Black Spruce

Cornflower

About Black Spruce and Cornflower

Black Spruce

Cornflower

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual and Perennial

1.2 Type

Needled or Scaled Evergreen

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

1.3 Origin

Northeastern United States, North-Central United States, Alaska, Canada

World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Russia/Siberia, China, Korea

1.4 Types

Oriental spruce, Bog spruce, Weeping spruce

Bigleaf hydrangea, Hortensia, Smooth hydrangea, Oakleaf hydrangea, Annabelle

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA100

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Moist Soils, Slopes, Swamps, Well Drained

Forest edges, Hillside, Woods

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

1-62-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

6-1

7 - 1

1.8 Sunset Zone

A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Narrow Upright/Fastigiate

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

3,000.00 cm30.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

60.00 cm30.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White

Blue, Sky Blue, Indigo, Dark Blue

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Pink

Brown, Sandy Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Sea Green, Blue Green, Gray Green

Sea Green, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Blue Green, Gray Green

Sea Green, Gray Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Blue Green, Gray Green

Sea Green, Gray Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Blue Green, Gray Green, Dark Green

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Needle like

Oblovate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Cuttings, Seedlings

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

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

Keep ground moist, Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season

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

Slightly Acidic

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam

Loamy

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Loamy

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Pinch Tips, Remove crossing or rubbing branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Compost

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Bacterial leaf spot, Botrytis Blight, Leafminers, Mealybugs, Mushroom root rot

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

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

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

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Dermatitis

Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea, Vomiting

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beautification, Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Good for skin

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Shadow Tree

Air purification, Food for insects, Indoor Air Purification, Prevent Soil Erosion, Very little waste

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

anti-inflammatory, Disinfectant, Kidney problems, Odontalgic, Poultice, Salve, Stomachic, tuberculosis, Vulnerary

Fever, Kidney problems, Urinary tract problems

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Inner Bark, Seeds

Flowers, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

Disinfectant, Gum, Paper pulp, Pitch, String, Used as a dye, Used in paper industry, Waterproofing

Can be made into a herbal tea, Decoration Purposes, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Bog Garden, Screening, Wind Break

Container, Herb

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PICEA mariana

CENTAUREA cyanus

7.2 Common Name

Black Spruce, Bog Spruce, Swamp Spruce

Batchelor's Buttons, Cornflower

7.2.1 In Hindi

Black Spruce Tree

Hydrangea

7.2.2 In German

Schwarz Fichte

Hortensie

7.2.3 In French

Noir Épicéa

Hortensia

7.2.4 In Spanish

Negro árbol de abeto

Hortensia

7.2.5 In Greek

Μαύρο Spruce Tree

υδραγεία

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Árvore Spruce Preto

Hortênsia

7.2.7 In Polish

Czarny Świerk Drzewo

Hortensja

7.2.8 In Latin

Niger abiegnis

Hibiscus

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Coniferophyta

Anthophyta

8.3 Class

Pinopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Pinales

Asterales

8.5 Family

Pinaceae

Asteraceae

8.6 Genus

Picea

Centaurea

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Cynareae

8.9 Subfamily

Pinoideae

Carduoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Black Spruce and Cornflower

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

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Season and Care of Black Spruce and Cornflower

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

Black Spruce and Cornflower Physical Information

Black Spruce and Cornflower physical information is very important for comparison. Black Spruce height is 3,000.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Cornflower height is 30.00 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Black Spruce and Cornflower are as follows:

Black Spruce flower color: White
Black Spruce leaf color: Green, Sea Green, Blue Green and Gray Green
Cornflower flower color: Blue, Sky Blue, Indigo and Dark Blue
Cornflower leaf color: Sea Green and Gray Green

Care of Black Spruce and Cornflower

Care of Black Spruce and Cornflower include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Black Spruce pruning is done Pinch Tips, Remove crossing or rubbing branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Cornflower pruning is done Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Black Spruce needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Cornflower needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.