Add rare beauty and vivid spring color to your landscape with this live Rhododendron ‘Dragon’, an uncommon collector’s rhododendron prized for its striking purplish-pink blooms and elegant evergreen foliage. Grown in a #1 container, this hard-to-find ornamental shrub produces glowing funnel-shaped flowers approximately 2 inches across, arranged in graceful clusters of 2–4 blooms during midseason flowering.

The intense floral color creates a dramatic contrast against the handsome elliptic mid-green evergreen leaves, providing year-round structure and garden interest. With its upright spreading habit and moderate mature size, ‘Dragon’ is perfect for woodland gardens, foundation plantings, shaded borders, and collector landscapes where its rare beauty can truly stand out.

Hardy, refined, and highly ornamental, this unique rhododendron is an excellent choice for enthusiasts seeking something extraordinary. You will receive a healthy live plant similar in size and condition to the one shown in the listing photos.

You will receive:

• 1 live Rhododendron ‘Dragon’ plant
• Originally grown in #1 container
• Healthy, rooted evergreen shrub
• Rare collector rhododendron variety
• Secure packaging for safe arrival

Growing Information

• Common Name: Dragon Rhododendron
• Botanical Name: Rhododendron ‘Dragon’
• Plant Type: Evergreen flowering shrub
• Growth Stage: Young established shrub
• Sun Requirements: Partial shade to filtered sunlight
• Soil: Acidic, moist, well-draining soil
• Watering: Moderate; maintain evenly moist soil
• Mature Height: Approximately 5 feet in 10 years
• Growth Habit: Upright and spreading
• Growth Rate: Moderate
• USDA Zones: 6–8
• Cold Hardiness: Hardy to approximately -10°F (-23°C)
• Bloom Time: Midseason spring blooms
• Bloom Color: Vivid purplish pink
• Fragrance: None
• Container Friendly: Yes, excellent for patio containers and collector gardens

Care Tip

Plant in acidic soil with good drainage and provide dappled shade for best foliage health and flower production. Mulching helps retain moisture and protect shallow roots.

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.