1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
1.3 Origin
Hybrid origin
North America, United States, Western United States, Northwestern United States, California, Canada
1.4 Types
Not Available
mexicana , white spruce
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
meadows, Riverbanks, Rocky Mountains
Alpine Meadows
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17
1.9 Habit
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
25.40 cm1,830.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
12.70 cm460.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
White, Yellow, Blue, Purple, Orange, Pink, Rose, Coral, Peach, Burgundy, Lavender, Plum, Orange Red, Dark Salmon, Bronze, Chocolate, Black
Not Available
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Light brown
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green, Gray Green
Blue Green, Steel Blue
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Yellow green
Blue Green, Steel Blue
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Sword-like
Long hair-like leaves
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring
Not Available
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Root Plants
reseeds, Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Do not water excessively
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune ocassionally, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Bacteria, fungus, Viruses
Needle rust
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
1.1.1 Fragrant Leaf
1.1.2 Fragrant Bark/Stem
1.3 Showy Foliage
1.5 Showy Bark
1.7 Foliage Texture
1.8 Foliage Sheen
1.9 Evergreen
1.10 Invasive
1.11 Self-Sowing
1.12 Attracts
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Birds
1.13 Allergy
2 Benefits
2.1 Uses
2.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Showy Purposes
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Woodland margins
2.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
2.1.3 Edible Uses
2.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
2.2 Plant Benefits
2.2.1 Medicinal Uses
2.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Root
Not Available
2.2.3 Other Uses
Basketary, Used for fragrance
guitar making, Used as Christmas Tree
2.3 Used As Indoor Plant
2.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
2.5 Garden Design
Cutflower, Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
Feature Plant, Screening, Wind Break
3 Scientific Name
3.1 Botanical Name
IRIS 'Apollo'
PICEA engelmannii
3.2 Common Name
Carmen Iris, Dutch Iris
mountain spruce
3.2.1 In Hindi
Dutch Iris
Engelmann spruce
3.2.2 In German
Dutch Iris
Engelmann spruce
3.2.3 In French
Dutch Iris
Engelmann spruce
3.2.4 In Spanish
Dutch Iris
Engelmann spruce
3.2.5 In Greek
Dutch Iris
Engelmann spruce
3.2.6 In Portuguese
Dutch Iris
Engelmann spruce
3.2.7 In Polish
Dutch Iris
Engelmann spruce
3.2.8 In Latin
Dutch Iris
Engelmann spruce
4 Classification
4.1 Kingdom
4.2 Phylum
4.3 Class
4.4 Order
4.5 Family
4.6 Genus
4.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms
4.8 Tribe
4.9 Subfamily
4.10 Number of Species