Salix exigua
(Coyote Willow)
Family - Salicaceae
Category - Shrub
Origin - Western North America, Northern Mexico
Year of Introduction - 1921
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H6
Height - 3m
Width - 3m
Location - The White Garden
Description: A large, Deciduous Shrub with an upright, suckering habit. Narrow, lanceolate leaves emerge silver in spring and fade to an attractive shade of grey-green with age. The leaves are covered in fine, silvery hairs. Yellow catkins are produced in mid-spring and fade to buff as they age.
Award of Garden Merit (AGM).
Flower:
Yellow catkins are produced as the leaves emerge in April and fade to buff with age.
Flower colour: Yellow
Flower shape: Catkins
Flowering time: April
Foliage:
Narrow, lanceolate leaves emerge silver in spring and fade to grey-green with age. The leaves are covered in fine, silvery hairs and have sparsely toothed margins. The leaves are Alternately arranged on slender branches.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Lanceolate
Propagation:
Cuttings.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun to partial shade in fertile, moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained.