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| Category: Shrub |
| Family: Myrtaceae (Myrtles) |
| Origin: Australia (Australasia) |
| Evergreen: Yes |
| Flower Color: Pink |
| Bloomtime: Winter/Spring |
| Height: 4-6 feet |
| Width: 8-10 feet |
| Exposure: Full Sun |
| Irrigation (H2O Info): Low Water Needs |
| Winter Hardiness: 20-25° F |
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Kunzea affinis (Mountainbush) - This is an open evergreen shrub that grows to 6 feet tall and spreads to 10 feet with bright green needle-like leaves that give the plant a somewhat wispy appearance. The small pink flowers are held en masse and the plant blooms profusely from mid winter into spring. Unlike other Kunzea we have grown this plant puts on a great floral show in a nursery containers and would probably be suitable to prolonged use as a container specimen. It does best in the full sun in well-drained soils with little to occasional summer irrigation. This Western Australian species is tolerant of a wide range of soils and light to moderate frosts (hardy to down to about 25° degrees F). Monterey Bay Nursery notes that it was killed at 20° F in the UC Santa Cruz Arboretum. Useful as an informal hedge when tipped pruned after flowering. It also makes a good cut flower with vase life up to 1 week without treatment. We grew this plant from 1993 until 2004.
This information about Kunzea affinis displayed on this web page is based on research we have conducted in our horticultural library and from reliable online resources. We also will relate observations we have made about it as it grows in our nursery gardens and other gardens visited, as well how our crops have performed in containers in the nursery field. Where appropriate, we will also incorporate comments that we receive from others and we welcome hearing from anyone with additional information, particularly if they can share cultural information that would aid others in growing this plant.
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