Salix purpurea 'Nana'
Dwarf Purpleosier Willow

Salix purpurea ′Nana′ - Foliage
 Family:
 Genus:
 Plant Type:
 Growth Forms:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Flower Notes:
White (Dioecious, grayish-white catkins (1" long); early spring)
 Foliage Notes:
Green (Blue-green summer foliage; no appreciable fall color)
 Ultimate Height:
3-5 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
3-5 feet
 Light Requirements:
 Soil Notes:
Prefers moist to wet soils
 Range:
Cultivated origin
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
The long, narrow leaves (2-4" long by 0.1-0.3" wide) are alternate (sometimes opposite), simple, oblanceolate with small stipules sometimes present. Young stems are purple and mature to gray-green.
  Special Characteristics:
  • Bank Cover 48
  • Hedge 275
  • Notable Texture 282
  • Wet Soil Tolerant 109

    • Additional Information

    Salix purpurea 'Nana' is a dioecious, compact, rounded shrub well-suited for wet areas, rain gardens, and bank stablizition. Tolerates heavy pruning.

    1 Salix purpurea 'Nana' found

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    Number Accession ID Location
    12013_00987*AHARR

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