1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Grass
1.3 Origin
North-Central United States
Africa, Middle Africa, Southern Africa, Madagascar
1.4 Types
Blue Spruce, Norway Spruce, Picea omorika
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Bog Garden, Woodland Garden Canopy
Grassland, Sandy areas
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, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Pyramidal
Cushion/Mound-forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
1,219.20 cm15.20 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
365.76 cm30.50 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Not Available
Burgundy, Pink, Rose
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Light Pink, Tan, White
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Blue Green, Dark Green
Blue Green, Gray Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Blue Green, Dark Green
Light Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Blue Green, 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
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Not Available
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings, Semi-ripe cuttings
Cuttings, Rooted stem cutting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
Needs less watering
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
No need to prune, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 12-12-12 amounts, Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Disease free, Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Shade areas
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
Bog Garden, Ground Cover
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
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
Not Available
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Inner Bark, Seeds
Not Available
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
Not Available
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Feature Plant, Hedges, Screening, Wind Break
Dried Flower / Everlasting, Bedding Plant, Cutflower, Edging, Mixed Border, Tropical
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
PICEA glauca 'Densata'
MELINIS nerviglumis
7.2 Common Name
White Spruce
Ruby Grass, Zizka
7.2.1 In Hindi
Black Hills Spruce Tree
Zizka
7.2.2 In German
7.2.3 In French
7.2.4 In Spanish
7.2.5 In Greek
Black Hills Spruce Tree
Zizka
7.2.6 In Portuguese
7.2.7 In Polish
Black Hills Spruce Tree
Zizka
7.2.8 In Latin
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Coniferophyta
Tracheophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Not Available
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
Barnadesioideae
Panicoideae
8.10 Number of Species