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Baby Blue Eyes Spruce
Picea pungens 'Baby Blue Eyes'
Pronunciation: PY-see-a PUN-jenz
SKU #03843
LIGHT:
Full sun, Partial sun
WATER:
Water when top 2 inches of soil is dry.
SIZE:
Slow growing, 15 to 30 ft. tall, 15 ft. wide.
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| 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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| Bloom Time | Conifer; prized for foliage. |
| Deciduous/Evergreen | Evergreen |
| Special Features | Dramatic Foliage Color, Easy Care, Waterwise |
| Problems/Solutions | Deer Resistant, Rabbit Resistant |
| Growth Rate | Slow |
| Landscape Use | Privacy Screen |
| Foliage Color | Silver-blue |
| Companion Plants | Maiden Grass (Miscanthus); Butterfly Bush (Buddleja); Potentilla (Potentilla); Ninebark (Physocarpus); Spirea (Spiraea) |
| Care Instructions | 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. |
| History | The species Picea pungens is native to the central Rocky Mountains from southern Montana and eastern Idaho south to New Mexico.This semi-dwarf cultivar was discovered in 1972, as a chance seedling in a cultivated group of grafted Picea pungens 'Moerheimii' trees by Verl Holden in his nursery in Silverton, Oregon (P.P. 5,457). |
Details
| 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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| Bloom Time | Conifer; prized for foliage. |
| Deciduous/Evergreen | Evergreen |
| Special Features | Dramatic Foliage Color, Easy Care, Waterwise |
| Problems/Solutions | Deer Resistant, Rabbit Resistant |
| Growth Rate | Slow |
Style
| 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
| Care Instructions | 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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History
| History | The species Picea pungens is native to the central Rocky Mountains from southern Montana and eastern Idaho south to New Mexico.This semi-dwarf cultivar was discovered in 1972, as a chance seedling in a cultivated group of grafted Picea pungens 'Moerheimii' trees by Verl Holden in his nursery in Silverton, Oregon (P.P. 5,457). |
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We have been pioneers and craftsmen in the art of growing plants for nearly
100 years. Since our founding in Southern California by Harry E. Rosedale, Sr.
in 1926, we have been absolutely dedicated and obsessed with quality.
We have been pioneers and craftsmen in the art of growing plants for nearly 100 years. Since our founding in Southern California by Harry E. Rosedale, Sr. in 1926, we have been absolutely dedicated and obsessed with quality.