Pukeiti

Family: Ericaceae (Heath)

Life form: Shrub - evergreen

Comments: Habit: Medium compact shrub to 3m x 4m in time.

Foliage: Dark matt green eliptic foliage.

Flowers: Late flowering in November-December at Pukeiti with 10-15 broad funnels in loose but good umbel, 7 lobes, pink through to amber yellow in throat giving a two-tone effect.

History: R. fortunei ssp discolor X R. 'Fabia'. Bred by Ted Van Veen, Portland, Oregon in 1955, registered in 1974.