1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Flowering Plants
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
1.3 Origin
North-Central United States, Central United States, Western United States, Texas
North-Central United States
1.4 Types
Blue Toadflax, Old-Field Toadflax
Blue Spruce, Norway Spruce, Picea omorika
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Cultivated Beds
Bog Garden, Woodland Garden Canopy
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 10
A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17
1.9 Habit
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
61.00 cm1,219.20 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
25.40 cm365.76 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Pink, Light Blue, Lavender
Not Available
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Green, Blue Green, Dark Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Blue Green, Gray Green
Blue Green, Dark Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Blue Green, Gray Green
Green, Dark Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Gray Green, Dark Green, Black
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Oval to egg shaped
Needle like
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Not Available
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Cuttings, Divison, Seedlings
Seedlings, Semi-ripe cuttings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
4.8 Fertilizers
use all-purpose fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 12-12-12 amounts, Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Foliar disease, Root rot, Spider mites
Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
5.12 Allergy
Depression, High blood cholestrol, Pain
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Shadow Tree, Wildlife, Windbreak
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Analgesic, Febrifuge, Stomachic
Antiseptic, Digestive, Diuretic, Laxative, Pectoral, Poultice, Salve, Skin Disorders, tuberculosis
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Root
Inner Bark, Seeds
6.2.3 Other Uses
Not Available
Gum, Pitch, Repellent, String, Tannin, Used as a dye, Used for woodware, Used in making musical instruments, Used in paper industry, Waterproofing, Wood is used in construction
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Feature Plant, Hedges, Screening, Wind Break
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
PENSTEMON grandiflorus
PICEA glauca 'Densata'
7.2 Common Name
Large Beardtongue, Shell-leaf Penstemon, Wild Snapdragon
White Spruce
7.2.1 In Hindi
Wild Snapdragon
Black Hills Spruce Tree
7.2.2 In German
Wilde Snapdragon
Weiß-Fichte
7.2.3 In French
Snapdragon sauvage
Épinette blanche
7.2.4 In Spanish
Salvaje Snapdragon
Picea glauca
7.2.5 In Greek
άγρια Snapdragon
Black Hills Spruce Tree
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Selvagem Snapdragon
Pinheiro-do-canadá
7.2.7 In Polish
Dziki Snapdragon
Black Hills Spruce Tree
7.2.8 In Latin
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Coniferophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
Scrophulariaceae
Pinaceae
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Not Available
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Scrophularioideae
Barnadesioideae
8.10 Number of Species