Pukeiti
Pukeiti
Pukeiti
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Taxon
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Taxon
Rhododendron exasperatum
Family:
Ericaceae (Heath)
Distribution:
China, India, Myanmar
IUCN Red list:
Near threatened
Life form:
Shrub - evergreen
Comments:
Habit: Medium compact shrub.
Foliage: Distinctive broad ovate leaves on short bristly petioles. Leaves are glaucous to red-purple when new, produced early in season, dark green later with bristles and glands below. Bristly stems and red-brown peeling bark.
Flowers: Compact umbels of red or reddish pink.
Locations
1:
Nursery N1
(T3/N1)
• Accession: T3/2022-0167 (5) • Provenance: Garden - wild origin
Area
Individual