Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Flowering Plants, Tubers
Origin
Northeastern United States, North-Central United States, Alaska, Canada
Europe, Mediterranean Basin, Middle East, North Africa, Somalia
Types
Oriental spruce, Bog spruce, Weeping spruce
Cyclamen Africanum, Cyclamen Alpinum, Cyclamen Cilicium, Cyclamen Coum
Number of Varieties
824
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40000
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Habitat
Moist Soils, Slopes, Swamps, Well Drained
Alpine Meadows, Rocky areas, Woods
USDA Hardiness Zone
1-65-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
6-1
7-1
Sunset Zone
A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7
15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Narrow Upright/Fastigiate
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
3,000.00 cm0.54 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm0.75 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Pink, Purple, White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
Pink
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Sea Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Blue Green, Gray Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Blue Green, Gray Green
Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Winter
Blue Green, Gray Green, Dark Green
Green, Silver
Shape
Leaf Shape
Needle like
Heart-shaped
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Autumn, Spring, Summer, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Indirect sunlight
Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Clay, Sandy, Well drained
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Autumn, Spring, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Seedlings
From bulbs, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
Do not water frequently, It cannot sustain wet-feet, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head watering, Water when soil is dry
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Clay, Sandy, Well drained
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Indirect sunlight
Pruning
Pinch Tips, Remove crossing or rubbing branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Cut or pinch the stems, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune ocassionally, Prune to control growth, Prune when plant is dormant, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Aphids, Botrytis Cinerea, Gray mold, Mice, Mites, Root weevil, Slugs, Snails, Squirrels
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
-
Allergy
Dermatitis
Respiratory problems
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Good for skin
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Shadow Tree
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
anti-inflammatory, Disinfectant, Kidney problems, Odontalgic, Poultice, Salve, Stomachic, tuberculosis, Vulnerary
Digestive disorders, Menstrual Disorders
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Inner Bark, Seeds
Root, Stem
Other Uses
Disinfectant, Gum, Paper pulp, Pitch, String, Used as a dye, Used in paper industry, Waterproofing
Showy Purposes, Used as an ointment
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bog Garden, Screening, Wind Break
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Botanical Name
PICEA mariana
Cyclamen Persicum
Common Name
Black Spruce, Bog Spruce, Swamp Spruce
Cyclamen or Florist's Cyclamen
In Hindi
Black Spruce Tree
Sikalemen
In German
Schwarz Fichte
Zyklamen
In French
Noir Épicéa
Cyclamen
In Spanish
Negro árbol de abeto
Ciclamen
In Greek
Μαύρο Spruce Tree
κυκλάμινο
In Portuguese
Árvore Spruce Preto
Cíclame
In Polish
Czarny Świerk Drzewo
Cyklamen
In Latin
Niger abiegnis
Cyclamīnos
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Coniferophyta
Anthophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Dicotyledonae
Order
Pinales
Ericales
Family
Pinaceae
Primulaceae
Genus
Picea
Cyclamen
Clade
-
-
Tribe
-
Cyclamineae
Subfamily
Pinoideae
Myrsinoideae
Number of Species
3523
1
27800
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