Frederick
9 - Viennese Waltz
4 - Vincent Van Gogh
6 - Virginia Richards
18 - Virginia Stewart
5 - Viscy
15B - Vulcan
15B - Vulcan Sun
15B - Vulcan's Flame
10 - Walloper
17b - Warlock
11 - Warwick
25 - Wee Bee
4 - Whirlaway
3 - White Gold
2 - White Pearl
2 - White Swan
12 - Whitney Purple (aka Old Port)
13 - Whitney's Orange
4 - Wild Affair
5 - Wind River
12 - Windsor Lad
5 - Windsong
24 - Wine & Roses
24 - Winsome
10 - Wissahickon
24 - Woods Colt
10 - Xenaphile
21 - Yaku A through Z
(with at least 50% R .yakushimanum)
(incl. Yummy Yak & Yaku Angel)
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​Following are references to use in classifying plants:
ARS Plant Data
Rhododendrons for California & OTHER MILD CLIMATES, Parker Smith, 2012
Greer's Guidebook to Available Rhododendrons, Harold E Greer.
Rhododendrons Hybrids, 2nd edition. Homer E Salley and Harold E Greer
The Encyclopedia of Rhododendron Species. Peter A. Cox and Kenneth N.E. Cox, Glendoick Publishing,1997.
Selecting Entries
Selecting trusses for the annual show is not difficult, but it does require a little time and some planning.
Start by walking through your garden a few days before the show. This will help you to get a general idea of the flowers you will enter. Make a list and note whether the entries will be trusses or sprays – or plants.
The show committee will appreciate receiving entries on Thursday evening or Friday morning. If you plan to enter a lot of trusses and sprays, it’s a good idea to at least get started a couple of days early. Some of us start cutting trusses on Tuesday.
Organize your containers before you pick the flowers. Once you’ve finalized your list, fill out your entry tags and have them ready. It will make things smoother when you get to the show with those entries.
If possible select trusses with straight stems and bloom at the top. Avoid those growing at odd angles. Select sprays that will display well in their containers. A little careful pruning can enhance the shape of the spray.
Avoid entries with bruises on the petals. Some rain damage may be inevitable, depending on weather the week before the show, but avoid such damage if you can. Choose trusses with one or two unopened buds. Those buds will open during the show, and judges often prefer one or two partially open buds.
Choose blooms with good foliage if possible, but some leaf damage will not disqualify a beautiful bloom. A little pruning may help, but don’t prune too much. At least one whorl is highly recommended for a truss. More foliage is usually necessary for sprays.
Cut stems as long as possible. Short stems will be out of water quickly and the flowers will wilt. Cut up the middle of the stem to expose more of it to water, or scrape the bark away to expose the cambium.
Groom the entries by wiping dust off the foliage. A paper towel dampened in water will do. You may need to remove wilted floret or two, but be judicious about it. Sometimes, the brown flower bracts at the base of each floret need to be removed; other times, they can be left if they enhance the color and appearance of the truss.
Finally, don’t crowd your trusses when transporting them to the show, as they can be bruised easily. It’s better to make an extra trip to the car. Champagne bottles used to display trusses at the show will be provided in advance if you would like to pre-place and label your trusses in the bottles and bring them to the show ready to be placed in the class.
We would like to display as many flowers as possible at our show, so if you have a plant blooming in your garden please bring a truss to share at the show. Don’t forget to bring your photographs to enter in the photo display.
Amended 3/25/2025 kjc