Salix purpurea ‘Nana’
(dwarf purpleosier willow)
(dwarf purpleosier willow)
Category: Shrubs
Photo Credits: Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder
Height: 3 – 4 feet
Spread: 6 feet
Location: Bottom, Sides, Top of Berm
Native Status: IA
Fruit: not showy
Comments & Cautions:
susceptible to many disease and insect problems, especially if drought-stressed; works well in a naturalistic setting; not long-lived
Recommended For:
Bioretention and Rain Gardens
This plant prefers that the level of moisture in your soil be: Medium
This plant prefers Sand or Loam or Clay soil.
This plant DOES have a salt tolerance.
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Plant Form
compact, rounded; fine-textured, dense, pale purple to silver winter twigs
Foliage
narrow blue-green leaves; fine texture
Flowers
showy grayish-white catkins in early spring before foliage; April-May