Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Flowering Plants
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
Eastern Asia
Western United States, Canada
Types
Darjeeling Red , Donald Lowndes , Superba
Eastern white spruce
Black Hills white spruce
Alberta white spruce
Alaska white spruce
Number of Varieties
354
0
40000
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Habitat
High elevation
gardens, Grassland, Hillside, Woods
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-92-7
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-5
7-1
Sunset Zone
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17
A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17
Habit
Clump-Forming
Pyramidal
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm1,220.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm300.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Peach, Pink
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Tan
Leaf Color in Spring
Red, Burgundy, Silver
Light Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Red, Burgundy, Silver
Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Red, Burgundy, Silver
Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Green, Gray Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Bi-lobed
Cylindrical
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Slow
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Average
Bloom Time
Summer, Late Summer
Early Spring, Late Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Light Frost
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Layering, Root Division, Softwood cuttings, Stem Cutting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Never Over-water
Average Water Needs, It cannot sustain wet-feet, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires watering in the growing season
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune to stimulate growth, Prune twice a year, Remove hanging branches, Remove old, faded fronds
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Fungal leaf spots
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
Insignificant
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
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Birds
Allergy
Diarrhea, Stomach pain
Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
along a porch, deck or patio, bank hedging, Cottage Garden
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Skin irritation
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
bowel syndrome, Gastrointestinal disorders, hypertension
-
Part of Plant Used
Root, Root bark
Whole plant
Other Uses
-
Used in Furniture
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Mixed Border
Feature Plant, Screening, Wind Break
Botanical Name
PERSICARIA microcephala 'Dragon's Eye'
PICEA glauca var. albertiana
Common Name
Dragon's Eye Fleeceflower, Fleeceflower
White Spruce
In Hindi
fleeceflower
अलबर्टा सजाना
In German
fleeceflower
Alberta Fichte
In French
fleeceflower
épinette de l'Alberta
In Spanish
Polygonum affine
Alberta abeto
In Greek
fleeceflower
Αλμπέρτα ερυθρελάτης
In Portuguese
fleeceflower
Alberta abeto
In Polish
fleeceflower
Alberta świerk
In Latin
fleeceflower
Alberta abiegnis
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Vascular plant
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Class
Agaricomycetes
-
Order
Caryophyllales
-
Family
Polygonaceae
Pinaceae
Genus
Periscaria
Picea
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
-
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Piceoideae Frankis
Number of Species
505
1
27800
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