Pukeiti
Pukeiti
Pukeiti
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Rhododendron 'Peter Koster'
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Family:
Ericaceae (Heath)
Life form:
Shrub - evergreen
Comments:
Habit: Large Shrub.
Foliage: obovate, 90-100 x 40mm, deep green above, thinly brownfelted below.
Flowers: Distinctive tall rosy crimson flower umbel from candle like buds. Very free flowering. Has 5 or 6 lobed flowers and small brown blotch in base of upper lobe. Broad funnel to trumpet shaped, 16 flowers per umbel.
History: R. 'George Hardy' (s) X 'Doncaster' hybrid. Raised by M. Koster & Sons in 1909.
Locations
1:
Founders L5
(T3/L5)
• Accession: T3/2014-0164 • Provenance: Garden
2:
Keiller S8
(T3/S8)
• Accession: T3/1970-0001/A
3:
Lodge South East end L24
(T3/L24)
• Accession: T3/2014-0164/B • Provenance: Garden
4:
Misty Knoll/Lawn L14
(T3/L14)
• Accession: T3/2014-0164 • Provenance: Garden
Area
Individual