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Salix sitchensis
Also called Coulter's Willow, Velvet Willow
Sitka willow is a variable native shrub or small tree of wet places across northwestern North America, often found along riverbanks, marshes and springs. It thrives with consistent moisture and full sun, and is usually grown outdoors rather than as a houseplant.
Salix sitchensis is a species of willow known by the common name Sitka willow.
It is native to northwestern North America from Alaska to northern California to Montana.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Salix sitchensis 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.
