Pukeiti

Family: Ericaceae (Heath)

Life form: Shrub - evergreen

Comments: Habit: Compact speading shrub 1.8m x 2.5m.
Foliage: Elliptic leaves, mid green with thin veil of tan hair layer below.
Flowers: Very lax umbels of 8-12, funnel shaped with small calyx prominent, yellow, the upper two lobes much longer than the rest. Flowers open from pink buds to yellow with pink lobes and lines, no spotting. November to December flowering for late colour.
Additional notes: not available in New Zealand.