Life Span
Annual
Annual
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Vegetable
Origin
Western United States
Egypt
Types
Eastern white spruce
Black Hills white spruce
Alberta white spruce
Alaska white spruce
Lactuca sativa
Number of Varieties
410
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40000
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Habitat
Cold Regions, Rocky areas
Cold Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
2-8-9999
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, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Pyramidal
Rosette/Stemless
Plant Size
Minimum Height
300.00 cm510.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
210.00 cm7.60 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Peach, Pink
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Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
Tan
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Blue Green, Steel Blue
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Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Blue Green, Steel Blue
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Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Blue Green, Steel Blue
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Leaf Color in Winter
Blue Green, Gray Green, Steel Blue
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Cylindrical
Spoon Shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
-
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
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The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
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Soil Drainage
Average
-
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Late Spring
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, It cannot sustain wet-feet, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires watering in the growing season
Average Water Needs, Needs Very high moisture
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
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Soil Type
Clay, Loam
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Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
-
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
10-10-10, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Aphids, Armyworm, Beetles, Leafminers, Molecrickets, Red blotch, Thripes, Whiteflies
Plant Tolerance
Drought
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
Fine
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
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Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Aphids, Caterpillar, Snails, Whiteflies
Allergy
Skin irritation
Food Allergy, Hives, Swollen Lips
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
Glowing Skin, Improve skin tone, Skin Problems
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Fiber, Insomnia, Rich in protein
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Leaves, Seeds, Stem
Other Uses
Used in Furniture
Culinary use, Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Alpine, Feature Plant, Foundation, Rock Garden, Wall, Screening, Wind Break
Edible, Vegetable
Botanical Name
PICEA pungens 'Fat Albert'
Lactuca sativa
Common Name
Fat Albert Spruce
Lettuce
In Hindi
फैट अल्बर्ट सजाना
सलाद
In German
Fat Albert Spruce
Salat
In French
Fat Albert Spruce
Salade
In Spanish
Fat Albert Spruce
Lechuga
In Greek
Fat Albert έλατο
Μαρούλι
In Portuguese
Fat Albert Spruce
Alface
In Polish
Fat Albert Świerk
Sałata
In Latin
Fat Albert Spruce
lactuca
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
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Magnoliophyta
Class
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Magnoliopsida
Order
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Asterales
Family
Pinaceae
Asteraceae
Genus
Picea
Lactuca
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Cichorieae
Subfamily
Piceoideae Frankis
-
Number of Species
1100
1
27800
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