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Salix purpurea |
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| Common name |
purple willow; arctic willow |
| Family |
salicaceae |
| Life cycle |
shrub |
| Size |
3' |
| Light |
sun |
| Cultural notes |
ordinary garden soil |
Tidy mounded shrub with blue-green foliage and purple stems - the twigs have been used in basketmaking. Dependable garden denizen.
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| | The dense twig structure captures a lot of snow |
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In our garden, this plant grows in the following area: pondside About my plant portraits
Visitors to this page have left the following comments| Vicki | May 18, 2005 | The cultivar you have is probably 'Nana', a dwarf form of this shrub, since straight species grows to 10' Nice specimen, great pic! |
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