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Image of hummingbirds, butterfly attractant, Salix caprea or French Pink
Pussy Willow coming... |
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Salix caprea
(French
Pink Pussy Willow)
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Family: Salicaceae
Light: Sun-part shade
Height: 8-15'
Spread: 4-10'
Blooms: Clusters of showy pink and white soft, fuzzy catkins along
slender, long coffee-brown branches, early Spring
Foliage: Medium green
leaves in Summer
Soil: Well-drained, mix soil with peat moss and
compost/well-rotted manure, keep moist
Water: Regular
Propagation: Cuttings, layering
Uses: Landscape, specimen, accent, hedges, screening, background
plants, cut flower arrangements
Caution: Invasive - grow away from septic tanks or fields
Comments: Salix caprea or French Pink Pussy Willow is a low
maintenance shrub that produces abundant catkins when in bloom.
This shrub attract birds, hummingbirds and butterflies. French
Pink Pussy Willow is a host plant for the Eastern Tiger
Swallowtail and Viceroy butterflies. The
cut flowers are long-lasting when used in flower arrangements.
Salix caprea adds interest to the landscape as a solo
specimen with its beautiful blooms in early Spring. Cut back plant
every year to promote growth of new shoots.
USDA Hardiness Zones : 4-9 |
