A charming rounded shrub, dwarf purple osier produces slim, upright, purplish branches bearing slender, grey-green leaves, pointed at each end and paler beneath. This contrast of leaf and twig is ornamental, as is its neat shape in winter, when branches are bare. Dwarf purple osier can be grown in a container, in the garden as a small shrub or even trained into a low, wide hedge. The species ranges from Europe and North Africa to central Asia and Japan, but the exact origin of this cultivar is not clear. The common name "osier" comes from the Middle Ages and refers to any willows with long shoots that are used for basketry.

USDA Zone 4 - 8

Exposure Full sun, Part sun

Height 4 - 8'

Width 4 - 8'