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Picea pungens
'Blue Mist'
Blue Mist Colorado Spruce
Origin: Introduced in 1973 at Oro-Green Nursery of Oregon, United States of America. named by Jean Iseli, of Iseli Nursery, Boring, Oregon, United States of America.
| Family |
| Pinaceae |
| Genus |
| Picea |
| Species |
| pungens |
| Cultivar |
| 'Blue Mist' |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Shrub (evergreen) |
| Pronunciation |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 3 - 7 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 1a - 7a |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H7 - H5 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| (-37) - (-12) |
| Temperature (°F) |
| (-35) - 10 |
| Height |
| 60-120 cm |
| Spread |
| 120-180 cm |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| General Description |
| A dwarf conifer, broadly pyramidal with bright blue needles. |
| Landscape |
| Its incredibly bright blue foliage make it an excellent selection for any landscape. |
| Cultivation |
| Full sun in well-drained soil. |
| Shape |
| Dense, rounded, and spreading. |
| Growth |
| Slow |
| ID Characteristic |
| Incredibly bright blue with short needles. |
| Pests |
| Relatively pest free, risk of occasional spruce canker. |
| Habitat |
| Horticultural origin. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Coarse texture, platy, exfoliating and becoming more intense with maturity. |
| Flower/Leaf Bud Description |
| Slender, cylindrical and approximately 4-7 cm long. |
| Leaf Description |
| Extraordinary short, bright blue needles, about 2-3 cm long. |
| Flower Description |
| Monoecious. |
| Fruit Description |
| Dull and slender, expanding with age to approximately 5 cm. |
| Colour Description |
| During summer and spring the foliage is a dull blue until winter when the bloom becomes a beautiful bright blue. |
| Texture Description |
| Very coarse textured. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Whistling Gardens, Wilsonville, Ontario, Canada. |
| Propagation |
| Graft onto rootstock of Picea pungens well into the winter months to ensure the tree is dormant. Soaking bases in 200 ppm IBA for 3 minutes will assist in successful propagation. |
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