Young new foliage is bright green and provides a contrast to the dark green of the older leaves. The flowers are produced in twos or threes at the ends of the branchlets. The numerous stamens with their bright yellow anthers are exserted and add to the attraction of the flowers. The fruit is a small capsule which opens when ripe to release the fine seed. Propagation is best carried out from cuttings of soft new wood taken in spring or early summer and these strike readily in four to six weeks.
Seed is also successful but the seed is difficult to collect.
In cultivation these plants require good drainage in a sunny or semi-shaded position and will benefit from heavy mulching with leaf litter or wood shavings. Light tip pruning throughout the plant's development will encourage bushiness. Kunzea affinis provides a pleasing effect when incorporated in group plantings with other dry area species, such as Melaleuca and Leptospermum . Look here for a glossary of botanical terms.