Salix discolor ~ Pussy Willow multicolored-bloom yellow-green skin

yellow-green skin

acidic soils and can tolerate some flooding

Clusters of small white orchid-like flowers with yellow centers bloom through summer

flattened 5-petaled snow white flowers bloom from late spring through summer

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Salix discolor ~ Pussy Willow multicolored-bloom yellow-green skinPussy Willow is a large multi stemmed native deciduous shrub with a rounded spreading habit. The finely toothed leaves are lanceolate to elliptic, about 2 4 inches long with no significant color in fall. The small, fluffy, silver gray catkins that appear before the leaves in early spring give the plant its common name. Thrives in full sun with moist to wet well drained soils. Tolerates occasional flooding. Salix discolor is a host for the Viceroy and