Flamingo Dappled Willow
$46.00 Original price was: $46.00.$13.80Current price is: $13.80.
SKU: j2VPzb5wwS
Category: Flowering Shrubs
LIGHT: Full sun, Partial sun
WATER: Keep soil moist to wet.
SIZE: Reaches 8 to 10 ft. tall and wide. Easily kept smaller with pruning.
| Description | Fantastic variegated foliage of pink, white and bright apple green on a graceful, easy to grow shrub. Occasional pruning to shape promotes a flush of colorful new leaves. Foliage resists heat scorch and stands up to rain and wind. Shiny red stems add appeal even when bare in the winter landscape. Deciduous. |
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| Bloom Time | Showy catkins in spring linger through fall. |
| Deciduous/Evergreen | Deciduous |
| Special Features | Dramatic Foliage Color, Fast Growing |
| Problems/Solutions | Erosion Control, Very Wet Areas |
| Growth Rate | Moderate |
| Patent Act | Asexual reproduction of plants protected by the Plant Patent Act is prohibited during the life of the patent. |
| Landscape Use | Border, Hedge |
| Flower Color | Brown |
| Foliage Color | Multicolored |
| Companion Plants | Harry Lauder’s Walking Stick (Corylus); Clethra (Clethra); Dogwood (Cornus); Forsythia (Forsythia); Turtlehead (Chelone) |
| Care Instructions | Easy to grow; thrives in moist, enriched soils. Water deeply and regularly during the first growing season to establish an extensive root system; reduce frequency, once established. Apply fertilizer in spring. Foliage is most colorful on new growth; prune once or twice during growing season for a flush of fresh foliage. |
| History | This selection was discovered as a sport in 1996 in the Netherlands by Mr. Peter Bontekoe, a grower of Salix (willows). After trials on his own nursery and at the Boskoop Ornamental Research Station, it was introduced and exhibited at the European Plantarium Show in August 2004. Introduced in North America by Pride of Place Plants. |
| Size | #1 – .75 Gallon, #2 – 1.6 Gallon |
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