Coastal Plain Willow
Salix caroliniana
Coastal plain willow is the common streambank and marsh willow of the Southeast, fast-growing and quick to stabilize wet, disturbed ground. Early bloom fuels native bees along Southern waterways.
- Family
- Salicaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 33–33 ft
- Spacing
- 15–30 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- moist, wet
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- March, April
- Bloom colors
- green
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies, mammals, songbirds
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~455 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- naturalizing, rain garden
- Native states
- AL, AR, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MO, MS, NC, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV
Related native plants
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- Black Willow (Salix nigra)
- Arroyo Willow (Salix lasiolepis)
- Sandbar Willow (Salix exigua)
- Pussy Willow (Salix discolor)
- Prairie Willow (Salix humilis)
- Shining Willow (Salix lucida)