Seasonal Wild Flowers

Latin name

Salix purpurea

Family

Salicaceae

Flowering season

March to April (sometimesd into May)

English distribution

It is found throughout the country

For a map see the Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland –

Purple Willow

Habitat

It grows on wet ground in woodland marshes and fens, on

hillsides and by ponds, streams and rivers. at wood margins,

on damp hillsides, by streams and rivers, on river shingle,

in marshes and fens.

It is cultivated as an osier and used in basketry.

Description

Purple Willow is a native, variable shrub or small tree