Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Grass
Origin
North America
South America
Types
Picea glauca, Picea glauca 'Conica'
Pensacola, Argentine, Tifton 9
Number of Varieties
-2
0
40000
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Habitat
moist forests
Wild
USDA Hardiness Zone
2-78-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
7-1
12 - 8
Sunset Zone
A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17
8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17
Habit
Pyramidal
Mat-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,220.00 cm10.20 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
300.00 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red, Yellow
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown, Green, Light Green
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Linear
Needle like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Cuttings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Regular watering during dry periods
Does not require lot of watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Proper mowing practices are necessary
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
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
Medium
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
-
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Birds, Insects
-
Allergy
-
allergic conjunctivitis, Asthma
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Cottage Garden, Formal Garden, Used as Christmas tree
Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
chest congestion, Chest pain, tuberculosis
-
Part of Plant Used
Branch, Leaf Stalks, Leaves
Leaves
Other Uses
Used in construction
Recommended more for beef than for milk production
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Hedges, Screening, Wind Break
Lawns and Turf
Botanical Name
PICEA glauca
PASPALUM notatum
Common Name
Canada spruce, skunk spruce, cat spruce, single spruce, western white spruce, Porsild spruce, Black Hills spruce
Bahia Grass
In Hindi
White Spruce
बाहिया घास
In German
Weiß-Fichte
Bahia Grass
In French
Épinette blanche
l'herbe de Bahia
In Spanish
White Spruce
bahia hierba
In Greek
White Spruce
Bahia γρασίδι
In Portuguese
Pinheiro-do-canadá
bahia grama
In Polish
Świerk biały
Bahia trawy
In Latin
White Spruce
bahia herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Pinales
Poales
Family
Pinaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Picea
Paspalum
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
Paspaleae
Subfamily
Piceoideae
-
Number of Species
351
1
27800
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