Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
Mediterranean, Turkey
North America, United States, Western United States, Northwestern United States, California, Canada
Types
Chionodoxa luciliae
mexicana , white spruce
Number of Varieties
202
0
40000
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Habitat
meadows, Terrestrial
Alpine Meadows
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-93-7
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
7-1
Sunset Zone
21,22
A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17
Habit
Clump-Forming
Pyramidal
Plant Size
Minimum Height
10.20 cm1,830.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
5.10 cm460.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Blue, Pink, Violet
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Light brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Blue Green, Steel Blue
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Blue Green, Steel Blue
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Blue Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Blue Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Linear
Long hair-like leaves
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Late Winter
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
From bulbs, Seedlings
reseeds, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Do not water frequently, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Never Over-water
Do not water excessively
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
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune ocassionally, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Needle rust
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Light Frost
Flowers
Showy
-
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
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Flying insects
Birds
Allergy
Skin rash
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bouquets, Ground Cover, Showy Purposes
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Woodland margins
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
-
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
guitar making, Used as Christmas Tree
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Alpine, Container, Foundation, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Feature Plant, Screening, Wind Break
Botanical Name
CHIONODOXA
PICEA engelmannii
Common Name
Chionodoxa, Glory-of-the-Snow
mountain spruce
In Hindi
Chionodoxa
Engelmann spruce
In German
Chionodoxa
Engelmann spruce
In French
Chionodoxa
Engelmann spruce
In Spanish
Chionodoxa
Engelmann spruce
In Greek
Chionodoxa
Engelmann spruce
In Portuguese
Chionodoxa
Engelmann spruce
In Polish
Chionodoxa
Engelmann spruce
In Latin
Chionodoxa
Engelmann spruce
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Platyhelminthes
Pinophyta
Class
Cestoda
Pinopsida
Order
Liliales
Pinales
Family
Liliaceae
Pinaceae
Genus
Chionodoxa
Picea
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
62
1
27800
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