Salix purpurea ‘Bleu’
Bleu Purple Willow, Bleu Basket Willow
- Main interest:
- upright, 6 to 10 ft long rods, ideal for basketry, winter colour in the garden, living structure, black-red catkins
- Exposure:
- full sun
- Soil humidity:
- moist to wet soil
- Flower colour:
- black turning chartreuse
- Fragrance:
- Non-fragrant
- Flowering period:
- April to May
- Foliage:
- blue green
- USDA Hardiness:
- zone 4a: -34.5 °C (-30 °F) View Zone Map
- Mature height & width (max.):
- height: 12 ft (3.6 m) width: 5 ft (1.5 m)
- Use:
- screens, hedges, fedges, bank stabilization, pond or creek side, flower arrangements, living willow structures, cut stems
Salix purpurea ‘Bleu’ is another French selection of Salix purpurea. Grows up to 12 ft tall and produces new stems in abundance. Coppice for 6 ft – 10 ft long young red and green stems turn reddish-purple when mature. Mature foliage is dark bluish-green with the underside of the leaves a soft blue-grey. Catkins are a beautiful black. Overall, a stunning willow. A wonderful basketry variety, the rods of Salix purpurea ‘Bleu’ are soft, and extremely flexible. They turn a light blue grey/green when dried. Wonderful for living willow fences & structures.
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- Main interest:
- upright, 6 to 10 ft long rods, ideal for basketry, winter colour in the garden, living structure, black-red catkins
- Exposure:
- full sun
- Soil humidity:
- moist to wet soil
- Flower colour:
- black turning chartreuse
- Fragrance:
- Non-fragrant
- Flowering period:
- April to May
- Foliage:
- blue green
- USDA Hardiness:
- zone 4a: -34.5 °C (-30 °F) View Zone Map
- Mature height & width (max.):
- height: 12 ft (3.6 m) width: 5 ft (1.5 m)
- Use:
- screens, hedges, fedges, bank stabilization, pond or creek side, flower arrangements, living willow structures, cut stems
Synonym(s): Salix purpurea 'Purple Dicks'
Also known as: Purple Osier Willow, Purpleosier Willow, Violet Willow
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