Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Northeastern United States, North-Central United States, Alaska, Canada
Europe, South Africa, Asia
Types
Oriental spruce, Bog spruce, Weeping spruce
Scilla Siberica, Scilla Bifolia, Scilla Peruviana
Number of Varieties
825
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40000
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Habitat
Moist Soils, Slopes, Swamps, Well Drained
Cultivated Beds, Woodland Garden
USDA Hardiness Zone
1-62-8
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
6-1
-
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 cm15.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm10.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
White, Blue, Purple, Pink, Violet
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Pink
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Sea Green, Blue Green, Gray 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
Lance shaped
Thorns
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✘
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Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Slow
-
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
-
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
-
Soil Drainage
Average
-
Bloom Time
-
-
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
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Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Seedlings
From bulbs
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
-
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
-
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
-
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
5-10-10 fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Crown rot
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
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✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
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✘
✔
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Attracts
Birds
Birds
Allergy
Dermatitis
convulsions, Vomiting
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
Good for skin
Removes dandruff
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
Antiasthamatic, Bronchitis, Lung Problems
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Inner Bark, Seeds
Leaves, Root
Other Uses
Disinfectant, Gum, Paper pulp, Pitch, String, Used as a dye, Used in paper industry, Waterproofing
Used as a rodenticide, Used to make hair tonic
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
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Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bog Garden, Screening, Wind Break
Container, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
PICEA mariana
SCILLA
Common Name
Black Spruce, Bog Spruce, Swamp Spruce
Squill
In Hindi
Black Spruce Tree
Squill
In German
Schwarz Fichte
Squill
In French
Noir Épicéa
Squille
In Spanish
Negro árbol de abeto
Escila
In Greek
Μαύρο Spruce Tree
σκιλοκρόμμυδο
In Portuguese
Árvore Spruce Preto
Cila
In Polish
Czarny Świerk Drzewo
Cebulica
In Latin
Niger abiegnis
Scilla
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Coniferophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Lilopsida
Order
Pinales
Liliales
Family
Pinaceae
Liliaceae
Genus
Picea
Scilla
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
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Hyacintheae
Subfamily
Pinoideae
Scilloideae
Number of Species
3581
1
27800
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