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Scientific Name: | Salix purpurea 'Nana' |
Common Name: | dwarf arctic willow, purple willow, purple osier |
Family Name: | Salicaceae |
Origin: | Central / west Asia, Europe |
Hardiness Zone: | Zone 4: (-34 to -29 °C) |
Plant Type: | Shrub - deciduous, Tree - deciduous |
Mature Size: | 1.3 - 2.0m x 1.5 - 2.0m (height x width) |
Habit: | Twiggy, Upright |
Form: | Oval - horizontal |
Texture: | Fine |
Landscape Uses: | Erosion control, Mixed shrub border |
Exposure: | Full sun, Part sun/part shade |
Soil or Media: | |
Leaves: | Simple, Alternate, Soft flexible, Pinnate venation, Glabrous, Elliptic, Lanceolate, Entire, Serrulate |
Flowers: | Catkin (ament), Green, Purple, Silver, Mar-Apr |
Fruit: | Capsule, Brown |
Key ID Features: | |
Leaves alternate, narrow, mostly elliptic, bluish green, up to 7(-10)cm long; catkins from April to May. Winter ID: twigs dark red to purplish, round; buds alternate, strongly appressed, conical, 2-3 mm long. |