Salix sericea ~ Silky Willow Size:1 GALLON Dark Pink Veronica is a

Dark Pink Veronica is a compact erect herbaceous perennial with tidy narrow lance-like green leaves

the lightly fragrant spring flowers will give way to red-orange berries

pyramidal shape when young

Spider mites can be a serious pest

IMAGES: anonymous

Salix sericea ~ Silky Willow Size:1 GALLON Dark Pink Veronica is aSilky Willow is a native multi stemmed deciduous shrub with a mounding habit and branchlets that turn purplish with age. The narrow foliage emerges with downy hairs with a red tint that quickly turns green and looses the hairs on the top half of the leaves while retaining its fuzzy undersides and turn yellow in fall. The small non showy catkins bloom in spring before the foliage emerges. Thrives in full sun with consistently moist well drained soils.