Salix discolor
PUSSY WILLOW
- Soft silky silvery catkins appear before the leaves
- Medium-green leaves have downy gray-white undersides
- Upright habit
HEIGHT: 5-6 m · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Salix eriocephala
HEART-LEAVED WILLOW
- Of special value to native bees
- Catkins appear before leaves, providing food for early pollinators
- Long narrow green leaves with lighter undersides
HEIGHT: 3-4 m · SPREAD: 3-4 m
Salix exigua
SANDBAR WILLOW
- AKA Salix interior
- Yellowish-green catkins
- Narrow silvery-gray leaves
HEIGHT: 3-4 m · SPREAD: 5-6 m
Salix gracilistyla 'Melanostachys'
BLACK PUSSY WILLOW
- Male catkins open to black with bright red anthers, before turning yellow
- Ovate dark green finely-toothed leaves are silver-green on the undersides
- Purplish-black stems are attractive in the winter
HEIGHT: 175-200 cm · SPREAD: 200-250 cm
Salix integra 'Flamingo' (PP17490, COPF)
FLAMINGO WILLOW
- Young shoots emerge a soft pink and white
- Older leaves remain green, dappled with white
- Bright red stems add winter interest
HEIGHT: 175-200 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Salix integra 'Hakuro-nishiki'
DAPPLED WILLOW
- AKA Salix integra 'Albo-maculata'
- Pendant yellowish catkins
- New foliage emerges pink in the spring, maturing to creamy-white and green
HEIGHT: 150-175 cm · SPREAD: 150-200 cm
Salix lucida
SHINING WILLOW
- Yellow catkins appear after the leaves
- Narrow dark green leaves are glossy above, and glossy light green below
- Plant is called 'shining' because of its smooth glossy leaves
HEIGHT: 5-6 m · SPREAD: 5-6 m
Salix nigra
BLACK WILLOW
- Small greenish-yellow catkins in early spring
- Long narrow glossy green leaves turn yellow in the fall
- Deeply fissured dark brown bark
HEIGHT: 18-20 m · SPREAD: 4-5 m
Salix petiolaris
SLENDER WILLOW
- AKA Salix gracilis
- Small brownish-yellow catkins
- Long dark green leaves turn yellow in the fall
HEIGHT: 2-3 m · SPREAD: 2-3 m
Salix purpurea 'Nana'
BLUE ARCTIC WILLOW
- AKA Salix purpurea 'Gracilis'
- Very narrow blue-green leaves
- Attractive purple stems add winter interest
HEIGHT: 150-175 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Salix repens
CREEPING WILLOW
- Silvery catkins mature to yellow
- Narrow-oval silver-green leaves are whitish-green beneath
- Spreads by creeping, procumbent stems
HEIGHT: 60-80 cm · SPREAD: 80-100 cm
Salix udensis 'Sekka'
DRAGON WILLOW
- AKA Salix sachalinensis
- Long silver-gray male catkins have yellow anthers
- Narrow lance-shaped leaves are bright green above and silvery-green below
HEIGHT: 4-5 m · SPREAD: 3-4 m
Salix x 'Flame'
FLAME WILLOW
- Dark green leaves turn orange in the fall
- Leaves persist late into the season
- Orange to red bark for winter appeal
HEIGHT: 5-6 m · SPREAD: 2-3 m
Salix x Scarlet Curls® ('Scarcuzam')
SCARLET CURLS® WILLOW
- Yellow catkins appear before the leaves
- Medium-green lance-shaped leaves are occasionally twisted
- Branches are orange to red when young, maturing to yellow
HEIGHT: 5-6 m · SPREAD: 5-6 m
Sambucus canadensis
AMERICAN ELDERBERRY
- Pleasantly fragrant white flowers in a flat-topped cluster
- Purple-black berries in clusters, August to September, will attract birds
- Compound pinnate medium-green leaves turn yellow in the fall
HEIGHT: 250-300 cm · SPREAD: 200-250 cm
Sambucus canadensis 'Aurea'
GOLDEN ELDERBERRY
- Pleasantly fragrant white flowers in a flat-topped cluster
- Purple-black berries in clusters August to September
- Compound pinnate yellow leaves
HEIGHT: 200-250 cm · SPREAD: 200-250 cm
Sambucus nigra Black Lace® ('Eva') (PP15575, CPBR2633)
BLACK LACE® ELDERBERRY
- Proven Winners® ColorChoice®
- Pink lemon-scented flowers in a flat-topped cluster
- Purple-black berries in clusters in July if a cross-pollinator is present
HEIGHT: 225-250 cm · SPREAD: 225-250 cm
Sambucus nigra 'Serenade™'
SERENADE™ ELDER
- Large bushy deciduous shrub
- Flat-topped clusters of fragrant white flowers in early summer
- Flowers are followed by tiny black berries which attract birds
HEIGHT: 200-250 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Sambucus nigra Laced Up® ('SNR1292') (PP29051, CPBRAF)
LACED UP® ELDERBERRY
- Proven Winners® ColorChoice®
- Formerly known as Strait Laced® elderberry
- Narrow upright form
HEIGHT: 250-275 cm · SPREAD: 100-125 cm
Sambucus nigra Sunrise Surprise™ ('Welsh Gold')
SUNRISE SURPRISE™ GOLDEN ELDER
- Deeply serrated golden lacy foliage
- White flowers in early summer followed by bright red berries
HEIGHT: 80-100 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Sambucus pubens
SCARLET ELDERBERRY
- White flowers in a mounded cluster
- Red berries in clusters, June to July, will attract birds
- Compound pinnate medium-green leaves turn yellow in the fall
HEIGHT: 250-300 cm · SPREAD: 200-250 cm
Sambucus racemosa Lemony Lace™ ('SMNSRD4') (PPAF, CPBRAF)
LEMONY LACE™ ELDERBERRY
- Proven Winners® ColorChoice®
- White flowers appear before the leaves emerge
- Finely dissected foliage is edged in red
HEIGHT: 125-150 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Shepherdia canadensis
BUFFALOBERRY
- Small yellow insignificant flowers
- Yellowish-red berries follow in the summer
- Silver-green leaves
HEIGHT: 200-250 cm · SPREAD: 200-250 cm
Sorbaria sorbifolia
FALSE SPIREA
- Tiny white flowers in dense terminal pyramidal panicles
- Deep green foliage resembles that of a mountain ash
- Erect multi-stemmed shrub invades rapidly by suckers and forming colonies
HEIGHT: 1-2 m · SPREAD: 1-3 m