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Geyer willow

Salix geyeriana

Also called Geyer's Willow

Geyer willow
Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0

Geyer willow (Salix geyeriana) is a native North American shrub, growing up to about 5 m, that forms dense thickets along lakesides, riverbanks and bogs. It thrives with moist roots and is usually grown in wet or boggy sites.

Family
Salicaceae (Willow family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Keep the soil consistently moist to wet; it tolerates standing water.
Soil
Moist, wet, or boggy soil; loam or clay is fine.
Temperature
Cold hardy in temperate climates; tolerates winter frost well.
How easy
Easy
Native range
W. Canada to SC. U.S.A.
Climate
temperate

About

Salix geyeriana is a species of willow known by the common names Geyer's willow, Geyer willow and silver willow. The type specimen was collected by the botanist Karl Andreas Geyer, for whom it was named. Its conspicuous, yellow flowers begin to bloom as early as March, to as late as the end of June.

Where it grows

S. geyeriana grows in moist and wet habitat types, such as lakesides, riverbanks, and bogs.

Other Salix plants

Salix abscondita · Common Middle East Willow · Siberian Violet Willow · Salix aegyptiaca · Salix aeruginosa · Salix alatavica · Feltleaf willow · White willow · Salix alexii-skvortzovii · Salix alpina · Peachleaf willow · Salix annulifera

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Salix geyeriana by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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