Black Pussy Willow - Fuzzy, Black Catkins 1 - Year Live Plant ONE OF THE MOST BELOVED PLANTS FOR ITS DELIGHTFULLY FUZZY CATKINS, YOUR BLACK PUSSY WILLOW FLOWERS FORM ALONG THE STEMS OF THE PLANT EACH SPRING. THE PROCESSION OF BLACK CATKINS RESEMBLES LITTLE BLACK, HALF TO TWO-INCH CATERPILLARS. IT ALSO HAS THE HARDY ABILITY TO THRIVE WHERE OTHER SHRUBS FALTER THE DURABLE, SOFT CATKINS START SMALL EARLY IN THE SEASON, THEN LENGTHEN AND CHANGE COLOR AS THEY MATURE. THE FEMALE CATKINS STAY FLAT BLACK UNTIL WELL-EXPANDED, BUT MALES WILL ADD A FINE-TEXTURED, SILKY RED/ORANGE STAMINATE HAZE TO THEIR DISPLAY. THE NEARLY TOOTHLESS FOLIAGE ON YOUR BLACK PUSSY WILLOW HAS A TWO-TONED APPEAL. THE UPPER SURFACE OF THE LEAVES IS DEEP GREEN, WHILE THE LOWER IS A SOFT, GRAY-GREEN. 1 - YEAR PLANT WILL REACH 8 FEET AT MATURITY - SHIPPED IN CONTAINER WITH ORIGINAL SOIL, THESE WILL BE DORMANT FROM NOV-MAY. HARDY ZONE 5-8