Pukeiti
Pukeiti
Pukeiti
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Rhododendron 'Michael's Pride'
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Family:
Ericaceae (Heath)
Life form:
Shrub - evergreen
Comments:
Habit: Compact spreading shrub to 1.2m.
Foliage: New foliage is an attractive bronze colour. Older leaves are slightly bullate, dark green and scaly below, elliptic 110 x 50mm.
Bark: Attractive shiny brown bark.
Flowers: Umbel of 4-6 large funnel shaped flowers, lime green in bud opening yellow and then to cream with yellow throat. Dark brown anthers are prominent. October - November flowering.
History: R. burmanicum X dalhousiae var. dalhousiae. Raised, named and registered by Charles Michael (1963), Caerhays Castle, Cornwall, UK.
Cultivation information: Suitable to grow in a container, this variety tolerates a range of conditions. Available from rhododendron nurseries in New Zealand.
Locations
1:
Ayckbourn A4
(T3/A4)
• Accession: T3/2012-1083/C
2:
Carpark outside Rainforest Centre L28
(T3/L28)
• Accession: T3/2015-0028/A
Area
Individual