Arctic Willow
Salix arctica
Arctic willow is a ground-hugging dwarf shrub of tundra and alpine fellfields, one of the northernmost woody plants on Earth. A curiosity and rock-garden groundcover for cold climates.
- Family
- Salicaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 0–1 ft
- Spacing
- 1–3 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- moist, wet
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- June, July
- Bloom colors
- yellow, green
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, songbirds, butterflies, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~455 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- foundation, groundcover, container, rain garden, erosion control
- Native states
- AK, CA, CO, ID, MT, UT, WA, WY