Pukeiti

Family: Ericaceae (Heath)

Distribution: Japan

IUCN Red list: Data deficient

Comments: Compact upright shrub to 1.5m x 1.5m. Terminal and axillary flower clusters, truss of 2-3 pure white, slightly scented, funnel-shaped flowers in September, which are frost tender. Calyx lobes ciliate. Leaves obovate, dark glossy green with gold-brown scales below. Pure white form of the old hybrid, which has pale pink flowers