The wonders of willows: A key part of Ireland’s biodiversity

Peter Dowdall takes a look at a plant that thrives in damp soil and is a key part of Ireland’s biodiversity

Some plants have perfect flowers and that’s not a personal opinion, more a scientific term. Other plants are either monoecious or dioecious and produce only male or female flowers. That’s not to say that their flowers don’t look perfect in the general meaning of the word.