Sageleaf Willow

Salix candida Flueggé ex Willd.

Willow family

Plant Type
Shrub
Life Cycle
Perennial
Mature Height
6.0 feet
Spread
5.0 feet
Flower Color
Green
Bloom Time
Late Spring

Growing Conditions

Shade Tolerance Intermediate
Water Use High
Clay Soil Yes
Sandy Soil Yes
Drought Tolerance Low
Flood Tolerance High
Fire Tolerance High
Salt Tolerance None
pH Range 5.7 – 7.6

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Moths; Butterflies; Larval Host (Moth); Wind
Larval Host Hemileuca lucina
Fall Color No
Evergreen No

Native Range

  • USA:  Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming
  • CAN:  Alberta, British Columbia, Newfoundland, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territorie, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec, Saskatchewan, Yukon

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N), SPM (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.