Pukeiti

Family: Ericaceae (Heath)

Life form: Shrub - evergreen

Comments: Habit: Compact shrub.
Foliage: Small glossy leaves, scaly below, reddish when new.
Flowers: Early flowering with flat faced flowers of light yellow, flushed venetian pink, red blotch. Petals have wavy margins. 5-9 flowers per umbel in September, frost tender.
History: Australian hybrid from Vic Boulter, Victoria
Additional information: Occasionally available in New Zealand.