Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Grass
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
-
Western United States
Types
Switchgrass
Blue Spruce
Number of Varieties
45020
0
40000
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Habitat
Wet lands
Rocky areas, stream banks, Woodland Garden Canopy
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99992-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
7-1
Sunset Zone
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17
Habit
-
Pyramidal
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm300.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
40.00 cm240.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Indigo
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Brown
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Green, Blue Green, Steel Blue
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Blue Green, Steel Blue
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Green, Blue Green, Steel Blue
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Blue Green, Steel Blue
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Needle like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
-
Very Slow
Type of Soil
Moist
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Grafting, Seedlings, Semi-ripe cuttings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires watering in the growing season
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
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, Alkaline
Soil Type
Moist
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
Aphids, Canker, Needle rust, Scale
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
-
-
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
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Deers
Birds, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
small hedge
Showy Purposes, Used as Christmas tree
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Windbreak
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Diuretic, Prevention of convulsion
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Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Flowers, Inner Bark, Seeds
Other Uses
Used as Biofuel
Paper pulp, Wood is used in construction
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
-
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall, Screening, Wind Break
Botanical Name
PANICUM
PICEA pungens 'Baby Blue Eyes'
Common Name
Panicum
Dwarf Blue Spruce
In Hindi
panikom
Dwarf Blue Spruce
In German
panikom
Dwarf Blue Spruce
In French
panikom
Dwarf Blue Spruce
In Spanish
panikom
Enano Blue Spruce
In Greek
Panicum
Νάνος Blue Spruce
In Portuguese
Panicum
Anão Blue Spruce
In Polish
Panicum
Dwarf Blue Spruce
In Latin
Panicum
Blue dwarf Spruce
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Coniferophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Poales
Pinales
Family
Poaceae
Pinaceae
Genus
Panicum
Picea
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
-
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Panicoideae
Piceoideae
Number of Species
45035
1
27800
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