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purple willow

Salix purpurea

Low Maintenance

Genus: Salix
Family: Salicaceae
Common Names: bitter willow, purple osier, basket willow

About this plant

S. purpurea is a spreading shrub or small tree to 5m, with arching purplish shoots bearing narrowly oblong, blue-green leaves and slender silvery catkins on bare shoots in early spring

Growing Information

Height

4-8 Metres

Spread

2.5-4 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Soil

ChalkLoamSandy

AcidAlkalineNeutral

Not Currently Available

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

Moisture

Poorly DrainedMoist But Well Drained

Aspect

West FacingNorth FacingEast FacingSouth Facing

Exposure

ShelteredExposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in any deep moist well-drained soil in full sun. Dislikes shallow chalk soils

Pruning

Pruning group 1

Propagation

Propagate by softwood or hardwood cuttings

Pests

Can get aphids, caterpillars, leaf beetles and sawflies

Diseases

May be subject to willow anthracnose diseases and a rust

Garden Uses

Uses

Flower BordersBanks Slopes

Planting Places

Borders

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumn

Size & Characteristics

Height

4-8 Metres

Spread

2.5-4 Metres

Time to Full Height

Twenty To Fifty Years