Taxon

Rhododendron 'Pukeiti Moonlight' (Vireya)

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Family: Ericaceae (Heath)
Life form: Shrub - evergreen
Comments: Habit: Shrub growing to 1.2m x 1m.

Foliage: Elliptic leaves.

Flowers: 7 lobed greenish-yellow, wide funnel shaped blooms, lobes well spaced giving a starry effect. Light scent. Flowers 100-110mm across, slight pink edging to lobes on young ones. Pedicel reddish.

Further information: R.Gilded Sunrise x R. konori. Sister seedling to 'Beverley McConnell' and 'Pukeiti Peach'. Bred by Graham Smith at Pukeiti. Rare in cultivation.

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