Silky Willow - Salix sericea new 2025 and wet soils

and wet soils

larval host to Pipevine Swallowtail butterfly

Avoid heavily shaded areas to produce the best flowers and fall color

Conditions: Part sun to part shade

Photo: Sonnia Hill

Silky Willow - Salix sericea new 2025 and wet soilsSilky Willow is a graceful deciduous shrub adorned with early spring catkins that are an important source of pollen and nectar for pollinators. A dioecious species, some plants produce male flowers, and some produce female flowers (followed by seeds). The young stems of this species tend to be yellow or red. Like most willows, the Silky Willow prefers moist to wet sites and can handle frequent standing water. Sericea means silky or downy in Latin, a