Difference between revisions of "Purple Willow"
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|genus=Salix | |genus=Salix | ||
|species=purpurea | |species=purpurea | ||
− | |common_name=Purple Willow, Purple Osier | + | |common_name=Purple Willow, Purple Osier, Alaska blue willow, Arctic willow, Purple osier willow |
− | |habit= | + | |name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia |
− | | | + | |habit=tree |
+ | |habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia | ||
+ | |Max ht box=15 | ||
+ | |Max ht metric=ft | ||
+ | |height_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia | ||
+ | |Max wd box=15 | ||
+ | |Max wd metric=ft | ||
+ | |width_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia | ||
|lifespan=perennial | |lifespan=perennial | ||
+ | |life_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia | ||
|exposure=sun | |exposure=sun | ||
+ | |sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia | ||
|water=wet, moist | |water=wet, moist | ||
+ | |features=flowers | ||
+ | |flower_season=early spring, mid spring, late spring | ||
+ | |flower_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia | ||
+ | |flowers=red, pink | ||
|Temp Metric=°F | |Temp Metric=°F | ||
+ | |min_zone=5 | ||
+ | |usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia | ||
+ | |max_zone=10 | ||
|image=Cleaned-Illustration Salix purpurea.jpg | |image=Cleaned-Illustration Salix purpurea.jpg | ||
|image_width=200 | |image_width=200 |
Revision as of 10:22, 7 May 2010
Habit | tree
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Height: | ⇕ | 15 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 15. |
Width: | ⇔ | 15 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 15. |
Lifespan: | ⌛ | perennial |
Bloom: | ❀ | early spring, mid spring, late spring |
Exposure: | ☼ | sun |
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Water: | ◍ | wet, moist |
Features: | ✓ | flowers |
USDA Zones: | 5 to 10 | |
Flower features: | ❀ | red, pink |
Salix > |
purpurea > |
Read about Purple Willow in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
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Salix purpurea. (S. Forbyana, Smith. Vetrix purpurea, Rafin.). Purple Osier. A shrub or small tree, spreading at base, with long, flexible branches: lvs. oblanceolate, serrulate, glabrous, veiny, 3-6 in. long, often appearing opposite: aments sessile, slender; pistillate recurved; scales purple; stamen 1: caps. small, ovate. Eu.—Planted as an ornamental shrub and escaped in many places. Also grown as a basket-willow. Var. pendula, Dipp. (S. nigra pendula, Hort. S. Americana pendula, Hort.). Branches pendent. Var. lambertiana, W. D. Koch. Lvs. broader, generally obovate-lanceolate, more abruptly acuminate, usually more rounded at the base, up to 4 in. long and 3/4 in. broad. Var. sericea, W. D. Koch. Lvs. silky when young, becoming glabrous. Here belongs the "Kecks Willow" (var. Kecksii, Hort.). Var. amplexicaulis, Boiss. Lvs. sessile or subsessile, cordate or rounded at the base, acuminate, oblong to oblong-lanceolate, glabrous.
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References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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