This attractive and unusual shrub is especially noted for its catkins in spring, which are black with red anthers and glossy dark green leaves.
| Shrub | |
| Salix | |
| Willow | |
| Zone 4 | |
| 5-12 hours | |
| Moist, Sandy, Wet | |
| Accent border shrub | |
| Massed in the shrub border | |
| 4-8' | |
| 3-6' | |
| Spring | |
| Black | |
| Rapid | |
| Upright | |
| Plant-tone | |
| Yes | |
| Yes | |
| Cornus, Azalea, Eupatorium, Salix |