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Beginner
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4m
max. spread |
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8m
max. height |
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10-20 years
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1 hour care
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Botanical name: Salix purpurea
Other names: Purple willow, Purple osier, Bitter willow, Basket willow, Salix purpurea 'Helix'
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Genus: Salix
Species: S. purpurea - S. purpurea is a deciduous shrub or a tree with narrowly long-oblong leaves which are dark green above, glaucous green below and small catkins in early spring.
Salix purpurea is: Deciduous
Flower: Silvery-grey in Spring
Foliage: Blue-green, Dark-green in Summer
Stem: Purple in Spring
Tree shape: Spreading
Plant with:
Cornus alba 'Sibirica' (Siberian dogwood), Cornus alba 'Aurea' (Golden Tartarean dogwood)
Salix purpurea (Purple willow) will reach a height of 8m and a spread of 4m after 10-20 years.
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Suggested uses: Hedging/Screens, Low Maintenance, Wildlife
Cultivation: Plant in deep, moist, well-drained soil in full sun. Does not like shallow chalk soils.
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Clay, Loamy, Sandy |
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Moist but well-drained, Well-drained |
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Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
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| Light: |
Full Sun |
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North, South, East, West |
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Exposed, Sheltered |
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| Hardiness: |
Hardy (H4) |
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Comment from
Miriam Mesa-Villalba
The bark of the twigs is rich in aspirin and was, traditionally, chewed to help with headaches before the drug became so widely and cheaply available. Most drugs owe something to plants, which is one excellent reason why we should be so concerned at the mass extinctions humans are causing. Like all native species of willow, purple willow supports a great variety of insects including a variety of species of moth.
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