Salix humilisIndiana NativeIndiana Native
Prairie Willow

Salix humilis - Overall Shrub
 Family:
 Genus:
 Plant Type:
 Growth Forms:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Flower Notes:
Yellow (Dioecious; hairy catkins (0.75-1.5") develop before the leaves emerge in the spring)
 Foliage Notes:
Green (Grayish-green summer foliage; no appreciable fall color)
 Stem Notes:
Gray to Greenish Brown (slender to slightly rough)
 Fruit Notes:
Brown (Dehiscent seed capsule, on females only)
 Ultimate Height:
2-8 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
4-8 feet
 Bloom Times:
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 Soil Notes:
Prefers moist to slightly dry, loamy, sandy, or gravelly soils
 Range:
United States and Canada
 Maintenance:
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
Alternate leaves 4" long by 1" wide. Narrowly ovate, oblanceolate, with smooth or slightly crenate margins (frilly). Upper surface of leaf is green grayish and slightly pubescent, lower side hairs are glaucus. Dioecious flowers.
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  Special Characteristics:
  • Drought Tolerant 288
  • Indiana Native 162
  • Notable Texture 282
  • Specimen 630

    • Additional Information

    Prairie Willow is more drought tolerant than other willows. Rabbits and deer eat the twigs. The nectar is used by bees to provide high quality honey.

    When Salix humilis has been observed flowering or fruiting at Purdue University

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    1 Salix humilis found

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    Number Accession ID Location
    12012_00454*AFPRD

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