Japanese willow Hakuro Nishiki cutting

Japanese willow 'Hakuro-nishiki' is valued for its white, pink and green variegated foliage.

• Botanical name: Salix integra 'Hakuro-nishiki'

• Type: deciduous ornamental shrub

• Height: 1.5–3 m

• Ornamental value: white, pink and green variegated foliage

• Winter care: fully hardy (down to −25 °C) — overwinters outdoors

• Position: Sun / partial shade

• Soil: moist to wet

• Planting: March–May or September–November, when the ground is not frozen; plant at the same depth as in the growing medium and water thoroughly

• Care: cut back every year at the end of winter for colourful new foliage

• Pack: 1 rooted cutting in growing medium