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Salix repens Armando

Salix repens Armando
Willow

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This miniature willow forms a flattened dome, wider than it is tall, reaching a maximum width of 80 cm at maturity. Its arching branches lie close to the ground, creating an original carpet effect. Its small deciduous leaves are dark green with a slight greyish tinge. In March-April, decorative, silver or yellow catkins appear. It is an excellent ground cover for moist riverbanks and can also be grown in a pot, where it will take on a weeping form.
Flower size
2 cm
Height at maturity
30 cm
Spread at maturity
80 cm
Exposure
Sun, Partial shade
Hardiness
Hardy down to -29°C
Soil moisture
Moist soil, Damp soil
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Best planting time March, October
Recommended planting time March to May, September to November
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Description

Salix repens Armando is a variety of creeping willow that is particularly compact and adorned with decorative catkins. Over the years, this shrub forms a small central dome with its periphery pressed to the ground. Its miniature foliage is dark green, and lovely silver and then golden catkins appear as early as March. Thriving in wet to moist, non-limestone soils, this willow is perfect for dressing up a pond bank or a wet slope. It is also an original subject to cultivate in a pot.

Salix repens belongs to the Salicaceae family. It is a botanical species native to a large part of Europe and temperate Asia. This willow grows spontaneously on dunes, in wet heathlands, and sphagnum bogs. It is also found in mountain meadows, up to 1700 metres in altitude, always on acidic soil. There are several cultivars on the market, which are quite similar to each other.
The 'Armando' Salix repens is a variety that was identified and isolated within a population of Salix repens 'Iona'. Compared to the latter, it has a more creeping habit, even weeping when grafted on a stem. When planted in a pot, it will elegantly cascade all around its container. With very slow growth, it will reach a diameter of 50 cm after ten years and approximately 80 cm at maturity. As for its height, it will only vary from 20 to 50 cm. Fine branches emerge from the heart of the shrub, cascading to the ground and forming a dense carpet of reddish-brown twigs. From mid-March, silver-grey catkins with small purple dots appear, creating a beautiful contrast on the branches. Yellow stamens develop, giving the catkins a golden appearance and forming an interesting ornamental feature, despite their modest size (approximately 1.5 to 2 cm long).
The deciduous foliage usually emerges next. It consists of small leaves arranged alternately. With an elongated elliptical shape, the leaves are very small and narrow, measuring 2 to 3 cm long. The upper surface of the leaf is dark green, while the underside is bluish-green, covered with silver hairs and traversed by discreet veins. Very numerous and borne on short petioles, the leaves are closely spaced and form a dense vegetation, ideal for use as ground cover. In autumn, the foliage falls, revealing the plant's architecture.

This 'Armando' creeping willow will create an original scene on a terrace when planted in a decorative pot that highlights its weeping habit. In the ground, it will be perfect as ground cover in the foreground of a diverse flower bed. This shrub will provide a nice contrast at the base of a variegated dogwood such as Cornus alba Ivory Halo, with green and white foliage that turns orange in autumn, and whose upright red branches are stunning in winter. It will also be perfect in a moist area near a pond, where you can plant Astilbes with their beautiful white, pink, red, or purple plume-like flowers. And for a striking colour contrast, plant a Sambucus racemosa Goldenlocks behind it, a compact elderberry with extremely dissected golden foliage.

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Salix repens Armando (Foliage) Foliage

Plant habit

Height at maturity 30 cm
Spread at maturity 80 cm
Habit creeping
Growth rate slow

Flowering

Flower colour grey
Flowering time March to April
Inflorescence Spike
Flower size 2 cm
Bee-friendly Attracts pollinators
Good for cut flowers Cut flower blooms
Fruit colour green

Foliage

Foliage persistence Deciduous
Foliage colour dark green

Botanical data

Genus

Salix

Species

repens

Cultivar

Armando

Family

Salicaceae

Other common names

Willow

Origin

Cultivar or hybrid

Product reference20350

Planting and care

Plant the 'Armando' Creeping Willow preferably in autumn, in a very sunny or semi-shaded location in a warm climate. It requires fairly deep, neutral to acidic, rich in clay, moist to wet, even waterlogged soil. However, it can tolerate soils that simply retain some moisture in depth. Ideally, at planting, use a mixture composed of half ericaceous soil and half clayey garden soil mixed with coarse sand. It is perfectly resistant to cold and heavy frost. Pruning is not necessary.

Planting period

Best planting time March, October
Recommended planting time March to May, September to November

Intended location

Suitable for Meadow, Pond edge
Type of use Edge of border, Container
Hardiness Hardy down to -29°C (USDA zone 5) Show map
Ease of cultivation Beginner
Planting density 1 per m2
Planting spacing Every 80 cm
Exposure Sun, Partial shade
Soil pH Acidic, Neutral
Soil type Clayey (heavy), Silty-loamy (rich and light)
Soil moisture Moist soil, Damp soil, Deep, heavy, clayey soil

Care

Pruning No pruning necessary
Soil moisture Moist soil, Damp soil
Disease resistance Good
Overwinter Can be left in the ground

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