Blue Spruce

Glory of the Snow

About Blue Spruce and Glory of the Snow

Blue Spruce

Glory of the Snow

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Needled or Scaled Evergreen

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

1.3 Origin

Western United States

Mediterranean, Turkey

1.4 Types

Norway Spruce, White Spruce, Picea omorika

Pale glory-of-the-snow , Cretan glory-of-the-snow , Forbes' glory-of-the-snow , Loch's glory-of-the-snow

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA8

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Rocky areas, stream banks, Woodland Garden Canopy

Mediterranean region

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

2-83-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-1

9-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

21,22

1.9 Habit

Pyramidal

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

1,200.00 cm10.20 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

900.00 cm5.10 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Green, Orange, Purple

White, Blue, Pink, Violet

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

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Blue Green, Steel Blue

Several shades of Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Blue Green, Gray Green, Steel Blue

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Needle like

Long Linear

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Winter

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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Late Spring, Mid Spring

Early Spring, Late Winter

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Semi-ripe cuttings

Divison, 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

Medium

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

Acidic, 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, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

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

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Pests and diseases free

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Deer resistant, 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

Fine

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

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

Unknown

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes, Used as Christmas tree

along a porch, deck or patio, Cottage Garden, Mixed Border, 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

Unknown

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Inner Bark, Seeds

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

Paper pulp, Wood is used in construction

Unknown

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

Alpine, Container, Foundation, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PICEA pungens

CHIONODOXA

7.2 Common Name

Colorado blue spruce

Chionodoxa, Glory-of-the-Snow

7.2.1 In Hindi

Blue Spruce Tree

Chionodoxa

7.2.2 In German

Blue Spruce Baum

Ruhm des Schnees

7.2.3 In French

Blue Spruce Arbre

gloire de la neige

7.2.4 In Spanish

Blue Spruce Árbol

gloria de la nieve

7.2.5 In Greek

Blue Spruce Tree

glory-of-the-snow

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Árvore Spruce azul

glória da neve

7.2.7 In Polish

Blue Spruce Drzewo

chwała śniegu

7.2.8 In Latin

Blue abiegnis

glory of the snow

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Coniferophyta

Vascular plant

8.3 Class

Pinopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Pinales

Asparagales

8.5 Family

Pinaceae

Liliaceae

8.6 Genus

Picea

Chionodoxa

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Piceoideae

Scilloideae

8.10 Number of Species

358

1 27800

Properties of Blue Spruce and Glory of the Snow

Wondering what are the properties of Blue Spruce and Glory of the Snow? We provide you with everything About Blue Spruce and Glory of the Snow. Blue Spruce doesn't have thorns and Glory of the Snow 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 Glory of the Snow 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 Glory of the Snow and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Blue Spruce and Glory of the Snow

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

Blue Spruce and Glory of the Snow Physical Information

Blue Spruce and Glory of the Snow physical information is very important for comparison. Blue Spruce height is 1,200.00 cm and width 900.00 cm whereas Glory of the Snow height is 10.20 cm and width 5.10 cm. The color specification of Blue Spruce and Glory of the Snow are as follows:

Blue Spruce flower color: Green, Orange and Purple
Blue Spruce leaf color: Green, Blue Green and Steel Blue
Glory of the Snow flower color: White, Blue, Pink and Violet
Glory of the Snow leaf color: Green

Care of Blue Spruce and Glory of the Snow

Care of Blue Spruce and Glory of the Snow 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 Glory of the Snow pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Blue Spruce needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Glory of the Snow needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.