Blue Spruce

Beardtongue

About Blue Spruce and Beardtongue

Blue Spruce

Beardtongue

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Needled or Scaled Evergreen

Flowering Plants

1.3 Origin

Western United States

South-Central United States

1.4 Types

Norway Spruce, White Spruce, Picea omorika

Penstemon digitalis, Penstemon barbatus, Penstemon heterophyllus

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA200

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Rocky areas, stream banks, Woodland Garden Canopy

Rocky areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

2-85-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-1

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17

No Available

1.9 Habit

Pyramidal

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

1,200.00 cm30.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

900.00 cm30.50 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Green, Orange, Purple

White, Purple

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Blue Green, Steel Blue

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Blue Green, Steel Blue

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Blue Green, Steel Blue

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Blue Green, Gray Green, Steel Blue

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Needle like

Long linear and narrow

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Not Available

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Late Spring, Mid Spring

Late Spring

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

From bulbs

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, 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

Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune in winter, Remove crossing or rubbing branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Remove damaged leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

Apply 10-10-10 amount, slow-release fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

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

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

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

allergic reaction, Anaphylaxis, Asthma, Hay fever, Pollen, Respiratory problems, Runny nose, Watery eyes

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes, Used as Christmas tree

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Windbreak

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Inner Bark, Seeds

Flowers, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Paper pulp, Wood is used in construction

Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall, Screening, Wind Break

Bedding Plant, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PICEA pungens

PENSTEMON cobaea

7.2 Common Name

Colorado blue spruce

Beardtongue

7.2.1 In Hindi

Blue Spruce Tree

Beardtongue

7.2.2 In German

Blue Spruce Baum

Bartfaden

7.2.3 In French

Blue Spruce Arbre

beardtongue

7.2.4 In Spanish

Blue Spruce Árbol

beardtongue

7.2.5 In Greek

Blue Spruce Tree

Beardtongue

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Árvore Spruce azul

Beardtongue

7.2.7 In Polish

Blue Spruce Drzewo

Beardtongue

7.2.8 In Latin

Blue abiegnis

ursus lingua

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Coniferophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Pinopsida

Equisetopsida

8.4 Order

Pinales

Lamiales

8.5 Family

Pinaceae

Scrophulariaceae

8.6 Genus

Picea

Penstemon

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Piceoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

35261

1 27800

Properties of Blue Spruce and Beardtongue

Wondering what are the properties of Blue Spruce and Beardtongue? We provide you with everything About Blue Spruce and Beardtongue. Blue Spruce doesn't have thorns and Beardtongue doesn't have thorns. Also Blue Spruce does not have fragrant flowers. Blue Spruce has allergic reactions like allergic reaction, Anaphylaxis, Asthma, Hay fever, Pollen, Respiratory problems, Runny nose and Watery eyes and Beardtongue has allergic reactions like allergic reaction, Anaphylaxis, Asthma, Hay fever, Pollen, Respiratory problems, Runny nose and Watery eyes. 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 Blue Spruce and Beardtongue and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Blue Spruce and Beardtongue

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

Blue Spruce and Beardtongue Physical Information

Blue Spruce and Beardtongue physical information is very important for comparison. Blue Spruce height is 1,200.00 cm and width 900.00 cm whereas Beardtongue height is 30.00 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Blue Spruce and Beardtongue are as follows:

Blue Spruce flower color: Green, Orange and Purple
Blue Spruce leaf color: Green, Blue Green and Steel Blue
Beardtongue flower color: White and Purple
Beardtongue leaf color: Green

Care of Blue Spruce and Beardtongue

Care of Blue Spruce and Beardtongue include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Blue Spruce pruning is done Prune in winter, Remove crossing or rubbing branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Beardtongue pruning is done Remove damaged leaves. In summer Blue Spruce needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Beardtongue needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.