Purple Willow: Difference between revisions

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Salix purpurea subsp. var.

Purple Willow, Purple Osier, Alaska blue willow, Arctic willow, Purple osier willow

The query description has an empty condition.:		tree
Height:	⇕	to
Width:	⇔	to
	15 ft	15 ft
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The query description has an empty condition.:	⌛	perennial
Origin:	✈
Poisonous:	☠
Bloom:	❀	early spring, mid spring, late spring

The query description has an empty condition.:	☼	sun
The query description has an empty condition.:	◍	wet, moist
Features:	✓	flowers
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Minimum Temp:	☃	°F
USDA Zones:		5 to 10
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Flower features:	❀	red, pink

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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Salix purpurea. (S. Forbyana, Smith. Vetrix purpurea, Rafin.). Purple Osier. A shrub or small tree, spreading at base, with long, flexible branches: lvs. oblanceolate, serrulate, glabrous, veiny, 3-6 in. long, often appearing opposite: aments sessile, slender; pistillate recurved; scales purple; stamen 1: caps. small, ovate. Eu.—Planted as an ornamental shrub and escaped in many places. Also grown as a basket-willow. Var. pendula, Dipp. (S. nigra pendula, Hort. S. Americana pendula, Hort.). Branches pendent. Var. lambertiana, W. D. Koch. Lvs. broader, generally obovate-lanceolate, more abruptly acuminate, usually more rounded at the base, up to 4 in. long and 3/4 in. broad. Var. sericea, W. D. Koch. Lvs. silky when young, becoming glabrous. Here belongs the "Kecks Willow" (var. Kecksii, Hort.). Var. amplexicaulis, Boiss. Lvs. sessile or subsessile, cordate or rounded at the base, acuminate, oblong to oblong-lanceolate, glabrous. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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