Dwarf Blue Subalpine Fir
Abies lasiocarpa 'Glauca Compacta'
Striking blue needles are soft to the touch (not sharply pointed like Spruce) and create a dense, pyramidal form. Excellent specimen for containers, rock gardens or to add structure and year-round color to flowering borders.
| Botanical Pronunciation: | a- bees las-ee-oh-KAR-puh |
| Key feature: | Dramatic Foliage Color |
| Plant type: | Conifer |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Evergreen |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 3 - 7 |
| Light needs: | Full sun |
| Water Needs: | Needs regular watering - weekly, or more often in extreme heat. |
| Average landscape size: | Slow-growing, dense pyramid 3 to 4 ft. tall in 10 years; ultimately 6 to 8 ft. tall, 5 to 6 ft. wide. |
| Growth rate: | Slow |
| Growth habit: | Pyramidal |
| Special features: | Dramatic Foliage Color, Dwarf Plant, Easy Care, North American Native Selection, Year-round Interest |
| Landscape uses: | Container, Rock Garden, Specimen |
| Blooms: | Does not flower |
| Foliage color: | Blue-green |
| Item no.: | 1934 |
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Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Watering can be reduced after establishment. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring.
Striking blue needles are soft to the touch (not sharply pointed like Spruce) and create a dense, pyramidal form. Excellent specimen for containers, rock gardens or to add structure and year-round color to flowering borders.
Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Watering can be reduced after establishment. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring.
| Botanical Pronunciation: | a- bees las-ee-oh-KAR-puh |
| Key feature: | Dramatic Foliage Color |
| Plant type: | Conifer |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Evergreen |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 3 - 7 |
| Light needs: | Full sun |
| Water Needs: | Needs regular watering - weekly, or more often in extreme heat. |
| Average landscape size: | Slow-growing, dense pyramid 3 to 4 ft. tall in 10 years; ultimately 6 to 8 ft. tall, 5 to 6 ft. wide. |
| Growth rate: | Slow |
| Growth habit: | Pyramidal |
| Special features: | Dramatic Foliage Color, Dwarf Plant, Easy Care, North American Native Selection, Year-round Interest |
| Landscape uses: | Container, Rock Garden, Specimen |
| Blooms: | Does not flower |
| Foliage color: | Blue-green |
| Item no.: | 1934 |
