Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Vegetable
Origin
North America, United States, Western United States, Northwestern United States, California, Canada
Mediterranean, Turkey, Africa, Southern Asia, Western Asia
Types
mexicana , white spruce
3
Number of Varieties
23
0
40000
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Habitat
Alpine Meadows
Subtropical climates, Temperate Regions, Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-7-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
7-1
-
Sunset Zone
A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17
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Habit
Pyramidal
Cushion/Mound-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,830.00 cm20.30 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
460.00 cm25.40 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
White, Pink, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Light brown
Yellow, Green, Bronze, Tan, Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Blue Green, Steel Blue
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Blue Green, Steel Blue
Green, Sea Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Blue Green
Green, Sea Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Blue Green
Green, Sea Green, Gray Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long hair-like leaves
Small oblong
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall, Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter, Late Winter
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought, Frost
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
reseeds, Seedlings
Seedlings, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do not water excessively
Average Water Needs, Medium, Requires a lot of watering, Requires watering in the growing season
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Prune ocassionally, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Compost
Pests and Diseases
Needle rust
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Light Frost
Drought
Flowers
-
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Insects
Allergy
-
Constipation, Legume allergy
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Woodland margins
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Food for animals
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
constipation, High cholestrol, Kidney problems, Nutrients
Part of Plant Used
-
Seeds
Other Uses
guitar making, Used as Christmas Tree
Economic Purpose, Employed in herbal medicine, Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Screening, Wind Break
Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Botanical Name
PICEA engelmannii
CICER arietinum
Common Name
mountain spruce
Bengal Gram, Chickpea , Garbanzo Bean, Indian Pea
In Hindi
Engelmann spruce
चना
In German
Engelmann spruce
Kichererbse
In French
Engelmann spruce
Pois chiche
In Spanish
Engelmann spruce
Garbanzo
In Greek
Engelmann spruce
Ρεβίθι
In Portuguese
Engelmann spruce
grão de bico
In Polish
Engelmann spruce
Groch włoski
In Latin
Engelmann spruce
CICER
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Pinophyta
Spermatophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Pinales
Fabales
Family
Pinaceae
Fabaceae
Genus
Picea
Cicer
Clade
Angiosperms
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
Viceae Alef
Subfamily
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Papilionoideae
Number of Species
290
1
27800
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