The Blues Colorado spruce
Picea pungens 'The Blues'
USDA zones2 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size5 to 6 feet tall5 to 6 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Habit
- Columnar
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'The Blues' Colorado spruce (Picea pungens 'The Blues') is a tree for specimen planting, accents, privacy screens, and winter interest. It is hardy to USDA zone 2, or down to -50°F (-46°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows slowly into a columnar evergreen about 5 to 6 feet tall and wide. Birds visit it, and it tolerates drought and salt. Deer and rabbits usually look elsewhere for a meal.
Pairs well with Redmond American linden, Twinflower, and Red fescue.