Black Hills Spruce

Phlox

About Black Hills Spruce and Phlox

Black Hills Spruce

Phlox

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual and Perennial

1.2 Type

Needled or Scaled Evergreen

Perennial

1.3 Origin

North-Central United States

United States, Northwestern United States, California

1.4 Types

Blue Spruce, Norway Spruce, Picea omorika

Phlox adsurgens, Phlox alyssifolia, Phlox amabilis

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA136

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Bog Garden, Woodland Garden Canopy

Moist Soils, Wet ground, Wet lands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

2-75-7

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

7-1

7-5

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18

1.9 Habit

Pyramidal

Cushion/Mound-forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

1,219.20 cm243.84 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

365.76 cm91.44 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

Light Blue, Pink, Red, White

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

Green, Gray Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Blue Green, Dark Green

Gray Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Gray Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Gray Green, Dark Green, Black

Gray Green, Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Needle like

Arrowhead

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

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Slightly Acidic

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

Late Spring, Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Semi-ripe cuttings

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

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

Water more in summer, Water when soil is dry

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

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

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

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

Not Available

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Not Available

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

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

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

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

Caterpillar, Flying insects, Insects

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

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

Not Available

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

Not Available

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

Alpine, Container, Cutflower, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PICEA glauca 'Densata'

PHLOX douglasii

7.2 Common Name

White Spruce

Douglas Moss Phlox, Phlox

7.2.1 In Hindi

Black Hills Spruce Tree

Phlox plant

7.2.2 In German

Weiß-Fichte

Phlox Pflanze

7.2.3 In French

Épinette blanche

plante Phlox

7.2.4 In Spanish

Picea glauca

planta de Phlox

7.2.5 In Greek

Black Hills Spruce Tree

φυτό phlox

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Pinheiro-do-canadá

planta Phlox

7.2.7 In Polish

Black Hills Spruce Tree

Phlox roślin

7.2.8 In Latin

Picea glauca

plantae Phlox

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Coniferophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Pinopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Pinales

Ericales

8.5 Family

Pinaceae

Polemoniaceae

8.6 Genus

Picea

Phlox

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Barnadesioideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NA67

1 27800

Properties of Black Hills Spruce and Phlox

Wondering what are the properties of Black Hills Spruce and Phlox? We provide you with everything About Black Hills Spruce and Phlox. Black Hills Spruce has thorns and Phlox doesn't have thorns. Also Black Hills Spruce does not have fragrant flowers. Black Hills Spruce has allergic reactions like Not Available and Phlox 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 Phlox and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Black Hills Spruce and Phlox

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

Black Hills Spruce and Phlox Physical Information

Black Hills Spruce and Phlox physical information is very important for comparison. Black Hills Spruce height is 1,219.20 cm and width 365.76 cm whereas Phlox height is 243.84 cm and width 91.44 cm. The color specification of Black Hills Spruce and Phlox are as follows:

Black Hills Spruce flower color: Not Available
Black Hills Spruce leaf color: Green, Blue Green and Dark Green
Phlox flower color: Light Blue, Pink, Red and White
Phlox leaf color: Green, Gray Green and Dark Green

Care of Black Hills Spruce and Phlox

Care of Black Hills Spruce and Phlox 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 Phlox pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Black Hills Spruce needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Phlox needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.