Rhododendron ‘Purple Splendour’ Evergreen Shrub with Dark Purple Blooms | Hardy Landscape Plant

Add rich color and dramatic evergreen beauty to your landscape with Rhododendron ‘Purple Splendour’, a flowering shrub known for its deep purple blooms with darker purple blotches. Blooming in late mid-season, it produces large flower trusses that stand out against lush evergreen foliage.

This vigorous shrub is ideal for woodland gardens, foundation plantings, mixed borders, and privacy screens, providing year-round structure and vibrant spring color. Hardy and easy to maintain, it thrives in shaded landscape settings. You will receive a healthy field-grown plant approximately 21–24 inches wide, similar to the photos shown.

Included:
1 live Rhododendron ‘Purple Splendour’ shrub
Size: approximately 21–24 inches wide
Healthy, rooted field-grown plant
Dark purple flowering evergreen shrub
Secure packaging for safe arrival

Growing Information:
Common Name: Purple Splendour Rhododendron
Botanical Name: Rhododendron ‘Purple Splendour’
Plant Type: Evergreen flowering shrub
Growth Stage: Established field-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: 6–8
Container Friendly: Yes when young

Care Tip: Mulch annually to maintain cool roots and conserve soil moisture. Light pruning immediately after flowering helps maintain shape and preserves next season’s blooms.

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.