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Picea pungens ‘Procumbens’ (Colorado blue spruce)



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Hardiness Zones: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Botanical Name: Picea pungens ‘Procumbens’ py-SEE-ah PUN-jenz Common Name: Colorado blue spruce Genus: Picea
'Procumbens' is similar to 'Pendula' in color but prostrate in habit, with cascading branches sometimes staying stiffly horizontal. Makes a spreading, undulating, mounding ground cover of silvery white needles.
 Noteworthy characteristics: Effective when draped over a rock wall or slope. Grows about 6-12 inches per year. Mature height varies.
 Care: Prefers deep, moist but well-drained, neutral to acidic soil and full sun to part shade.
 Propagation: Graft in winter.
 Problems: Gall insects, aphids, caterpillars, sawfly, spider mites, lesion nematode, and scale instects. Various wood rots, witches' broom, mistletoe, rust, and needle cast.
Light Full Sun to Part Shade
Moisture Medium Moisture
Characteristics Native; Showy Foliage
Foliage Color Colorful/Burgundy Foliage
Uses Beds and Borders, Ground Covers, Specimen Plant/ Focal Point
Style Rock Garden
Seasonal Interest Winter Interest, Spring Interest, Summer Interest, Fall Interest
Type Trees

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