Pukeiti
Pukeiti
Pukeiti
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Taxon
Rhododendron 'Kaponga'
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Family:
Ericaceae (Heath)
Synonym:
Rhododendron Ivery's Scarlet × arboreum 'Kermesinum' 'Kaponga'
Life form:
Shrub - evergreen
Comments:
Habit: A vigorous upright dense shrub to small tree, growing to approximately 2m in 10 years.
Foliage: Narrow elliptic light green leaves, silvery below.
Flowers: Very compact, full, large umbels of funnel shaped flowers, rich, bright, clear, cherry red in early spring. A glowing shrub in full flower.
History: Raised by Bernie Hollard, Kaponga, NZ, in early 1950's.
Cultivation information: Very tough and grows well in most parts of New Zealand, available from rhododendron nurseries.
Locations
1:
Drive/Lawn L7
(T3/L7)
• Accession: T3/2018-0205 • Provenance: Garden
2:
Keiller S9
(T3/S9)
• Accession: T3/2003-0023/B
3:
Keiller S9
(T3/S9)
• Accession: T3/2003-0023/A
4:
Keiller S9
(T3/S9)
• Accession: T3/2003-0023/C
5:
Matthews M19
(T3/M19)
• Accession: T3/2016-0090/A • Provenance: Garden
6:
Matthews M19
(T3/M19)
• Accession: T3/2021-0071/D • Provenance: Garden
7:
Matthews M19
(T3/M19)
• Accession: T3/2021-0071/C • Provenance: Garden
8:
Matthews M19
(T3/M19)
• Accession: T3/2021-0071/B • Provenance: Garden
9:
Matthews M19
(T3/M19)
• Accession: T3/2021-0071/A • Provenance: Garden
10:
Matthews M19
(T3/M19)
• Accession: T3/2021-0071/E • Provenance: Garden
11:
Stead S5
(T3/S5)
• Accession: T3/1980-1037/A
Area
Individual