Pukeiti

Family: Ericaceae (Heath)

Comments: Habit: Medium upright shrubs with short trunks.
Foliage: Glossy dark green leaves, some silvering below.
Flowers: Compact dense umbels of bright red, some with darker spotting. September-October flowering.
History: Cross by Ron Gordon, Taihape, NZ. The best two seedlings were given the cultivar names 'Rob Hair' and 'Robert Keiller'.