WEST WALES WILLOWS Willows for Flower Arranging Willows, either dried or fresh, can be used to create stunning floral displays. You will find a selection of especially suitable types below, but you could also look for additonal willows on the Ornamental Willows page. You will find more on the willow list, marked with "FL" in the suggested use section.

The heights given are approximates of how tall the willows are growing here within one growing season and with yearly coppicing. Please note that this can vary a lot depending on the climate in any particular year.

Order Code: Species / Hybrid: Clon or Common Name: Description: A10 S. purpurea . A good hedging willow, lovely in the spring with reddish buds and a mint green bark colour. 5-6 foot / 1.5-1.8 m high. A11 S. purpurea Eugenii Like all purpureas, has catkins very early in the spring, with a purple hue. Good hedging variety or for use at the time of the catkins in flower arrangements. A13 S. purpurea Dark Dicks A dark purple red willow. 6-7 foot / 1.5 - 2.1 m high. More and photo A25 S. purpurea Nicholsonni purpurescans A fine leafed purpurea with light silvery green bark and early catkins. Nice hedging variety. Height around 6 foot / 1.8 m. B32 S. alba x fragilis Flanders Red Green in the summer, turning partly red during the grey winter months. Height 5-7 foot / 1.5 - 2.1 m More and photo B35 S. alba x fragilis Golden Willow The same type as Flanders Red, but this one develops a bright yellow in the autumn. Height 5-7 foot / 1.5 - 2.1 m More and photo C38 S. melanostachys . A slow growing willow with a low, bushy appearance. Black catkins in late winter. Height: around 2 foot / 60 cm. More and photo C42 S. daphnoides 'Continental Purple' Bright red in the summer, dark purple in the winter. 4-6 foot / 1.2 - 1.8 m. More and photo C46 S. sachalinensis "Sekka" Also called "Dragon Willow" or "Dragon Tail" due to the curled, fasciated branches. A large, ground- hugging type, excellent as an ornamental willow with leaves that keep their fresh appearance until late in the autumn or dried in floral displays. Picture shown on top of the willow page. D50 S. matsudana tortuosa Contorted Willow Popular for interior design purposes or in flower arrangements. 4-5 foot / 1.2 - 1.5 m in heigth. D55 S.caprea x daph R77 Stunning strong purplish black rods with red and yellow bud scales in the autumn. 6-7 foot / 1.8-2.1 m in heigth. D56 S. purpurea Japonica Dense growth, good hedging plant. Early purple catkins. Light green rods with fine, light green leaves. 5-6 foot / 1.5 - 1.8 m More and photo D75 S. caprea Silberglanz Striking dark near black rods with red and yellow budscales in the autumn. 6 foot / 1.8 m. More and photo D81 S. semperflorens . The leaves of this willow will stay on until late in the year and the underside has a silvery appearance. Has catkins late in the year. 6-7 foot / 1.8-2.1 m high. More and photo. Willows for Short Rotation Coppicing and Windbreaks Willows for Living Structure and Furniture Willow for Rough and Fine Basketry Ornamental Willows Early Nectar Providing Willows Prices and Ordering Back to Willow Page