The Blues Blue Spruce
Picea pungens 'The Blues'
Pronunciation: PY-see-a PUN-jenz
SKU #01939
| Description | With no two plants alike, the strongly weeping branches and irregularly spreading and drooping top create a unique, bright silver-blue specimen. A striking focal point when combined with complementing deep yellows, pinks and greens. Evergreen. |
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| Light | Full sun |
| Watering | Water when top 2 inches of soil is dry. |
| Blooms | Conifer; prized for foliage. |
| Mature Size | Slow growing; reaches 5 to 6 ft. tall and wide, in natural form. |
| Deciduous/Evergreen | Evergreen |
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| Special Features | Dramatic Foliage Color, Easy Care, North American Native Selection, Compact Form |
| Growth Rate | Slow |
| Foliage Color | Blue-green |
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| Companion Plants | Maiden Grass (Miscanthus); Butterfly Bush (Buddleja); Potentilla (Potentilla); Ninebark (Physocarpus); Spirea (Spiraea) |
| Care | Grows in a wide range of well-drained soils. Thrives in cool summer areas. Water deeply, regularly during first few growing seasons to establish an extensive root system. Once established, adapts to less frequent water, but prefers consistent moisture. Apply a general-purpose fertilizer in early spring. May be trained to enhance form. |
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This Plant's Growing Zones: 2-8
Your USDA Cold Hardiness Zone: 6
Good to grow!
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Sunriver, Oregon 97707 -
Lowe's 20501 Cooley Road
Bend, Oregon 97701 -
Lowe's 1313 Sw Canal Boulevard
Redmond, Oregon 97756
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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.