coyote willow
Salix exigua
RHS AGM 2012
USDA zones2 to 7
SunHandles full sun to partial shade
WaterHandles dry to wet soil
Size15 to 20 feet tall15 to 20 feet wide
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- White , yellow
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Coyote willow (Salix exigua) is a shrub for borders and hedges. It is hardy to USDA zone 2, or down to -50°F (-46°C). This plant likes full sun to part shade and dry to wet, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It suckers freely and forms thickets, so give it room. Male flowers give pollen to bees, and the leaves feed many native butterfly and moth larvae.
Pairs well with Rush, Indigo bush, and Rocky mountain juniper.
Native range
Central Asia, Asia, Amur, Buryatiya, and 8 more places. See all 12
Central Asia, Asia, Amur, Buryatiya, Chita, Irkutsk, Khabarovsk, Magadan, Manchuria, Primorye, Sakhalin, and Yakutiya.