Kunzea ciliata

Medium semi-prostrate form with small, ovate, light green leaves and attractive heads of pink flowers with cream anthers. This hardy shrub flowers in spring and early summer and grows from 0.5 to 1.2m high by 1 to 1.5m wide and attracts birds and insects. It flowers best in sunny positions and is a lovely in low shrubberies and tolerates exposed windy areas. It grows in sandy, loamy and gravelly soils, often around granite outcrops, and in some winter-wet sites. Prune lightly after flowering to maintain denser habit if required. Origin – SW Capes.