This small shrub has multiple slender stems from the base and spreading pendant branchlets that for a compact rounded habit. It has light green thick oblong leaves and the pink cup-shaped flowers appear singularly or in a cluster from spring to summer. 

Hardiness zones 8  to 11

Melaleuca pulchella is naturally found in south-west Western Australia growing along the coast and inland near Esperance in mallee heath, sandplains or on dunes, swamps and depressions. 

It prefers an open to exposed sunny position and grows in very well-drained moderately fertile sandy stony soils commonly with granite base and a tolerates temporary inundation during wet periods. It Is drought and moderately frost tolerant and grows well under cultivation.

Claw Flower is grown for its dense bushy habit and for its long flowering period. It is planted in small gardens along borders as a specimen or can be trained to form a hedge. It is also be grown in tubs and planter boxes or used in roof gardens. It is suitable coastal and inland regions, tolerating wet or alkaline soils and establishes in 2-3 years and is moderately long-lived. It is commonly cultivated in the humid eastern states and is available in the USA. ID 3799

Melaleuca (me-la-LOO-ka) pulchella (pul-KEL-uh)

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