Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Western United States, Canada
Europe, South Africa, Asia
Types
Eastern white spruce
Black Hills white spruce
Alberta white spruce
Alaska white spruce
Scilla Siberica, Scilla Bifolia, Scilla Peruviana
Number of Varieties
425
0
40000
👆🏻
Habitat
gardens, Grassland, Hillside, Woods
Cultivated Beds, Woodland Garden
USDA Hardiness Zone
2-72-8
0
99
👆🏻
AHS Heat Zone
7-1
-
Sunset Zone
A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17
21,22
Habit
Pyramidal
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,220.00 cm15.00 cm
0
3900
👆🏻
Minimum Width
300.00 cm10.00 cm
0
6350
👆🏻
Plant Color
Flower Color
Peach, Pink
White, Blue, Purple, Pink, Violet
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Tan
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Gray Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Gray Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Gray Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Gray Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Cylindrical
Lance shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Slow
-
Type of Soil
Loam
-
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
-
Soil Drainage
Average
-
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Late Spring
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
From bulbs
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, It cannot sustain wet-feet, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires watering in the growing season
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
-
Soil Type
Loam
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
-
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Prune to stimulate growth, Prune twice a year, Remove hanging branches, Remove old, faded fronds
-
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
5-10-10 fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Crown rot
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
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
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Birds
Allergy
Skin irritation
convulsions, Vomiting
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
-
Removes dandruff
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Antiasthamatic, Bronchitis, Lung Problems
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Leaves, Root
Other Uses
Used in Furniture
Used as a rodenticide, Used to make hair tonic
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Screening, Wind Break
Container, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
PICEA glauca var. albertiana
SCILLA
Common Name
White Spruce
Squill
In Hindi
अलबर्टा सजाना
Squill
In German
Alberta Fichte
Squill
In French
épinette de l'Alberta
Squille
In Spanish
Alberta abeto
Escila
In Greek
Αλμπέρτα ερυθρελάτης
σκιλοκρόμμυδο
In Portuguese
Alberta abeto
Cila
In Polish
Alberta świerk
Cebulica
In Latin
Alberta abiegnis
Scilla
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
-
Magnoliophyta
Class
-
Lilopsida
Order
-
Liliales
Family
Pinaceae
Liliaceae
Genus
Picea
Scilla
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
Hyacintheae
Subfamily
Piceoideae Frankis
Scilloideae
Number of Species
581
1
27800
👆🏻