Pukeiti
Pukeiti
Pukeiti
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Rhododendron 'Grenadier'
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Family:
Ericaceae (Heath)
Life form:
Shrub - evergreen
Comments:
Habit: Forms an upright shrub to small tree, 2.0m in 10 years.
Foliage: Dark-green leaves with loose indumentum beneath.
Flowers: Very deep-red flowers with dark nectar pouches, spotted black in tight rounded trusses.
History: 'Moser's Maroon' (s) X elliottii. Raised and named by L. de Rothschild (1939), introduced by E. de Rothschild (1943).
Additional notes: Not readily available in New Zealand.
Locations
1:
Ayckbourn A5
(T3/A5)
• Accession: T3/1985-1138/A
2:
Ayckbourn H9
(T3/H9)
• Accession: T3/2021-0085/A • Provenance: Garden
3:
Carpark east of shelter L32
(T3/L32)
• Accession: T3/2012-0094 • Provenance: Garden
Area
Individual