Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Flowering Plants, Vegetable
Origin
North America, United States, Western United States, Northwestern United States, California, Canada
Argentina, Brazil, Central America, Chile, Mexico, South America
Types
mexicana , white spruce
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Number of Varieties
210
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40000
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Habitat
Alpine Meadows
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USDA Hardiness Zone
3-78-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
7-1
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Sunset Zone
A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17
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Habit
Pyramidal
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Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,830.00 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
460.00 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
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Orange, Peach, Pink, Red, Rose, Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
Light brown
Pink, Red, White
Leaf Color in Spring
Blue Green, Steel Blue
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Blue Green, Steel Blue
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Blue Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Blue Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long hair-like leaves
Trumpet
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Fall, Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
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Early Fall, Early Summer, Fall, Indeterminate, Late Spring, Late Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
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Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
reseeds, Seedlings
From Rhizomes
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do not water excessively
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Does not require lot of watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Pruning
Prune ocassionally, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Needle rust
Mosaic viruses
Plant Tolerance
Light Frost
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
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Allergy
-
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Woodland margins
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Beauty Benefits
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Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Part of Plant Used
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Fruits
Other Uses
guitar making, Used as Christmas Tree
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Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Screening, Wind Break
Foundation
Botanical Name
PICEA engelmannii
TROPAEOLUM tuberosum
Common Name
mountain spruce
Anu, Tuberous Nasturtium
In Hindi
Engelmann spruce
Tuberous Nasturtium
In German
Engelmann spruce
Tuberöse Kapuzinerkresse
In French
Engelmann spruce
Capucine tubéreuse
In Spanish
Engelmann spruce
tuberosa capuchina
In Greek
Engelmann spruce
Οζώδης Νεροκάρδαμο
In Portuguese
Engelmann spruce
tuberosa chagas
In Polish
Engelmann spruce
bulwiaste Nasturcja
In Latin
Engelmann spruce
Morbus nasturtium
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Pinophyta
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Class
Pinopsida
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Order
Pinales
Brassicales
Family
Pinaceae
Tropaeolaceae
Genus
Picea
Tropaeolum
Clade
Angiosperms
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Tribe
-
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Subfamily
-
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Number of Species
2100
1
27800
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