Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Western United States
South America
Types
Eastern white spruce
Black Hills white spruce
Alberta white spruce
Alaska white spruce
Pamianthe cardenasii , Pamianthe parviflora , Pamianthe peruviana
Number of Varieties
43
0
40000
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Habitat
Cold Regions, Rocky areas
All sorts of environments
USDA Hardiness Zone
2-88-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
7-1
10-8
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
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
300.00 cm61.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
210.00 cm61.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Peach, Pink
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Tan
Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Blue Green, Steel Blue
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Blue Green, Steel Blue
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Blue Green, Steel Blue
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Blue Green, Gray Green, Steel Blue
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Cylindrical
Strap shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Slow
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Average
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Late Spring
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Offsets
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
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged
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, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Requires little pruning
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, High phosphorus
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Leaf spot, Mosaic viruses
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
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Bees, Birds, Bumblebees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, pollinators
Allergy
Skin irritation
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification, Bouquets, Ornamental use, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
-
Other Uses
Used in Furniture
Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, Decoration Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Alpine, Feature Plant, Foundation, Rock Garden, Wall, Screening, Wind Break
Bog Garden, Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Water Gardens
Botanical Name
PICEA pungens 'Fat Albert'
HYMENOCALLIS longipetala
Common Name
Fat Albert Spruce
Peruvian Daffodil, Spiderlily
In Hindi
फैट अल्बर्ट सजाना
peruvian daffodil
In German
Fat Albert Spruce
peruvian daffodil
In French
Fat Albert Spruce
peruvian daffodil
In Spanish
Fat Albert Spruce
Pamianthe
In Greek
Fat Albert έλατο
peruvian daffodil
In Portuguese
Fat Albert Spruce
peruvian daffodil
In Polish
Fat Albert Świerk
peruvian daffodil
In Latin
Fat Albert Spruce
peruvian daffodil
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
-
Magnoliophyta
Class
-
Liliopsida
Order
-
Asparagales
Family
Pinaceae
Amaryllidaceae
Genus
Picea
Pamianthe
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
Clinantheae
Subfamily
Piceoideae Frankis
Amaryllidoideae
Number of Species
140
1
27800
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