Life Span
Annual or Biennial
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
Europe, Northern Africa, Asia
Western United States
Types
Pascal, Golden Self-Blanching, Tall Utah, Tango
Blue Spruce
Number of Varieties
10020
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40000
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Habitat
Coastal Regions, Marshy ground, Wet ground
Rocky areas, stream banks, Woodland Garden Canopy
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99992-8
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-3
7-1
Sunset Zone
-
A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17
Habit
Upright/Erect
Pyramidal
Plant Size
Minimum Height
45.70 cm300.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
30.50 cm240.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
Tan, Brown
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green
Green, Blue Green, Steel Blue
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
Green, Blue Green, Steel Blue
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green
Green, Blue Green, Steel Blue
Leaf Color in Winter
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Blue Green, Steel Blue
Shape
Leaf Shape
Irregular
Needle like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Very Slow
Type of Soil
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Grafting, Seedlings, Semi-ripe cuttings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove shoots
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Less fertilizing
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Bacteria, Downy mildew, Fungal Diseases, fungus, Mosaic viruses, Pink Root, Red blotch
Aphids, Canker, Needle rust, Scale
Plant Tolerance
Frost
Drought
Flowers
Showy
-
Flower Petal Number
Single
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects, Mice, Rodents, Spider Mites
Birds, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Allergy
Irritation to stomach
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Showy Purposes, Used as Christmas tree
Beauty Benefits
Good for skin, Improve skin condition, Moisturizing, Skin Problems
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Edible Uses
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✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, Food for insects
Air purification, Windbreak
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Cancer, Combats Stress, Eye Problems, High blood pressure, High cholestrol, Indigestion, Inflammation, Weight loss
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Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds
Flowers, Inner Bark, Seeds
Other Uses
Employed in herbal medicine, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties, Used as a spice
Paper pulp, Wood is used in construction
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall, Screening, Wind Break
Botanical Name
APIUM graveolens
PICEA pungens 'Baby Blue Eyes'
Common Name
Celery
Dwarf Blue Spruce
In Hindi
अजवायन
Dwarf Blue Spruce
In German
Sellerie
Dwarf Blue Spruce
In French
Céleri
Dwarf Blue Spruce
In Spanish
Apio
Enano Blue Spruce
In Greek
Σέλινο
Νάνος Blue Spruce
In Portuguese
Aipo
Anão Blue Spruce
In Polish
Seler
Dwarf Blue Spruce
In Latin
apium
Blue dwarf Spruce
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Coniferophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Apiales
Pinales
Family
Apiaceae
Pinaceae
Genus
Apium
Picea
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
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Tribe
Apieae
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Subfamily
Apioideae
Piceoideae
Number of Species
135
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27800
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