Kunzea ambigua

Botanical Name: Kunzea ambigua 
Common Name:  White kunzea
Family:  Myrtaceae
Size:  1-4m H x 1-3m W

Leaves: Small, narrow, crowded, green leaves up to 1 cm long.
Flowers: Creamy-white flowers borne in sprays.  Individual flowers have many long stamens that obscure the petals and provide the flower with a fuzzy appearance. Very strong honey scent.
Flowering Time:  Spring.
Fruit: Bowl shaped, soft capsules that are shed when fruit is ripe.

Habitat/distribution: Tall, stiff, upright shrub with arching branches that flowers profusely.  Found in moist, coastal sandy heaths in eastern Tasmania and the Bass Strait Islands. Also Vic, NSW.
Where to See: Eastern Tasmania and Bass Strait Islands.
Other notes: Grows in most well drained soil, drought tolerant and is widely cultivated.  Propagate from semi-hardwood cuttings or seed.  Light pruning after flowering keeps shrub compact.  Attractive to nectar feeding birds, and insects.  Used topically as an anti-inflammatory to relieve muscular aches and inflamed skin conditions by Tasmanian Aboriginal communities.