5″ bloom, 28″ tall, Early Season + rebloom, Evergreen
This daylily has blooms of a stunning double purple with a yellow throat and a white midrib. A good rebloomer, it is also a fantastic ambassador for our company. At our 2015 Daylily Festival, we met a family who loved ‘Royal Eventide’ so much in their Florida garden that they traveled all the way to Tennessee to see it in ours!
I was so happy to see that Royal Eventide was available once again this year. Not only because it is such a beautiful double purple daylily, but because when I ordered it from Oakes several years ago I made the mistake of planting it right next to another, very similar, double purple daylily – and then my tags got mixed up…(The daylily database was of no help in making an identification because the photos of the two were so similar). BUT now that I see these Oakes photos I can definitely see the difference in size, shape and color – and I can now get my tags in the right place:) I guess the one major hindrance in the identification process has been because Royal Eventide has never grown more than 22″ in my garden – short, just like its’ neighboring daylily. But still – oh so beautiful!
This is one of my all time favorite daylilies! I have several already and I just order 3 more to finish out a row. They are in full bloom here in north Louisiana in mid April! The color is so striking and holds good through the hottest temperatures. This one is a little pricy for me but worth it to get a start of such a beautiful plant with such beautiful flowers!
I have six of these beautiful plants and they bloom in April here in Northern Louisiana. I have had them I my garden for about 5 years and just ordered 3 more to add to the row that I have them in. They bloom really well and are usually my first to bloom each spring. I highly recommend them.
When this beauty blooms, it gets more attention than any other. So far mine has not had as many blooms as others, else it would be a 10. And, I would like the scapes to be a bit taller. But, the gorgeous double purple blooms will win your admiration.
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.
susan skelly (verified owner) –
I was so happy to see that Royal Eventide was available once again this year. Not only because it is such a beautiful double purple daylily, but because when I ordered it from Oakes several years ago I made the mistake of planting it right next to another, very similar, double purple daylily – and then my tags got mixed up…(The daylily database was of no help in making an identification because the photos of the two were so similar). BUT now that I see these Oakes photos I can definitely see the difference in size, shape and color – and I can now get my tags in the right place:) I guess the one major hindrance in the identification process has been because Royal Eventide has never grown more than 22″ in my garden – short, just like its’ neighboring daylily. But still – oh so beautiful!
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This is one of my all time favorite daylilies! I have several already and I just order 3 more to finish out a row. They are in full bloom here in north Louisiana in mid April! The color is so striking and holds good through the hottest temperatures. This one is a little pricy for me but worth it to get a start of such a beautiful plant with such beautiful flowers!
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[email protected] (verified owner) –
I have six of these beautiful plants and they bloom in April here in Northern Louisiana. I have had them I my garden for about 5 years and just ordered 3 more to add to the row that I have them in. They bloom really well and are usually my first to bloom each spring. I highly recommend them.
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Goodlettsville, TN –
When this beauty blooms, it gets more attention than any other. So far mine has not had as many blooms as others, else it would be a 10. And, I would like the scapes to be a bit taller. But, the gorgeous double purple blooms will win your admiration.
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