It is a wiry shrub with small, narrow leaves and clusters of pink to purple flowers in spring.

Kunzea parvifolia is a wiry shrub which usually grows to a height of 0.5–1.5 m (2–5 ft) with its young branches covered with soft hairs.

The sepal lobes are triangular to egg-shaped, about 1.5 mm (0.06 in) long and pointed.

Flowering mostly occurs in October and November and the fruit are urn-shaped capsules which are about 2 mm (0.08 in) long and wide.

[5]: 466 This kunzea grows in forest in heath and forest in eastern New South Wales south from Torrington and in Victoria, mainly in the north-east but with isolated locations further west.