Life Span
Annual or Biennial
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants
Tree
Origin
Northeastern United States, North-Central United States, Canada
Europe, Northern Africa, Central Asia, Western Asia
Types
-
Salix alba, Salix alba 'Vitellina'
Number of Varieties
8400
0
40000
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Habitat
Dry areas, Rocky areas
River side, Riverbanks, sluggish streams and rivers, stream banks, Stream side
USDA Hardiness Zone
2-74-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
7 - 1
9-1
Sunset Zone
21,22
A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.50 cm2,290.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
20.30 cm1,220.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Pink
Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Blue Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Blue Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Blue Green
Yellow
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Pinnate
Lanceolate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
Early Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Budding, Grafting, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water, Keep ground moist, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering
Do not water frequently, Needs very little water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
fertilize in early summer, fertilize in growing season, fertilize in spring
Apply N-P-K
Pests and Diseases
Insects
Aphids, Caterpillars, Flea Beetles, Red blotch, Rust, sawflies
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Full Sun, Heat And Humidity, Wet Site
Flowers
Showy
-
Flower Petal Number
Single
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies, Insects
-
Allergy
Corydalis
Rhinitis
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for insects
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Sedative
Anodyne, anti-inflammatory, Antirheumatic, Antiseptic, Astringent, Hypnotic, Sedative
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Bark, Leaves
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Charcoal, Paper pulp
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Water Gardens
Botanical Name
CORYDALIS sempervirens
SALIX alba
Common Name
Colic Weed, Pale Fumewort, Pale Corydalis
White Willow
In Hindi
Capnoides
White Willow
In German
Capnoides
Oiite Oilloo
In French
capnoides
Le saule blanc
In Spanish
Capnoides
Le saule blanco
In Greek
Capnoides
Λευκή ιτιά
In Portuguese
Capnoides
O salgueiro branco
In Polish
Capnoides
wierzba biała
In Latin
capnoides
Populus alba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Basidiomycota
Tracheophyta
Class
Agaricomycetes
Magnoliopsida
Order
Agaricales
Malpighiales
Family
Fumariaceae
Salicaceae
Genus
Hypholoma
Salix
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Fumarieae
-
Subfamily
Fumarioideae
-
Number of Species
1400
1
27800
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