Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
Caribbean, Central America
North America
Types
Broomsedge Bluestem, Broomsedge
Picea glauca, Picea glauca 'Conica'
Number of Varieties
16-
0
40000
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Habitat
ditches, Grassland, Moist Ditches, Moist Soils, Roadsides
moist forests
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-92-7
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10 - 5
7-1
Sunset Zone
H1, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17
Habit
Upright/Erect
Pyramidal
Plant Size
Minimum Height
120.00 cm1,220.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
75.00 cm300.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Cream, Green, White
Red, Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Brown, Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Blue Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Gray Green, Yellow green, Bronze
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Gold, Tan, Bronze
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Average
Bloom Time
Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall, Late Fall, Early Winter
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Root Division, Seedlings
Cuttings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Water Deeply
Keep ground moist, Regular watering during dry periods
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
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
Showy
Insignificant
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
Coarse
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Butterflies
Bees, Birds, Insects
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover
Cottage Garden, Formal Garden, Used as Christmas tree
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, Provides ground cover, Wildlife
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
chest congestion, Chest pain, tuberculosis
Part of Plant Used
Seeds
Branch, Leaf Stalks, Leaves
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Used in construction
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Feature Plant, Hedges, Screening, Wind Break
Botanical Name
ANDROPOGON glomeratus
PICEA glauca
Common Name
Bushy Beardgrass, Bushy Bluestem, Bushy Broom Grass
Canada spruce, skunk spruce, cat spruce, single spruce, western white spruce, Porsild spruce, Black Hills spruce
In Hindi
Bushy Bluestem plant
White Spruce
In German
Bushy Bluestem Pflanze
Weiß-Fichte
In French
plante buissonnante Bluestem
Épinette blanche
In Spanish
planta arbustiva andropogon
White Spruce
In Greek
φυτό θαμνώδη BLUESTEM
White Spruce
In Portuguese
planta arbustiva Bluestem
Pinheiro-do-canadá
In Polish
Krzaczaste Bluestem roślin
Świerk biały
In Latin
Bushy bluestem herba
White Spruce
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Cyperales
Pinales
Family
Poaceae
Pinaceae
Genus
Andropogon
Picea
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
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Tribe
Andropogoneae
-
Subfamily
Panicoideae
Piceoideae
Number of Species
10035
1
27800
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