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Ships in ON, QC, NB, NS and PE
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  • Shipped in ON, QC, NB, NS, PE

Salix discolor

American Pussy Willow, Glaucous Willow

Main interest:
showy gray catkins, good for cut flowers, native
Exposure:
full sun to partial shade
Soil humidity:
moist to wet soil
Flower colour:
gray catkins turning yellow
Fragrance:
Non-fragrant
Flowering period:
March to April
Foliage:
green and grey
USDA Hardiness:
zone 4a: -34.5 °C (-30 °F) View Zone Map
Mature height & width (max.):
height: 15 ft (4.5 m) width: 12 ft (3.6 m)
Use:
hedges, rain gardens, naturalizing

The popular American Pussy Willow (Salix discolor) is a great edition to rain gardens or along ponds and wetlands. The familiar soft, silky, silvery catkins emerge before the foliage. The deciduous, broadly elliptic leaves are bright green with a bluish underside. Add this ornamental shrub and enjoy it in your garden and in your cut flower arrangements.

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$13.99 - $35.99

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Ships ON, QC, NB, PE, NS
Main interest:
showy gray catkins, good for cut flowers, native
Exposure:
full sun to partial shade
Soil humidity:
moist to wet soil
Flower colour:
gray catkins turning yellow
Fragrance:
Non-fragrant
Flowering period:
March to April
Foliage:
green and grey
USDA Hardiness:
zone 4a: -34.5 °C (-30 °F) View Zone Map
Mature height & width (max.):
height: 15 ft (4.5 m) width: 12 ft (3.6 m)
Use:
hedges, rain gardens, naturalizing

Synonym(s): Salix ancorifera, Salix conformis, Salix crassa, Salix discolor var. overi, Salix discolor var. prinoides, Salix discolor var. rigidior, Salix fuscata, Salix prinoides, Salix sensitiva, Salix squamata