Baby Blue Eyes Spruce
Picea pungens 'Baby Blue Eyes'
Pronunciation: PY-see-a PUN-jenz
SKU #03843
| Description | Slower growing than the native Colorado spruce, this semi-dwarf selection is useful for smaller landscapes and confined spaces. Dense, eye-catching silvery blue-green foliage holds its color well. Growing only a few inches per year, it develops a broad, pyramidal form. Evergreen. |
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| Light | Full sun, Partial sun |
| Watering | Water when top 2 inches of soil is dry. |
| Blooms | Conifer; prized for foliage. |
| Mature Size | Slow growing, 15 to 30 ft. tall, 15 ft. wide. |
| Deciduous/Evergreen | Evergreen |
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| Special Features | Dramatic Foliage Color, Easy Care, Waterwise |
| Problems/Solutions | Deer Resistant, Rabbit Resistant |
| Growth Rate | Slow |
| Landscape Use | Privacy Screen |
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| Foliage Color | Silver-blue |
| Companion Plants | Maiden Grass (Miscanthus); Butterfly Bush (Buddleja); Potentilla (Potentilla); Ninebark (Physocarpus); Spirea (Spiraea) |
| Care | Provide well-drained, slightly acidic soil. Thrives in cool summer areas. Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. May be watered deeply, less frequently when established. Apply a general purpose fertilizer in early spring. |
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This Plant's Growing Zones: 2-8
Your USDA Cold Hardiness Zone: 5
Good to grow!
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Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52402 -
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Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52404
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