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Name:  Glenn Dale Hybridizer:  Ben Morrison Legacy:  Yes
Origin:
B. Y. Morrison, Director of the U.S. National Arboretum, began an ambitious hybridizing program in 1935, with the goal of developing azaleas with large blooms, cold hardy in the Washington DC area, and extending the blooming season from mid-May to mid-June. He named and registered 454 Glenn Dale cultivars, and released 440 of them beginning in 1941, with more in 1947-1949 and the last few in 1952. They range in height from 3 to 8 feet, and cover a wide range of colors, color variations, flower sizes, plant habits and bloom times.

A complete list of the Glenn Dale azaleas is shown on our Glenn Dale page. Most of the names are links to their images.

The U.S. National Arboretum has a collection of Glenn Dale images at their PhotoGallery page.