Pukeiti

Family: Ericaceae (Heath)

Comments: Habit: Prostrate creeping shrub to 40cm x 1.2m.
Foliage: Narrow elliptic, small glossy green leaves with hairy margins.
Flowers: 1-2 flowers per umbel, funnel shaped, bright pink with dorsal spots and blotch of purple red. Flowering mid summer at Pukeiti.
History: Raised by Polly Hill, USA in 1960's.