Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Grass
Origin
Northeastern United States, North-Central United States, Alaska, Canada
South America, Argentina
Types
Oriental spruce, Bog spruce, Weeping spruce
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Number of Varieties
82
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40000
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Habitat
Moist Soils, Slopes, Swamps, Well Drained
All sorts of environments
USDA Hardiness Zone
1-67-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
6-1
12 - 7
Sunset Zone
A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7
H1, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Narrow Upright/Fastigiate
Arching/Fountain-shaped
Plant Size
Minimum Height
3,000.00 cm240.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm150.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Pink
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Pink
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Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Sea Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Blue Green, Gray Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Blue Green, Gray Green
Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Blue Green, Gray Green, Dark Green
Green, Gray Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Needle like
long with sharp edges
Thorns
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✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Slow
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
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Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
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Tolerances
Drought
Pollution, Salt, Soil Compaction
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Seedlings
Divison, Seedlings, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
Do not water excessively, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, 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
Prune before Winter, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
10-10-10 diluted liquid fertilizer, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
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Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, moderate salt tolerance
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
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✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Birds, songbirds, Wildlife
Allergy
Dermatitis
sneezing
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification, Informal Hedge, Mixed Border, Ornamental use, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Good for skin
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Edible Uses
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✘
✔
✘
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
Flowering Tips, Stem, Whole plant
Other Uses
Disinfectant, Gum, Paper pulp, Pitch, String, Used as a dye, Used in paper industry, Waterproofing
Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
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Used As Outdoor Plant
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✘
✔
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Garden Design
Bog Garden, Screening, Wind Break
Dried Flower/Everlasting, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Screening / Wind Break
Botanical Name
PICEA mariana
CORTADERIA selloana 'Carminea Rendatleri'
Common Name
Black Spruce, Bog Spruce, Swamp Spruce
Pampas Grass, Pink Pampas Grass
In Hindi
Black Spruce Tree
Pink Pampas grass
In German
Schwarz Fichte
Pink Pampas grass
In French
Noir Épicéa
Herbe Pampas rose
In Spanish
Negro árbol de abeto
Hierba de color rosa Pampas
In Greek
Μαύρο Spruce Tree
Pink Pampas grass
In Portuguese
Árvore Spruce Preto
Grama de Pampas rosa
In Polish
Czarny Świerk Drzewo
Różowy Pampas trawy
In Latin
Niger abiegnis
Pink Pampas grass
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Coniferophyta
Tracheobionta
Class
Pinopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Pinales
Cyperales
Family
Pinaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Picea
Cortaderia
Clade
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Tribe
-
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Subfamily
Pinoideae
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Number of Species
3525
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27800
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