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
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 35–35 ft
- Spacing
- 10–20 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- moist, wet
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- January, February, March, April, May, June
- Bloom colors
- yellow, purple
- 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, NM, NV, OR, TX, UT, WA
Related native plants
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- Prairie Willow (Salix humilis)
- Shining Willow (Salix lucida)