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violet willow 'Aglaia' | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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violet willow 'Aglaia'

Salix daphnoides 'Aglaia' (m)

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Genus: Salix
Family: Salicaceae

About this plant

'Aglaia' is a spreading deciduous shrub with reddish young shoots, and oblong, dark green leaves and silky grey male catkins with yellow anthers in late winter and early spring

Growing Information

Height

4-8 Metres

Spread

4-8 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full SunPartial Shade

Soil

ChalkLoamSandy

AcidAlkaline

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Neutral

Moisture

Poorly DrainedWell Drained

Aspect

West FacingEast FacingSouth FacingNorth Facing

Exposure

ShelteredExposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in moderately fertile deep soil in sun or partial shade

Pruning

Pruning group 1. Can be pollarded or coppiced to promote new shoots

Propagation

Propagate by softwood cuttings in early summer or hardwood cuttings in winter

Pests

Can get aphids, caterpillars, leaf beetles and sawflies

Diseases

May be subject to a rust

Garden Uses

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumnWinter

Size & Characteristics

Height

4-8 Metres

Spread

4-8 Metres

Habit

Bushy

Time to Full Height

Twenty To Fifty Years