* 5″ bloom, 26″ tall, Mid Season + rebloom, Evergreen
Pale mauve blooms with a vibrant purple eyezone commands attention. A favorite of customers, garden visitors, and those who work here, ‘Emperor’s Dragon’ is tough to beat.
I was so glad to see Emperor’s Dragon back at Oakes this year that I bought another 10 of them. I first bought them several years ago, and they have been a mainstay in my front garden. Their bright color and gorgeous purple eye make them a standout against yellows (El Desperado) with similar purple eyes. Get them while they’re available! I waited several years to see them back!
This jewel has been in my garden for 5 years. Dvided twice. Color, form and substance are true to Oakes’description. Preforms best in full sun. Like a good wine, it improves with age.
It took 2 long years for Emperor’s Dragon to bloom, but it was well worth the wait. After reading the reviews I afraid it would be dull and ugly. It was instead quite stunning!
Performs well for me, but suffers by comparison with Elegant Candy, which is nearby. Produced high bud count and the clump is increasing nicely. I’ve had it in my garden for two years.
My plant bloomed in 2nd year. Blooms are beautiful but I found them not to be lavender or tan as other readers suggest. But a salmon tone quite beautiful if planned with other support salmons. Unfortunately I was looking for lavender! If description was correct I would rate higher!
It was planted in a somewhat shady location and took 3 years to bloom. It is a strong grower with a strong scape and the colors in my garden matched the photo. It may require more sun than some to bloom well. It appears to be fully hardy here in zone 5.
I was very pleased with the flowers on this plant. They match the color in the catalog, but the plant is in a semi-protected location. I have better luck with lavendar and purple when they have at least partial shade.
You can request a specific date in the Order Notes box during checkout, and we will ship your plants as close to the time you request as possible.
We ship February — October.
Or we will send at the proper time for planting:
Winter and Early Spring Orders:
We will send at the appropriate time for Spring planting in your area. See the chart below for approximate starting shipping dates by zone.
Late Spring and Summer Orders :
After shipping has started to your area, we will send as soon as possible, normally within one to two weeks.
PLEASE NOTE – We will do our best to ship as quickly as possible, but the plants are growing in the ground, not sitting on a shelf, so it takes some time to get them dug and ready to ship.
Fall Orders:
We will send as soon as possible, up until it is too late to plant in your area. Orders placed after that time will ship the following spring. See the chart below for last shipping date by zone.
Approximate Dates We Start Shipping by USDA Hardiness Zone:
Zones 9-10: Mid-late February
Zone 8: Early-mid March
Zone 7: Mid-late March
Zone 6: Late March – early April
Zone 5: Early-late April
Zones 2-4: Late April – early May
Approximate Dates We Stop Shipping by USDA Hardiness Zone:
Zones 2-4: Mid-September
Zone 5: Mid-late September
Zone 6: Late September
Zone 7: Early October
Zone 8: Mid October
Zones 9-10: Late October
It’s pretty simple: most of you can grow any of the daylilies we sell. If you live in an area with a sustained cold period like we do in East Tennessee, you can grow all the varieties. However, If you live in an area that doesn’t get freezing weather in the winter, dormant varieties won’t work for you; you need to choose evergreen or semi-evergreen varieties.
We normally include bonus plants equal to about 20% of your order. And these aren’t “leftover” plants, or “whatever we’ve got lying around.” These are the same huge, healthy plants we sell. Just leave the decision up to us— we’ll pick something we know you’ll love!
Daylily Stickers!
After the year we’ve all had, we’re trying to wring whatever joy we can find out of every day— even Tax Day*. So we put our thinking caps on and thought, “What is silly and fun and makes everyone happy?”.
That’s when it hit us: stickers! To make your day brighter, we are offering 13 stickers free with every order today through April 19!!!
Stick ’em on your water bottle, your cooler, your laptop (even your wheelbarrow!) or wherever else you could use a bit of cheery color.
*We know that Tax Day has officially been moved to May 17. Since today is traditionally Tax Day, though, we’re going for it.
C Jeffrey Mc Lean (verified owner) –
I was so glad to see Emperor’s Dragon back at Oakes this year that I bought another 10 of them. I first bought them several years ago, and they have been a mainstay in my front garden. Their bright color and gorgeous purple eye make them a standout against yellows (El Desperado) with similar purple eyes. Get them while they’re available! I waited several years to see them back!
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Susan Zeeb –
What is your hardiness zone? Zone 8
This is a great evergreen daylily, mine has come back three years in a row is always a clump even the first year. Nice color and increase.
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Philadelphia, PA –
This jewel has been in my garden for 5 years. Dvided twice. Color, form and substance are true to Oakes’description. Preforms best in full sun. Like a good wine, it improves with age.
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Owensboro, KY –
It took 2 long years for Emperor’s Dragon to bloom, but it was well worth the wait. After reading the reviews I afraid it would be dull and ugly. It was instead quite stunning!
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Kannapolis, NC –
Performs well for me, but suffers by comparison with Elegant Candy, which is nearby. Produced high bud count and the clump is increasing nicely. I’ve had it in my garden for two years.
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PARLIN, NJ –
My plant bloomed in 2nd year. Blooms are beautiful but I found them not to be lavender or tan as other readers suggest. But a salmon tone quite beautiful if planned with other support salmons. Unfortunately I was looking for lavender! If description was correct I would rate higher!
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Coeur D’ Alene, ID –
It was planted in a somewhat shady location and took 3 years to bloom. It is a strong grower with a strong scape and the colors in my garden matched the photo. It may require more sun than some to bloom well. It appears to be fully hardy here in zone 5.
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San Jose, CA –
I was very pleased with the flowers on this plant. They match the color in the catalog, but the plant is in a semi-protected location. I have better luck with lavendar and purple when they have at least partial shade.
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