Life Span
Annual
Annual
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Vegetable
Origin
Western United States
Mediterranean
Types
Eastern white spruce
Black Hills white spruce
Alberta white spruce
Alaska white spruce
Chamaecrista fasciculata Greene fasciculata, Chamaecrista fasciculata Greene macrosperma
Number of Varieties
42
0
40000
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Habitat
Cold Regions, Rocky areas
Dry areas, Open areas, Upland sand prairies, Upland savannas
USDA Hardiness Zone
2-8-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
7-1
12-1
Sunset Zone
A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Pyramidal
Vining/Climbing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
300.00 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
210.00 cm20.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Peach, Pink
White, Pink, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Tan
Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Blue Green, Steel Blue
Green, Sea Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Blue Green, Steel Blue
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Blue Green, Steel Blue
Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Blue Green, Gray Green, Steel Blue
Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Cylindrical
Compound
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Late Spring
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Fall, Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter, Late Winter
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
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
Needs more water during establishment, Water deeply about once a week
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
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
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
-
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
-
Allergy
Skin irritation
Mild Allergen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Cottage Garden
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Nausia, Urinary tract problems
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Leaves, Seeds
Other Uses
Used in Furniture
Dried heads are used in floristry, Food for animals, Food for insects
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Alpine, Feature Plant, Foundation, Rock Garden, Wall, Screening, Wind Break
Container, Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Vine
Botanical Name
PICEA pungens 'Fat Albert'
Chamaecrista fasciculata
Common Name
Fat Albert Spruce
Sleeping Plant, prairie partridge pea, showy partridge pea, prairie senna, large-flowered sensitive-pea,dwarf cassia, partridge pea senna, locust weed,golden cassia
In Hindi
फैट अल्बर्ट सजाना
Partridge Pea
In German
Fat Albert Spruce
Partridge Pea
In French
Fat Albert Spruce
Partridge Pea
In Spanish
Fat Albert Spruce
Partridge Pea
In Greek
Fat Albert έλατο
πέρδικα μπιζέλι
In Portuguese
Fat Albert Spruce
Partridge Pea
In Polish
Fat Albert Świerk
Partridge Pea
In Latin
Fat Albert Spruce
Partridge Pea
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
-
Vascular plant
Class
-
Magnoliopsida
Order
-
Fabales
Family
Pinaceae
Fabaceae
Genus
Picea
Chamaecrista
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
Cassieae
Subfamily
Piceoideae Frankis
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Number of Species
121
1
27800
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