General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Wet Mesic
Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 3 - 5 feet
Plant Spread: 3 - 5 feet
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Deciduous
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Dynamic Accumulator: Mg (Magnesium)
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Other Beneficial Insects
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Pollinators: Bees
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM
Other: RHS Plants for Pollinators

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Common names
  • Wooly Willow
  • Woolly Willow

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Location: Bide A Wee cottage garden, Northumberland UK
Date: 2008-05-10
Location: Woolly Willow Salix lanata. Cultivated, Hauxley, Northumberland, UK
Photo courtesy of: Sciadopitys
Location: My North Yorkshire Garden
Date: 2020-05-07
Location: Iceland, near Gullfoss
Date: 2019-07-17
Location: Hortus Botanicus Akureyensis - Akureya - Iceland
Date: 2019-07-17
Location: Iceland, near Thingvellir
Date: 2019-07-18
Location: Iceland, near Dettifoss
Date: 2019-07-30
Comments:
  • Posted by Mindy03 (Delta KY) on Apr 16, 2012 8:47 AM concerning plant:
    Valuable source of nectar and pollen for honey bees. They also get honeydew from this plant.
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