Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Shrub
Origin
Northeastern United States, North-Central United States, Alaska, Canada
North America, United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, Canada
Types
Oriental spruce, Bog spruce, Weeping spruce
Blue False Indigo
White False Indigo
Number of Varieties
82
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40000
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Habitat
Moist Soils, Slopes, Swamps, Well Drained
gardens, Grassland, Warmer regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
1-62-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
6-1
8-1
Sunset Zone
A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7
A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Habit
Narrow Upright/Fastigiate
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
3,000.00 cm60.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm120.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Purple
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
Pink
Light Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Sea Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Light Green, Gray Green, Gray
Leaf Color in Summer
Blue Green, Gray Green
Light Green, Gray Green, Gray
Leaf Color in Fall
Blue Green, Gray Green
Light Green, Gray Green, Gray
Leaf Color in Winter
Blue Green, Gray Green, Dark Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Needle like
Ovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Pinch Tips, Remove crossing or rubbing branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
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
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
-
Allergy
Dermatitis
-
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
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Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Inner Bark, Seeds
Whole plant
Other Uses
Disinfectant, Gum, Paper pulp, Pitch, String, Used as a dye, Used in paper industry, Waterproofing
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bog Garden, Screening, Wind Break
Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
Botanical Name
PICEA mariana
AMORPHA canescens
Common Name
Black Spruce, Bog Spruce, Swamp Spruce
False Indigo
In Hindi
Black Spruce Tree
इंडिगो
In German
Schwarz Fichte
falsches Indigo
In French
Noir Épicéa
faux Indigo
In Spanish
Negro árbol de abeto
Falso Indigo
In Greek
Μαύρο Spruce Tree
Λάθος Indigo
In Portuguese
Árvore Spruce Preto
false Indigo
In Polish
Czarny Świerk Drzewo
fałsz Indigo
In Latin
Niger abiegnis
falsum indicum
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Coniferophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Pinopsida
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Order
Pinales
Fabales
Family
Pinaceae
Fabaceae
Genus
Picea
Amorpha
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Pinoideae
-
Number of Species
3521
1
27800
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