Pukeiti
Pukeiti
Pukeiti
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Taxon
Rhododendron 'Yaye-hiryu' (Azalea)
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Family:
Ericaceae (Heath)
Synonym:
Azalea 'Scalet Prince'
Life form:
Shrub - evergreen
Comments:
Habit: Compact twiggy dense growth to 1.5m and more across.
Foliage: Evergreen, narrow leaves, often turning bronze-red in winter.
Flowers: Hose-in-hose scarlet flowers with narrow petals are produced in great numbers to cover the bush every season.
History: Parentage unknown, Raised in Japan pre 1918. Ernest Wilson brought the famous 'Wilson 50' to the USA from Japan in 1918. This plant was known as 'Yaye-Hiryu' in Japan, then Wilson No 39, and then Wilson named it 'Scarlet Prince'. It is still often sold as Scarlet Prince but Yaye-hiryu is the correct name.
Locations
1:
Carpark North side L31
(T3/L31)
• Accession: T3/1987-0074 (2)
2:
Carpark North side L31
(T3/L31)
• Accession: T3/1987-0074/A
3:
Matthews M18
(T3/M18)
• Accession: T3/1965-0015/A
Area
Individual