Kunzea

Plants in the genus Kunzea are shrubs or small trees, usually with their leaves arranged alternately along the branches.

[3] Kunzeas are similar to species in other genera of the Myrtaceae, especially Leptospermum but are distinguished from that genus by having stamens that are longer than the petals.

[6] Reichenbach named the genus after his "distinguished friend", the German naturalist Gustav Kunze, professor of botany in Leipzig.

Kunzea ambigua is described as a "handsome shrub which attracts numerous birds and colourful soldier beetles when in flower".

[4] Kunzea capitata and K. pulchella are red-flowering species from Western Australia and are described as "indeed outstanding" although they are sometimes difficult to establish in eastern states and need to be grafted onto hardier rootstock.

Kunzea phylicoides foliage and fruit