Salix Nigra " Black Willow"

Salix Nigra " Black 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: 1 Gallon

Height: 8" to 16"

Facts about Black Willow host plant:

Black willow is an important host plant for the viceroy and red spotted purple butterfly. The leaves are alternate, simple, narrowly lanceolate, around 6", up to 12 times as long as wide, margins finely toothed. Flowers: male and female flowers borne in upright catkins on separate trees. Fruit: a capsule around 1/4" long.

* Family: Salicaceae

* Hardiness zone: 4 to 9

* Height: 20 to 60 feet

* Bloom Time: March to April

* Sun: Full sun to part Shade

*Water: Moist- wet