This shrub has erect slender woody branches that form open rounded habit. It has small bright green leathery oblong leaves and the pink cup-shaped starry flowers appear in a small rounded cluster from spring to early summer.

Hardiness zones 9 to 10

Kunzea capitata is naturally found in Australia growing on the New South Wales coast in heath or open forests. It prefers a slightly acidic well-drained moist sandy soil in an open sunny position and is drought and mildly frost resistant.

Pink Kunzea is grown for its colourful flowers and bushy habit. It is planted along borders in small or native gardens or grown in rockeries and planter boxes. It is excellent for coastal regions and is used in rehabilitation programs. It tends to be a straggly shrub and responds to a light prune to thicken up or is mass planted. This short-lived shrub establishes in 2 to 3 years and there are white flowering forms available. ID 826

Kunzea(KUN-zee-uh) capitata(kap-ih-TAY-tuh)

Myrtaceae(mir-TAY-see-ee)
Myrtle, Eucalyptus, Clove and Guava Family