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Black Cat® Pussywillow Salix chaenomeloides

Exposure
  • Sun
Flower Season
  • Early Spring
Mature Size
12' 12'
Height: 10' - 12'
Spread: 10' - 12'
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    Features

    The cat came back!

    This fabulously unique pussywillow disappeared for a few years as we worked out some quirks that made its extra large, deep black catkins sometimes go silver - but we've straightened all that out and are delighted to bring Black Cat® pussywillow back to the garden. This is a very large plant, perfect for planting as a screen or barrier. It tolerates wet soil and is very hardy. Each spring brings hundreds of fuzzy catkins that start out bright pink and silver, soon maturing to deep black. 

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    Resists: 
    Deer

    Characteristics

    Plant Type: 
    Shrub
    Shrub Type: 
    Deciduous
    Height Category: 
    Medium
    Garden Height: 
    120 - 144 Inches
    Spacing: 
    120 - 156 Inches
    Spread: 
    120 - 144 Inches
    Flower Colors: 
    Purple
    Flower Shade: 
    Silver-black catkins
    Foliage Colors: 
    Green
    Foliage Shade: 
    green
    Habit: 
    Upright
    Container Role: 
    Thriller

    Plant Needs

    Light Requirement: 
    Sun

    The optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours).

    Maintenance Category: 
    Easy
    Blooms On: 
    Old Wood
    Bloom Time: 
    Early Spring
    Hardiness Zones: 
    4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b
    Water Category: 
    Wet
    Uses: 
    Border Plant
    Uses: 
    Cut Flower
    Uses Notes: 

    Mixed borders, cutting gardens

    Maintenance Notes: 

    Adaptable to most moist, or wet soils. Fertilize in spring and prune after flowering.

    Black Cat® Salix chaenomeloides 'Lubbers Zwart' USPP 27,403, Can 6,141
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    • They are marvelous when they bloom ! I also have a grey one as well , and I like to watch the honeybees take pollen from the shrub .

      Pam Proffitt
      , Virginia
      , United States
      , 2 years ago
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