| 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, Waterside planting |
| Exposure: | Full sun only if soil kept moist, Part sun/part shade |
| Soil or Media: | Well-drained |
| Leaves: | Simple, Alternate, Soft flexible, Pinnate venation, Glabrous, Elliptic, Lanceolate, Entire, Serrulate |
| Flowers: | Catkin (ament), Green, Purple, Silver, Mar-Apr |
| Fruit: | Capsule, Brown, Jun-Jul |
| Key ID Features: | |
| New twigs purpish; leaves alternate, narrow, mostly elliptic, bluish green, 5- 7(-10)cm long x 4-8mm wide; catkins from April to May; catkins purplish. Winter ID: twigs dark red to purplish, round; buds alternate, strongly appressed, conical, 2-3 mm long. | |