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Labrador Tea vs Silverberry (Wolf Willow)

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Silverberry (Wolf Willow)
Labrador Tea

Silverberry (also known as Wolf Willow) is a common native North American shrub. This beautiful ornamental plant has characteristic silver leaves and fragrant yellow flowers.

Its silver berries remain on the branches through the winter. Silverberry is cold hardy and has some ability as a nitrogen fixer. It can grow on dry to moist sandy/gravel soils. This plant is very low maintenance.

Labrador Tea is slow-growing evergreen shrub native to the boreal forests of Canada.

It thrives in wet, swampy conditions.

Labrador Tea has narrow, leathery, dark green leaves, topped by a cluster of white flowers in the spring. It is a perfect ornamental shrub for boggy, wet areas of your property.

Silverberry (Wolf Willow) Quick Facts

Labrador Tea Quick Facts

Zone: 1a
Zone: 1a
Height: 3 m (10 ft)
Height: 0.5 m (1.5 ft)
Spread: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Spread: 0.5 m (1.5 ft)
Moisture: dry, normal
Moisture: any
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: any
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Fall colour: rust orange
Berries: silver, edible
Flowers: yellow
Flowers: white, fragrant
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: slow
Life span: short
Life span: short
Suckering: high
Suckering: none




Toxicity: slightly toxic if ingested
Other Names: american silverberry, silver berry, wolf willow