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Fat Albert Spruce
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What is

Life Span

Annual
Annual and Perennial

Type

Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Aquatics

Origin

Western United States
United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, California, Texas

Types

Eastern white spruce Black Hills white spruce Alberta white spruce Alaska white spruce
Virginia

Number of Varieties

45
0 40000
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Habitat

Cold Regions, Rocky areas
Wet lands

USDA Hardiness Zone

2-84-10
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

7-1
10-5

Sunset Zone

A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17
21,22

Habit

Pyramidal
Spreading

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

300.00 cm10.20 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

210.00 cm90.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Peach, Pink
White, Light Green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
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Fruit Color

Tan
-

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Blue Green, Steel Blue
Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Blue Green, Steel Blue
Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Blue Green, Steel Blue
Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Blue Green, Gray Green, Steel Blue
-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Cylindrical
Lobed

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall

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
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Average
Poorly Drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Late Spring
Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Wet Site

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot
In Water

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Stem Cutting

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
Requires consistently moist soil

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
Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average
Poorly 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
Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

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
Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Birds
-

Allergy

Skin irritation
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes, Water gardening

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-
Anxiety, Sedative

Part of Plant Used

Whole plant
Leaves

Other Uses

Used in Furniture
Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Alpine, Feature Plant, Foundation, Rock Garden, Wall, Screening, Wind Break
Bog Garden, Groundcover, Water Gardens

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PICEA pungens 'Fat Albert'
HYDROCOTYLE umbellata

Common Name

Fat Albert Spruce
Manyflower Marsh Pennywort, Pennywort

In Hindi

फैट अल्बर्ट सजाना
pennywort

In German

Fat Albert Spruce
Wassernabel

In French

Fat Albert Spruce
pennywort

In Spanish

Fat Albert Spruce
Centella

In Greek

Fat Albert έλατο
pennywort

In Portuguese

Fat Albert Spruce
conchelo

In Polish

Fat Albert Świerk
wąkrota

In Latin

Fat Albert Spruce
pennywort

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

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Magnoliophyta

Class

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Magnoliopsida

Order

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Apiales

Family

Pinaceae
Apiaceae

Genus

Picea
Hydrocotyle

Clade

-
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

-
-

Subfamily

Piceoideae Frankis
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Number of Species

1700
1 27800
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Difference Between Fat Albert Spruce and Pennywort

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Importance of Fat Albert Spruce and Pennywort

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Fat Albert Spruce and Pennywort. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Fat Albert Spruce and Pennywort as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Fat Albert Spruce is whereas of Pennywort is Anxiety and Sedative. Fat Albert Spruce has beauty benefits as follows: while Pennywort has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Fat Albert Spruce vs Pennywort

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Fat Albert Spruce vs Pennywort and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Fat Albert Spruce are Skin irritation whereas of Pennywort have respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Fat Albert Spruce has showy fruits and Pennywort has no showy fruits. Also Fat Albert Spruce is not flowering and Pennywort is not flowering . You can compare Fat Albert Spruce and Pennywort facts and facts of other plants too.