Pukeiti

Family: Ericaceae (Heath)

Life form: Shrub - evergreen

Comments: Habit: A wide spreading tall shrub that becomes a small tree with age.
Foliage: Large green leaves with a whitish underside.
Flowers: A round truss, pink in bud opens blush paling to cream with red spots in the throat. Aug -Sept.
History: Cross by Graham Smith, Pukeiti Rhododendron Trust in 1978, seed sown in 1980.
Additonal notes: Not available in New Zealand.