The unique jade-green coloring of Snake’ enhances the garden and winter cut-stem arrangements.
That's 'Scarlet Curls' butting in on the left and 'Chermesina' on the right.
at left: a beautifully placed specimen near the lake at the Chicago Botanic Garden
This is the southwest corner of the nursery with [left>right] triandra 'Black Maul', babylonica 'Golden Curls', babylonica 'Darts Snake', alba 'Chermesina' and glabra 'Blackskin'. Colorful group in winter, don't you agree!
They're some of the first willows we obtained in 2007-8.
The unique jade coloring of the trunks that hold their color for several years.
The 'Snake' at right is 7 years old and retains it's color for most of its length.
Snake is generally an upright grower with twigs that snake in whatever direction they choose. Leaves that are longer than other babylonica selections.
Branches on this plant in the Chicago BG grow less upright;
I'm guessing this is the factor of high winds and snow loads
In late May, 2016, our 'Darft's Snake' flowered for the first time and we discovered it is a male clone as seen above and at right.
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of Michael Dodge