Dwarf Globe Blue Spruce
Picea pungens 'Globosa'
Pronunciation: PY-see-a PUN-jenz glo-BOH-suh
SKU #06469
| Description | This charming, globe-shaped evergreen shrub is dwarf, flat-topped and densely branched. The bright blue needles hold their color all year long, but are a brighter hue in summer. Provides a unique accent for that special spot in the garden. |
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| Light | Full sun, Partial sun |
| Watering | Water when top 2 inches of soil is dry. |
| Blooms | Conifer; prized for foliage. |
| Mature Size | Slowly growing; reaches 3 to 5 ft. tall, 5 to 6 ft. wide. |
| Deciduous/Evergreen | Evergreen |
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| Special Features | Dramatic Foliage Color, Easy Care, Compact Form, Benefits Birds |
| Problems/Solutions | Deer Resistant, Rabbit Resistant, Road Salt Tolerant |
| Growth Rate | Slow |
| Growth Habit | Rounded |
| Landscape Use | Container, Privacy Screen, Windbreak |
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| Design Ideas | This little beauty is like a shining sapphire in gardens of hardy green dwarf shrubs. Use it a single accent in Asian schemes or for contrast in gardens heavy in cool colors. Adds brightness to dark parts of the yard and makes a nice low hedge against an emerald lawn. However, its real value is as a simple specimen. |
| Foliage Color | Silver-blue |
| Companion Plants | Switch Grass (Panicum); Weigela (Weigela); Speedwell (Veronica); Dwarf Ninebark (Physocarpus); Smoke Tree (Cotinus) |
| Care | Prefers humus-rich, slightly acidic, moist, well-drained soils. Water deeply and regularly during the first few growing seasons to establish an extensive root system. Prefers even moisture but can tolerate periodic drought when well-established. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. |
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This Plant's Growing Zones: 2-8
Your USDA Cold Hardiness Zone: 5
Good to grow!
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Lowe's 24505 S. Wheatlands Parkway
Aurora, Colorado 80016 -
Pine Lane Nursery 18200 APACHE DR.
Parker, Colorado 80134 -
The Big Tool Box 19850 Cockriel Dr
Parker, Colorado 80134
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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.