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Plant Habit: Shrub
Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Wet
Wet Mesic
Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 2 -45.6 °C (-50 °F) to -42.8 °C (-45°F)
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Deciduous
Broadleaf
Flowers: Showy
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Underground structures: Rhizome
Suitable Locations: Bog gardening
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Erosion control
Water gardens
Medicinal Herb
Will Naturalize
Dynamic Accumulator: Mg (Magnesium)
Resistances: Pollution
Flood Resistant
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Cane
Layering
Pollinators: Bees
Containers: Not suitable for containers
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil

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Common names
  • Coyote Willow
  • Narrow-Leaf Willow
  • Narrowleaf Willow
  • Sandbar Willow
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Salix exigua
  • Synonym: Salix exigua var. hindsiana
  • Synonym: Salix exigua var. luteosericea

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Date: 2018-09-03
Location: Bonhoeffer Gardens, Stanwood, Washington
Date: 2017-07-30
Location: Bonhoeffer Gardens, Stanwood, Washington
Date: 2017-07-30

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