Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Northeastern United States, North-Central United States, Alaska, Canada
Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States
Types
Oriental spruce, Bog spruce, Weeping spruce
it is a type of lily
Number of Varieties
870
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40000
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Habitat
Moist Soils, Slopes, Swamps, Well Drained
Bluffs, bottomlands, ditches, limestone outcrops, meadows, Wet Woods
USDA Hardiness Zone
1-66-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
6-1
12-1
Sunset Zone
A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7
21,22
Habit
Narrow Upright/Fastigiate
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
3,000.00 cm20.30 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm25.40 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Pink
Green, Tan, Black
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Sea Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Blue Green, Gray Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Blue Green, Gray Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Blue Green, Gray Green, Dark Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Needle like
Long linear and narrow
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Winter
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
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Late Winter
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Seedlings
Divison, From bulbs
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
Requires watering in the growing season
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
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
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Insects, Rodent, Slugs, Snails
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
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Bees, Butterflies
Allergy
Dermatitis
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Good for skin
-
Edible Uses
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✘
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Environmental Uses
Air purification, Shadow Tree
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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
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bog Garden, Screening, Wind Break
Container, Edging, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
PICEA mariana
ZEPHYRANTHES atamasco
Common Name
Black Spruce, Bog Spruce, Swamp Spruce
Atamasco Lily, Rain Lily
In Hindi
Black Spruce Tree
वर्षा लिली
In German
Schwarz Fichte
regen-Lilie
In French
Noir Épicéa
pluie Lily
In Spanish
Negro árbol de abeto
lirio de la lluvia
In Greek
Μαύρο Spruce Tree
βροχή Lily
In Portuguese
Árvore Spruce Preto
Lily chuva
In Polish
Czarny Świerk Drzewo
deszcz Lily
In Latin
Niger abiegnis
Pluvia lilium
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Coniferophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Pinales
Liliales
Family
Pinaceae
Liliaceae
Genus
Picea
Zephyranthes
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
Hippeastreae
Subfamily
Pinoideae
Amaryllidoideae
Number of Species
3570
1
27800
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