Salix Caroliniana " Costal Plain Willow"

Salix Caroliniana " Costal Plain Willow" host plant

Did you know that 431 insects use willow trees as their host plant?

Butterfly host plant for Viceroy ( Limenitis Archippus) and Red Spotted Purple (Limenitis Arthemis)

Pot Size: 3 Gallon

Height: 1 to 2 feet

Facts about Salix Caroliniana host plant:

Coastal plain willow is an important host plant for the viceroy and red spotted purple butterfly. The leaves are alternate, simple, lanceolate, variable in size to about 6" long, about 12 time as long as wide, margins finely toothed, lower surfaces whitish. Flowers: male flowers borne in attractive catkins near the end of branches, each catkin greenish yellow, arising with the new leaves. Fruit: capsule around 2" long

* Family: Salicaceae

* Hardiness zone: 4 to 6

* Height: 24 to 60 feet

* Bloom Time: March to May

* Sun: Full sun 

* Water: Moist- wet