Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Grass
Origin
North America, United States, Western United States, Northwestern United States, California, Canada
Asia, Europe, North Africa
Types
mexicana , white spruce
purple moor-grass 'Moorhexe', variegated purple moor-grass
Number of Varieties
220
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40000
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Habitat
Alpine Meadows
Boggy areas, Dry and Young forest Heaths, Lowland
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-74-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
7-1
9 - 1
Sunset Zone
A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17
Habit
Pyramidal
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,830.00 cm120.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
460.00 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Dark Purple
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Light brown
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Blue Green, Steel Blue
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Blue Green, Steel Blue
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Blue Green
Green, Yellow green, Gold
Leaf Color in Winter
Blue Green
Tan
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long hair-like leaves
Needle like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, 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
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
-
Late Spring, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
reseeds, Seedlings
Divison, Transplanting, Vegetative Reproduction
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do not water excessively
Requires regular watering, Water more frequently during periods of extreme drought
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
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Prune ocassionally, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune in winter, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
No need to fertilize every year
Pests and Diseases
Needle rust
Pests and diseases free
Plant Tolerance
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
Birds
-
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Woodland margins
Showy Purposes, Water gardening
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
-
Whole plant
Other Uses
guitar making, Used as Christmas Tree
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Screening, Wind Break
Container, Foundation, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
PICEA engelmannii
Molinia caerulea
Common Name
mountain spruce
purple moor-grass
In Hindi
Engelmann spruce
बैंगनी दलदल घास
In German
Engelmann spruce
Pfeifengras
In French
Engelmann spruce
pourpre lande-grass
In Spanish
Engelmann spruce
púrpura amarra-hierba
In Greek
Engelmann spruce
μωβ Moor-γρασίδι
In Portuguese
Engelmann spruce
purple moor-grass
In Polish
Engelmann spruce
fioletowy Moor-trawa
In Latin
Engelmann spruce
Maurus herba-purpura,
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Pinophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Pinales
Cyperales
Family
Pinaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Picea
Molinia
Clade
Angiosperms
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
22
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27800
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