| Description | Considered a semi-dwarf blue Spruce. |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | (PIE-see-a)(PUN-genz) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Trees Coniferous |
| Hardiness Zone | 3-7 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average, moist well drained |
| Leaves | needles, glaucous blue |
| Dimensions | 20 plus feet tall, spreading 10 feet, upright pyramidal |
| Propagation | Plant patent PP5,457 |
| Cultivar Origin | Discovered as a chance seedling in a cultivated group of grafted Picea pungens ‘Moerheimii’ trees (1972). |
| Misc Facts | "Genus name is reportedly derived from the Latin word pix meaning pitch in reference to the sticky resin typically found in spruce bark". (#144) |
| Author's Notes | I read on a gardening blog that one person described this plant as a "largish semi-dwarf". As with many plant descriptions, they rate the plant much smaller than it will reach. I have observed mature Baby Blue Eyes over 20 feet tall with a spread of 1/2 to 3/4 the height. |
| Notes & Reference | #144-Missouri Botanical Gardens web site (www.missouribotanicalgarden.org) |
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