Pukeiti

Family: Ericaceae (Heath)

Distribution: Bhutan; China (Xizang (Tibet)); India (Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim); Nepal (east)

IUCN Red list: Least concern

Life form: Shrub - evergreen

Comments: Habit: A neat and tidy shrub, slow growing to 3m.
Flowers: White or pale lilac, August to September.
Cultivation information: Fairly tough but requires good drainage.
Further information: R. wallichii is closely related to R. campanulatum, sometimes referred to as the east Himalayan form of campanulatum. The glabrous leaved forms with white or pale mauve flowers are sometimes called R. heftii but currently they are all technically R. wallichii.