Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Tree
Flowering Plants, Shrubs
Origin
Europe, Western Asia
South America
Types
Salix caprea pendula
Grandiflora Petunias, Multiflora Petunias, Wave Petunias, Superbell Petunias, Supertunia Petunias
Number of Varieties
2118
0
40000
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Habitat
Hedge, Woodland Garden Canopy
Terrestrial
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-99-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-5
-
Sunset Zone
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
not provided
Habit
Upright/Erect
-
Plant Size
Minimum Height
180.00 cm5.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
180.00 cm2.50 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Silver
Blue, Pink, Purple, Red, White, Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Green
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Golden Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oblong
Ovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Loamy, Sandy
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring
Fall, Spring, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Pollution
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Seedlings
Seedlings, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires consistently moist soil
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Loamy, Sandy
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut or pinch the stems, Do not prune during shooting season, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
Fertilizers
Use nitrogen rich soil
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Blight, Canker, Leaf spot, Powdery mildew
Aphids, Bacterial Blight, Caterpillars, Gray mold, Leaf spot, Powdery mildew, Root rot, Spider mites, Thripes, Verticillium Wilt, Viruses
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
-
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Borers, Caterpillar, Lacebugs
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Allergy
Severe allergen
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Bonsai, Showy Purposes
Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Anodyne, Aphrodisiac, Astringent, Febrifuge, Ophthalmic
-
Part of Plant Used
Inner Bark, Leaves
Flowers
Other Uses
Basketary, Used as a cereal in making bread, porridge, used for making charcoal, Used to make leather
Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Cutflower, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border
Bedding Plant, Container, Edging
Botanical Name
SALIX caprea 'Kilmarnock'
Petunia
Common Name
Pussy Willow, Weeping Pussy Willow
Petunia
In Hindi
Weeping Pussy Willow
Petunia
In German
Weinend Salweide
Petunie
In French
Weeping Willow Pussy
Pétunia
In Spanish
Llorando sauce de gatito
Petunia
In Greek
Κλάμα Μουνί Willow
πετούνια
In Portuguese
Chorando Borrazeira
Petúnia
In Polish
Płacząca Pussy Willow
Petunia
In Latin
Pussy flentes salices
Petunia
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Streptophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Salicales
Solanales
Family
Salicaceae
Solanaceae
Genus
Salix
Petunia
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Petunioideae
Number of Species
40035
1
27800
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