Black Cat hybrid willow
Salix chaenomeloides 'Black Cat'
PW Best Seller
USDA zones6 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moist to wet soil
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Arching
- Bloom season
- Spring, winter
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Black Cat' hybrid willow (Salix chaenomeloides 'Black Cat') is a shrub for cut flowers, pollinator gardens, and accents. It is hardy to USDA zone 6, or down to -10°F (-23°C). This plant likes full or part sun and moist to wet, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It has an arching shape and grows at a rapid rate. Butterflies and bees visit the blooms in spring.
Pairs well with Cinnamon fern, Feather reed grass, and Snake's head.