A lovely little shrub that will brighten the winter garden with the pink bottlebrush flowers. It will also make the bird life happy with the nectar laden blooms. It grows to a neat two metres high and a metre wide, which makes it useful for low hedges and screens. Prune regularly to encourage a more dense habit if needed. Good in a sunny to a lightly shaded spot, and does well in most soils. Tolerates light frost and wind and dry spells.
Kunzea baxteri ‘Solomon’s Pink’
Family : Myrtaceae
Cultivar Name: Solomon's Pink
Plant Type : Small shrub
Width : 1
Flowering Time : Winter
Soil Type : Sandy, Clay, Loamy, Sandy loam, Clay loam, Potting mix, Poor soil
Climate Zone : Warm temperate, Cool temperate, Mediterranean
Growth Habit : Evergreen, Mound-shaped
Soil Moisture : Well-drained, Moist moderate drainage
Special Uses : Cut flower, Honey producing plant, Bird nesting plant, Playground friendly
Scientific Name: Kunzea baxteri
Common Name : Kunzea
Height : 2
Flower Color : Pink
pH Level : Acid, Neutral
Plant Environment : Low maintenance garden, Container growing, Coastal garden, Drought resistant
Light : Sunny
Lifespan : Perennial
Frost Tolerance : Tolerates light frost
Attracts Wildlife : Bees, Nectar eating birds, Butterflies, Other insects