Peculiar Crooked Perennial - Knowledgebase Question

North Hollywood, CA
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Question by dogsinorbit
April 26, 2004
I am looking for a shrub/perennial that I have seen used in flower arrangements and is used by interior decorators. It is a plant that produces 3'-5' tall interestingly crooked sticks. Usually the sticks are used for decoration without foliage. Haven't seen them in nuseries.

Thanks,
Eric


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Answer from NGA
April 26, 2004
Florists commonly use branches from curly willow (Salix) and contorted filbert (Corylus) in flower arrangements. Both are trees or large shrubs and both grow well in your region. Curley willow branches are yellowish; branches of contorted filbert have gray-brown bark.

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