Iona hybrid willow
Salix repens 'Iona'
USDA zones4 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate or wet soil
Size3 to 6 inches tall6 to 18 inches wide
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Bloom color
- Silver maturing to yellowish
Garden uses
Notes
'Iona' hybrid willow (Salix repens 'Iona') is a shrub for ground cover, rain garden, and naturalized plantings. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to wet soil. It stays 3 to 6 inches tall and spreads 6 to 18 inches. Deer usually look elsewhere for a meal. Its blooms open silver and mature to yellowish in mid to late spring.
Pairs well with Sedge, Ostrich fern, Butterfly milkweed, and Chokeberry.