Hakuro-nishiki hybrid willow
Salix integra 'Hakuro-nishiki'
RHS AGM 2012
USDA zones5 to 7
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to wet soil
Size4 to 6 feet tall5 to 7 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Arching
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- Yellowish
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Hakuro-nishiki' hybrid willow (Salix integra 'Hakuro-nishiki') is a shrub for borders, hedges, containers, and low maintenance gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to wet, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It has an arching habit and grows at a rapid rate. Plants reach 48 to 72 inches tall and 60 to 84 inches wide. Bees visit the yellowish blooms.
Pairs well with Karl Foerster feather reed grass, Spicebush, and Ostrich fern.