Melaleuca nesophila

Pink Melaleuca, Showy Honey-Myrtle: Large evergreen shrub or small 15-20' tall x 12' wide (or more) with lavender-mauve flowers that fade to mauve-pink in spring to summer. Full sun to part sun. Low water needs. Seacoast, wind, clay, sand, heat and drought tolerant once established. Attractive, papery bark, with sprawling twisted trunks and branches.  Useful for a fast hedge or trained into a small tree. Deer, rabbit, and gopher resistant.