Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants, Vegetable
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
Argentina, Brazil, Central America, Chile, Mexico, South America
Western United States
Types
-
Blue Spruce
Number of Varieties
1020
0
40000
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Habitat
-
Rocky areas, stream banks, Woodland Garden Canopy
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-102-8
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, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17
Habit
-
Pyramidal
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm300.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm240.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Orange, Peach, Pink, Red, Rose, Yellow
-
Flower Color Modifier
-
-
Fruit Color
Pink, Red, White
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Green, Blue Green, Steel Blue
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green, Blue Green, Steel Blue
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green, Blue Green, Steel Blue
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Blue Green, Steel Blue
Shape
Leaf Shape
Trumpet
Needle like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Fall, Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Very Slow
Type of Soil
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Fall, Early Summer, Fall, Indeterminate, Late Spring, Late Summer, Summer
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
From Rhizomes
Grafting, Seedlings, Semi-ripe cuttings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Does not require lot of watering
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
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, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Mosaic viruses
Aphids, Canker, Needle rust, Scale
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Birds, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Showy Purposes, Used as Christmas tree
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Windbreak
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Flowers, Inner Bark, Seeds
Other Uses
-
Paper pulp, Wood is used in construction
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Foundation
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall, Screening, Wind Break
Botanical Name
TROPAEOLUM tuberosum
PICEA pungens 'Baby Blue Eyes'
Common Name
Anu, Tuberous Nasturtium
Dwarf Blue Spruce
In Hindi
Tuberous Nasturtium
Dwarf Blue Spruce
In German
Tuberöse Kapuzinerkresse
Dwarf Blue Spruce
In French
Capucine tubéreuse
Dwarf Blue Spruce
In Spanish
tuberosa capuchina
Enano Blue Spruce
In Greek
Οζώδης Νεροκάρδαμο
Νάνος Blue Spruce
In Portuguese
tuberosa chagas
Anão Blue Spruce
In Polish
bulwiaste Nasturcja
Dwarf Blue Spruce
In Latin
Morbus nasturtium
Blue dwarf Spruce
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
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Coniferophyta
Class
-
Pinopsida
Order
Brassicales
Pinales
Family
Tropaeolaceae
Pinaceae
Genus
Tropaeolum
Picea
Clade
-
-
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Piceoideae
Number of Species
10035
1
27800
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