Arroyo Willow
Salix lasiolepis
The common riparian willow of California and the Southwest, anchoring arroyos and creek banks. Among the very first plants to bloom, fueling early-season pollinators.
- Family
- Salicaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 10–30 ft
- Spacing
- 10–20 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- moist, wet
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- February, March, April
- Bloom colors
- yellow, green
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, songbirds, butterflies, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~455 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- specimen, hedge or screen, rain garden
- Native states
- AZ, CA, ID, NV, OR, TX, UT, WA