Add dramatic color and bold evergreen beauty to your landscape with Rhododendron ‘Dark Lord’, a striking flowering shrub prized for its exceptionally dark maroon blooms and lush evergreen foliage. Blooming in early mid-season, this eye-catching rhododendron produces rich velvety flower trusses that create a dramatic contrast in woodland gardens, foundation plantings, and shaded borders.

Its vigorous growth habit and reliable cold hardiness make it an excellent choice for gardeners seeking a bold statement shrub with year-round structure and unforgettable spring color. ‘Dark Lord’ brings elegant depth and sophistication to both classic and modern landscape designs. You will receive a healthy container-grown plant similar in size and condition to the one shown in the listing photos.

You will receive:
✔️ 1 live Rhododendron ‘Dark Lord’ shrub
✔️ Grown in #2 nursery container
✔️ Healthy, rooted evergreen plant
✔️ Deep maroon flowering landscape shrub
✔️ Root ball wrapped securely for safe shipping

Growing Information

• Common Name: Dark Lord Rhododendron
• Botanical Name: Rhododendron ‘Dark Lord’
• Plant Type: Evergreen flowering shrub
• Growth Stage: Established container-grown plant
• Sun Requirements: Partial shade to filtered sun
• Soil: Acidic, moist, well-draining soil
• Watering: Moderate; keep soil evenly moist
• Mature Height: Approximately 5 feet
• Mature Width: 5–6 feet
• Growth Rate: Moderate
• USDA Zones: 5–8
• Container Friendly: Yes when young

Care Tip

Plant in acidic soil with consistent moisture and mulch annually to help maintain cool root temperatures. Light pruning after flowering helps preserve shape and encourages fuller branching.

Plant Condition Disclosure

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

Customer Notice for Live Plants

Live plants may experience normal shipping stress such as leaf loss, yellowing, wilting, or minor branch damage.

Please consider local weather before purchasing. Extreme heat, freezing temperatures, severe weather, shipping delays, or unattended packages may increase plant stress.

Due to the perishable nature of live plants, returns are generally not accepted. If there is an issue with your order, please contact us within 48 hours of delivery and provide the required photos for review.

• Photos of the shipping box
• Photo of the shipping label
• Clear photos of the plant from multiple angles
• Scratch test photos if the plant appears dead or dormant

Dormant, stressed, defoliated, wilted, or transit-shocked plants are not automatically considered dead.

Claims submitted without the required photos or more than 48 hours after delivery may not be eligible for review, replacement, or refund.