Description

Larger sizes available at nursery! 

Key Information:

Soil: Hydric (Wet) – Mesic (Medium)
Sun: Full Sun – Part Sun
Height: 6-22 feet
Color: Green-yellow
Bloom: May-July

More Details:

Suggested Uses: Tall, multi-stem woody perennial that is typically found near wetlands and lakes. Forms large colonies.

Native Range: Wet areas throughout the the Great Plains, the Mississippi River Valley and parts of the Northeast.

Pollinators/Habitat:  Salix spp. are favored by the federally endangered Rusty Patched Bumble Bee (Bombus affinis). Provides shelter for birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians and more.

Flowers: Catkins.

Leaves: Linear, long.

More information: USDA plant profile

Photo credit: USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Herman, D.E., et al. 1996