Pukeiti

Family: Ericaceae (Heath)

Life form: Shrub - evergreen

Comments: Habit: Compact mounded plant.

Foliage: Neat small rounded leaves, slight hair layer when new and bronze tinted.

Flowers: Compact small bells, orange red with prominent calyx. November flowering.

History: R. 'Humming Bird' x R. griersonianum. Pukeiti's plants purchased from Alouette Nurseries, Ashburton and by the name it should be from Reuthes Nursery, Ightham, Kent but appears not to be registered.

Additonal notes: Not available in New Zealand.