Picea glauca 'Cecilia'

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Picea glauca 'Cecilia'

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Kemper Code: L680

Common Name: white spruce
Zone: 3 to 6
Plant Type: Needled evergreen
Family: Pinaceae
Missouri Native: No
Native Range: None
Height: 1.5 to 2 feet
Spread: 1.5 to 2 feet
Bloom Time: Non-flowering Bloom Data
Bloom Color: Non-flowering
Sun: Full sun
Water: Medium
Maintenance: Low

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Plant Culture and Characteristics

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Uses:		Wildlife:	Flowers:	Leaves:	Fruit:
Hedge	Suitable as annual	Attracts birds	Has showy flowers	Leaves colorful	Has showy fruit
Shade tree	Culinary herb	Attracts	Has fragrant flowers	Leaves fragrant	Fruit edible
Street tree	Vegetable	hummingbirds	Flowers not showy	Good fall color	Other:
Flowering tree	Water garden plant	Attracts	Good cut flower	Evergreen	Winter interest
Gr. cover (<1')	Will naturalize	butterflies	Good dried flower		Thorns or spines

General Culture:

Easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soil in full sun. Prefers moist, sandy or loamy soils. Very tolerant and adaptable to a wide range of climatic and soil conditions.

Noteworthy Characteristics:

This Alberta spruce cultivar is a dwarf, needled evergreen shrub which forms a tight, bluish-green, flat-topped globe typically rising to 18-24" tall with a similar spread. Slow growing (3-6" per year).

Problems:

No serious insect or disease problems. Susceptible to red spiders, bagworms and root rot.

Uses:

May be used in the border front or rock garden or as a small specimen or as part of a foundation planting.