Pukeiti

Family: Ericaceae (Heath)

Life form: Shrub - evergreen

Comments: Habit: Large shrub 1.5-2.0m in 10 years.

Foliage: Shining green, bold.

Flowers: Large umbel of white flowers with a chocolate or deep purple blotch, early-mid-season flowering.

History: R. calophytum X R. praevernum. Raised and introduced by G. Reuthe Ltd, Kent UK, in 1955.

Not readily available in New Zealand.