Black Hills Spruce

Florida Blue

About Black Hills Spruce and Florida Blue

Black Hills Spruce

Florida Blue

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Biennial

1.2 Type

Needled or Scaled Evergreen

Flowering Plants, Grass, Herbs

1.3 Origin

North-Central United States

Southwestern United States, Mexico

1.4 Types

Blue Spruce, Norway Spruce, Picea omorika

'Balboa White' lisianthus, 'Forever Blue' lisianthus, 'Forever White' lisianthus, 'Lisa Pink' lisianthus

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA10

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Bog Garden, Woodland Garden Canopy

Grassland, Warmer regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

2-78-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

7-1

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Pyramidal

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

1,219.20 cmNA

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

365.76 cmNA

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

White, Blue, Pink, Lavender, Blue Violet

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Blue Green, Dark Green

Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Blue Green, Dark Green

Gray Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Gray Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Gray Green, Dark Green, Black

Gray Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Needle like

Succulent

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Semi-ripe cuttings

Seedlings, Stem Planting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

Form a Soil ring to water efficiently, It cannot sustain wet-feet, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water twice a day in the initial period

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Cut or pinch the stems, Prune ocassionally, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 12-12-12 amounts, Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Botrytis Blight, Cercospora leaf spot, Cucumber mosaic, Curvularia blotch, Downy mildew, Fusarium stem rot, Fusarium wilt, Impatiens necrotic spot, Lisianthus necrosis, Phyllosticta leaf spot, Pythium root rot, Rhizoctonia stem rot, Sclerophoma stem blight, Tobacco mosaic

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Single, Double, Semi-Double

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Birds

Bees, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea, Vomiting

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Shadow Tree, Wildlife, Windbreak

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antiseptic, Digestive, Diuretic, Laxative, Pectoral, Poultice, Salve, Skin Disorders, tuberculosis

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Inner Bark, Seeds

Flowers

6.2.3 Other Uses

Gum, Pitch, Repellent, String, Tannin, Used as a dye, Used for woodware, Used in making musical instruments, Used in paper industry, Waterproofing, Wood is used in construction

Showy Purposes, Used for fragrance

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Feature Plant, Hedges, Screening, Wind Break

Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PICEA glauca 'Densata'

EUSTOMA grandiflorum

7.2 Common Name

White Spruce

Lisianthus, Florida blue,bBuebell

7.2.1 In Hindi

Black Hills Spruce Tree

Lisianthus

7.2.2 In German

Weiß-Fichte

Lisianthus

7.2.3 In French

Épinette blanche

Lisianthus

7.2.4 In Spanish

Picea glauca

Lisianthus

7.2.5 In Greek

Black Hills Spruce Tree

Lisianthus

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Pinheiro-do-canadá

Lisianthus

7.2.7 In Polish

Black Hills Spruce Tree

Eustoma

7.2.8 In Latin

Picea glauca

Lisianthus

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Coniferophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Pinopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Pinales

Gentianales

8.5 Family

Pinaceae

Gentianaceae

8.6 Genus

Picea

Eustoma

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Chironieae

8.9 Subfamily

Barnadesioideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NA3

1 27800

Properties of Black Hills Spruce and Florida Blue

Wondering what are the properties of Black Hills Spruce and Florida Blue? We provide you with everything About Black Hills Spruce and Florida Blue. Black Hills Spruce has thorns and Florida Blue doesn't have thorns. Also Black Hills Spruce does not have fragrant flowers. Black Hills Spruce has allergic reactions like Not Available and Florida Blue has allergic reactions like Not Available. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Black Hills Spruce and Florida Blue and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Black Hills Spruce and Florida Blue

Season and care of Black Hills Spruce and Florida Blue is important to know. While considering everything about Black Hills Spruce and Florida Blue Care, growing season is an essential factor. Black Hills Spruce season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Florida Blue season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Black Hills Spruce is Loam and for Florida Blue is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Black Hills Spruce is Acidic, Neutral and for Florida Blue is Neutral, Alkaline.

Black Hills Spruce and Florida Blue Physical Information

Black Hills Spruce and Florida Blue physical information is very important for comparison. Black Hills Spruce height is 1,219.20 cm and width 365.76 cm whereas Florida Blue height is Not Available and width Not Available. The color specification of Black Hills Spruce and Florida Blue are as follows:

Black Hills Spruce flower color: Not Available
Black Hills Spruce leaf color: Green, Blue Green and Dark Green
Florida Blue flower color: White, Blue, Pink, Lavender and Blue Violet
Florida Blue leaf color: Gray Green

Care of Black Hills Spruce and Florida Blue

Care of Black Hills Spruce and Florida Blue include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Black Hills Spruce pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Florida Blue pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Prune ocassionally, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove deadheads. In summer Black Hills Spruce needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Florida Blue needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.