Pukeiti

Family: Ericaceae (Heath)

Life form: Shrub - evergreen

Comments: Habit: Compact spreading shrub, 1m x 2m,

Foliage: Ovate, deep green leaves, tan scales below.

Flowers: 9-12 per umbel, funnel shape, pale cherry pink deeping with age to cherry red with paler throat. Scented. Flowers twice a year in mild climate.

History: (R. viriosum ×) X konori. Cross by Felix Jury and named and introduced by Mark Jury, Tikorangi, New Zealand.