1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Vegetable
1.3 Origin
North-Central United States
Southeastern Asia, India
1.4 Types
Blue Spruce, Norway Spruce, Picea omorika
Red Malabar Spinach, Green Malabar Spinach
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Bog Garden, Woodland Garden Canopy
Hot climate regions, Humid climates
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17
H1, H2, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Pyramidal
Vining/Climbing
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
1,219.20 cm2.40 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
365.76 cm24.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Not Available
Red, Green, Orange Red
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
White, Ivory
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Blue Green, Dark Green
Green, Light Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Blue Green, Dark Green
Green, Dark Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Purple, Gray Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Gray Green, Dark Green, Black
Purple, Gray Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Not Available
Not Available
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings, Semi-ripe cuttings
Leaf Cutting, Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
Do not let dry out between waterings, Requires consistently moist soil
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Average Water
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 12-12-12 amounts, Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium
Nitrogen
4.9 Pests and Diseases
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
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Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification, Shadow Tree, Wildlife, Windbreak
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Antiseptic, Digestive, Diuretic, Laxative, Pectoral, Poultice, Salve, Skin Disorders, tuberculosis
Folate, Iron, Low calories, Low Fats, Rich in Potassium, ß-carotene, Vitamin A, Vitamin C
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Gum, Pitch, Repellent, String, Tannin, Used as a dye, Used for woodware, Used in making musical instruments, Used in paper industry, Waterproofing, Wood is used in construction
Used As Food
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Feature Plant, Hedges, Screening, Wind Break
Container, Edible, Groundcover, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical, Vine
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
PICEA glauca 'Densata'
BASELLA alba
7.2 Common Name
White Spruce
Ceylon Spinach, Malabar Spinach, Red Malabar Spinach
7.2.1 In Hindi
Black Hills Spruce Tree
पोई
7.2.2 In German
Weiß-Fichte
Malabarspinat
7.2.3 In French
Épinette blanche
L’épinard de Malabar
7.2.4 In Spanish
Picea glauca
espinaca de Malabar
7.2.5 In Greek
Black Hills Spruce Tree
Malabar Σπανάκι
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Pinheiro-do-canadá
Malabar espinafre
7.2.7 In Polish
Black Hills Spruce Tree
Szpinak Malabar
7.2.8 In Latin
Picea glauca
Spinach Malabar
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Coniferophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Pinopsida
Eudicotyledones
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Not Available
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
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8.9 Subfamily
Barnadesioideae
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species