Pukeiti

Family: Ericaceae (Heath)

Comments: Habit: Dense, rounded plant, growing to 1.3 m tall.
Foliage: New growth is wine-red in colour.
Flowers: Long pointed petals make up the unusual starlike flowers, with deeply cut lobes and pointed tips. Flowers are cream-yellow in colour with a dark purple throat, and open in early to mid season.
Further information: Availabel from rhododendron nurseries in New Zealand.