Pussy willow

Salix gracilistyla

Birthday flower of 23rd

Location: Aqua
Location: Akatsuka Botanical Garden
Location: Akatsuka Botanical Garden
Location: Oze
Location: Oze
Location: Oze
Location: Oze
Location: Oze
Location: Akatsuka Botanical Garden
Location: Akatsuka Botanical Garden
Location: Akatsuka Botanical Garden
Location: Shared space in the condominium

Flower name
Pussy willow
Scientific name
Salix gracilistyla
Aliaswillow, 猫柳, rose-gold pussy willow, かはやなぎ, カワヤナギ, 川柳
Place of originChina and Japan
Place of floweringCut flowers, flower arrangement, River, pond
Flowering seasonMarch, April

What is Pussy willow

Birth flowers for Sep 13, Jan 23

Birthday flower of 23rd, January – Pussy Willow
Aqua (story, illustration, English-Chinese translation), Edited by Mizuho @Kagiken

“Silver Bud”, Pussy Willow, Illusted by Aqua

“Silver Bud”, Pussy Willow
Story by Aqua

_"Spring begins in the cold,
with soft buds that dare to bloom first."_

The pussy willow’s silvery tufts
glisten in the winter light,
quietly preparing for warmth to come.

Pussy Willow

Pussy willow, or Neko yanagi (scientific name: Salix gracilistyla) are native to China and Japan and are deciduous shrubs of the willow genus. It is a kind of willow like the waterside. It was named for the early spring that the silvery white flower would look like a cat's tail. It is a dioecious strain. There are no petals in either. A male flower appears with a long stamen with a vermillion anther at the tip, anther opens and gives yellow pollen. Female flowers add short stamen with a yellowish tip.

Common name: Pussy willow
Scientific Name: Salix gracilistyla,
aka: Rose-gold pussy willow , or Neko yanagi, Feline Yayanagi, Cat Yanagi,
Leaf shape: oval shape, leaf color: green, leaf order: alternate,
flowering period: March to April, petals: none, petals: none,
Fruit season: May to June,length of flower stalk: 3 to 4 cm.