Pukeiti

Family: Ericaceae (Heath)

Comments: Habit: Compact dense shrub to 2m.
Foliage: Elliptic leaves, reddish coloured when young.
Flowers: Full umbel of 10-12 funnel shaped flowers, 6 wavy lobes, scented, red-pink with yellowish throat. Shading to yellow with pink lobes and red spots on dorsal lobes. November flowering and floriferous from a young age.
History: Raised by Barry Sligh, Taunton Gardens, Governor's Bay, Lyttleton, NZ in 1983.
Further information: Available from rhododendron nurseries in New Zealand.