Salix elaeagnos subsp. angustifolia
(Narrow-leaved Rosemary Willow)
Family - Salicaceae
Category - Shrub
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H6
Height - 3m
Width - 3m
Location - The White Garden
Description: A medium to large-sized Deciduous Shrub with an upright, bushy habit and spreading branches. Slender, rosemary-like leaves are linear in shape and each leaf can reach up to 15cm in length. The leaves emerge silvery-white before turning dark green with white undersides. Greenish-yellow catkins are produced in early spring as the foliage emerges. The leaves turn yellow in autumn before falling.
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Synonym - Salix rosmarinifolia
Additional common name - Narrow-leaved Olive Willow
Flower:
Greenish-yellow catkins are produced in March as the leaves emerge.
Flower colour: Greenish-yellow
Flower shape: Catkins
Flowering time: March
Foliage:
Narrow leaves are linear in shape and each leaf can reach up to 15cm in length. The new leaves emerge silvery-white before turning dark green with white undersides. The leaves are Alternately arranged on the slender, spreading branches and turn yellow in autumn before falling.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Linear
Autumn Colour: Yellow
Propagation:
Cuttings.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun to partial shade in fertile, moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained.