Pukeiti

Family: Ericaceae (Heath)

Life form: Shrub - evergreen

Comments: Habit: Medium dense shrub to 2 x 3m.

Foliage: Dark elliptic foliage, light tan indumentum below.

Flowers: Full umbel of 20-21 waxy deep red flowers, darker spotting dorsaly, with dark nectaries. November flowering.

History: Thought to be a R. elliottii cross by Gwyneth Masters, Stratford, NZ. Registered in 1982.

Additional notes: Readily available in New Zealand.