Salix rosmarinifolia - Narrow-leaved Rosemary Willow
Salix rosmarinifolia - Narrow-leaved Rosemary Willow
Salix rosmarinifolia - Narrow-leaved Rosemary Willow
Salix rosmarinifolia - Narrow-leaved Rosemary Willow
Salix rosmarinifolia
Narrow-leaved Rosemary Willow
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Eric T., 03/06/2023
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Description
Salix rosmarinifolia, the rosemary-leaved willow or rosemary willow, is one of the most beautiful bushes with grey foliage. Despite a well bushy and very dense habit, there is a great sense of lightness that emanates from this shrub. The wind plays delicately in its foliage, creating silvery highlights on the underside of its silky leaves, which are a bluish-grey colour on the top side and white on the underside. Its spring flowering appears in the form of small grey woolly catkins that turn yellow when ripe, before the leaves emerge. In winter, its fine branches are revealed, which gradually turn red. Tolerating a wide range of soils, fast-growing and perfectly hardy, this shrub is perfect for creating a low hedge, either trimmed or left to grow freely and naturally.
Salix rosmarinifolia, also known as Salix elaeagnos subsp. angustifolia, S. repens var. rosmarinifolia, S. anomala, S. minutiflora var. pubescens, S. sibirica or S. pubescens, belongs to the Salicaceae family. It is a deciduous botanical species native to central and southern Europe and Turkey. It is a pioneer species found in wet areas, preferring heavy clay-loam soils. The plant is quite polymorphic in nature, adapting its growth and habit to its living conditions. Rosemary willow is a slightly suckering shrub, which tends to spread laterally over time. It has a characteristic, globular, dense and bushy habit, supported by thin flexible branches. At maturity, this fast-growing willow will reach an average height and width of about 1.5 m (4.9 ft), sometimes up to 2.5 m (8.2 ft). The young branches are pubescent and reddish-brown in colour. They develop a beautiful red colouration, providing wonderful winter colour when the shrub is leafless. The deciduous foliage consists of linear, lanceolate leaves, measuring 5 cm to 10 cm (2 in to 4 in) in length, covered in shiny bristles. The leaves are bluish-grey-green on the upper side and very silvery-white on the underside. Flowering occurs from March to May, before the leaves appear, on separate male and female plants. The male catkins are grey when they first emerge, then turn yellow to reddish as the stamens mature. The female catkins are more discreet. The fruit is a capsule that opens to release seeds with long bristles. This flowering provides a source of pollen and nectar for bees.
This small willow, which forms a light, moving and silvery mass, finds its place on the edge of water features, but also on drier slopes as long as the soil is deep and retains some moisture. It can also be used in rock gardens or to create low, natural hedges that require minimal maintenance in a slightly wild area of the garden. Regular pruning after flowering is recommended to encourage the shrub to become bushier and produce numerous flowering branches. For example, it can be planted alongside dogwoods (Cornus sanguinea, C. sericea), miscanthus, gorse or reed mace at the edge of a large pond. In a hedge, its silver foliage will complement the purples of Berberis, Physocarpus 'Summer Wine' or Cotinus 'Royal Purple'.
There is such a diversity of forms, sizes and cultivation requirements among willows that it is impossible not to find a subject that will thrive in your garden. These shrubs and trees are generally easy to grow if their basic requirements are met. In the garden, a willow always brings a bucolic and natural touch, sometimes unique or romantic depending on the variety.
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Salix
rosmarinifolia
Salicaceae
Narrow-leaved Rosemary Willow
Central Asia
Planting and care
Plant in autumn in a very sunny or, at worst, semi-shaded location in a warm climate. It requires a fairly deep soil, preferably rich in clay, and tolerates the presence of limestone in the soil. It prefers moist to wet soils, even waterlogged. However, it can also adapt to poorer, drier soils in summer, as long as there is some depth of moisture. Ideally, when planting, use a mixture composed of half clayey garden soil mixed with leaf compost. It is perfectly resistant to cold and heavy frosts. Pruning is not essential, but this bush tolerates it well in March.
Diseases and pests of willows:
The leaves and branches are susceptible to various fungal diseases. Collect all the leaves in autumn and burn them. Many insects, such as aphids and caterpillars, devour the foliage. In cases of massive infestation, spray a natural pyrethrum-based product on the foliage in the evening. However, any chemical approach to treating pests should be taken with great care and only if absolutely necessary.
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Hardiness is the lowest winter temperature a plant can endure without suffering serious damage or even dying. However, hardiness is affected by location (a sheltered area, such as a patio), protection (winter cover) and soil type (hardiness is improved by well-drained soil).
In temperate climates, pruning of spring-flowering shrubs (forsythia, spireas, etc.) should be done just after flowering.
Pruning of summer-flowering shrubs (Indian Lilac, Perovskia, etc.) can be done in winter or spring.
In cold regions as well as with frost-sensitive plants, avoid pruning too early when severe frosts may still occur.
The harvesting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions in USDA zone 8 (France, England, Ireland, the Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...) fruit and vegetable harvests are likely to be delayed by 3-4 weeks.
In warmer areas (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), harvesting will probably take place earlier, depending on weather conditions.
The sowing periods indicated on our website apply to countries and regions within USDA Zone 8 (France, UK, Ireland, Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...), delay any outdoor sowing by 3-4 weeks, or sow under glass.
In warmer climes (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), bring outdoor sowing forward by a few weeks.
The planting period indicated on our website applies to regions in USDA Zone 9a (East Coast and Midlands: Dublin, Wexford, Waterford, Kilkenny, Portlaoise). It will vary depending on where you live:
- On the west coast and in the north-west (Galway, Limerick, Sligo, Donegal, Westport), delay planting by 1 to 2 weeks in spring and bring it forward by 1 to 2 weeks in autumn compared to the dates given, preferably choosing periods without strong winds.
- In the inland hills and plateaus (Wicklow Mountains, Macgillycuddy’s Reeks, Connemara, Killarney), it is best to plant in spring (April–May) or autumn (September–October), avoiding periods of waterlogged soil in winter and strong winds, which pose the main risk to newly planted trees in these areas.
The flowering period indicated on our website applies to regions in USDA Zone 9a, such as the East Coast and Midlands, including Dublin, Wexford, Waterford, Kilkenny and Portlaoise.
This will vary depending on where you live:
- On the west coast and in the northwest (Galway, Limerick, Sligo, Donegal and Westport), it will be delayed by one to two weeks compared to the given dates, due to stronger Atlantic winds and less spring sunshine.
- In the inland hills and plateaus (the Wicklow Mountains, the Macgillycuddy's Reeks, Connemara and Killarney), flowering will be delayed by two to three weeks. Flowering mainly occurs between May and July, with the limiting factors being less frost and more of the excessive humidity, strong winds and lack of sunshine that are characteristic of these areas.
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