Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Perennial
Origin
North America
China
Types
Picea glauca, Picea glauca 'Conica'
moneywort, herb twopence,twopenny thot
Number of Varieties
-15
0
40000
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Habitat
moist forests
Near ponds, River side, Wet ground
USDA Hardiness Zone
2-76-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
7-1
9-6
Sunset Zone
A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17
H1, H2, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Pyramidal
Prostrate/Trailing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,220.00 cm760.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
300.00 cm30.50 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red, Yellow
Yellow, Orange
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown, Green, Light Green
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Linear
Cup shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Cuttings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Regular watering during dry periods
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
Soil Type
Loam
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
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
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Birds, Insects
Birds
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Cottage Garden, Formal Garden, Used as Christmas tree
Beautification, Bouquets, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
chest congestion, Chest pain, tuberculosis
Diarrhea
Part of Plant Used
Branch, Leaf Stalks, Leaves
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Used in construction
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Hedges, Screening, Wind Break
Bedding Plant, Bog Garden, Container, Groundcover, Hanging Basket, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
PICEA glauca
LYSIMACHIA congestiflora 'Lyssi'
Common Name
Canada spruce, skunk spruce, cat spruce, single spruce, western white spruce, Porsild spruce, Black Hills spruce
Creeping Jenny, Moneywort, Creeping Charlie
In Hindi
White Spruce
creeping jenny
In German
Weiß-Fichte
Pfennigkraut
In French
Épinette blanche
Lysimaque nummulaire
In Spanish
White Spruce
Lysimachia nummularia
In Greek
White Spruce
creeping jenny
In Portuguese
Pinheiro-do-canadá
creeping jenny
In Polish
Świerk biały
Tojeść rozesłana
In Latin
White Spruce
creeping jenny
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Pinales
Ericales
Family
Pinaceae
Primulaceae
Genus
Picea
Lysimachia
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Piceoideae
-
Number of Species
35200
1
27800
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