Native to: Alberta, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, British Columbia
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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$12.99 - $33.99
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