Picea pungens Edith - Blue Spruce
Picea pungens Edith - Blue Spruce
Picea pungens Edith
Blue Spruce, Colorado Blue Spruce, Colorado Spruce, Silver Spruce
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Description
Picea pungens Edith is a particularly decorative form of blue spruce with its light silver-blue foliage and its beautiful, very regular conical shape. This conifer slowly develops a perfect fir tree silhouette, attractive throughout all seasons. Its foliage is composed of small sharp needles covered with a thick bloom, densely arranged around orange branches. With slow growth and moderate development, this selection finds its place in many gardens. The blue spruce thrives in sunlight, in well-drained soil, even quite dry, preferably slightly acidic to neutral.
Native to the west coast of the United States, and the Rocky Mountains of North America, up to Canada, the Picea pungens, also known as the Colorado blue spruce or blue spruce, is a very hardy evergreen conifer belonging to the pinaceae family. In its natural environment, it grows slowly and has an elegant and regular conical habit, with horizontal and tiered branches. This tree can reach a height of 25 to 40 metres (82 to 131 feet 2 inches), adapts to many soils, and tolerates some drought. Only excessively clayey and extremely chalky soil should be avoided.
The 'Edith' variety, derived from this species, is a horticultural creation. It is an elegant conifer that over time forms a perfect cone of very light colour. Its growth is slow, about 10 cm in height and 5 cm in width each year. After 10 years, it will reach approximately 3 metres (9 feet 10 inches) in height and 80 cm (31.5 in) in width, sometimes a little more in cool and humid climates. When mature, it will reach an average height of 5 metres (16 feet 5 inches) and a width of 2.50 metres (8 feet 2 inches). This blue spruce produces brown-orange branches covered with short and sharp needles, densely and radially arranged. Its young spring shoots are a very bright silver-blue. This colour will last longer if the plant is exposed to sunlight and not subjected to persistent rain. The blue-silver colour of the needles is due to the presence of a waxy and bloom-like film. It will be thicker in the sun and in slightly dry soils. Repeated rains tend to wash it away.
The 'Edith' blue spruce, with its perfect habit and undeniable elegance, is a focal point in the garden. This undemanding conifer thrives in many situations and under various climates. It goes well with stones and geometric lines in a classic or contemporary setting. The reassuring permanence of conifers structurally marks flower beds and the landscape. Consider heathers or very robust ground cover plants to fill their base: variegated periwinkle, creeping cotoneaster (Cotoneaster integrifolius), or even a small botanical rose like the Rosa nitida. The key is to play with volumes and colours!
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Picea
pungens
Edith
Pinaceae
Blue Spruce, Colorado Blue Spruce, Colorado Spruce, Silver Spruce
Cultivar or hybrid
Planting and care
Picea pungens 'Edith' should be planted from September to November and from February to May in well-drained, preferably neutral to acidic soil, even slightly chalky and somewhat dry in summer. A sandy, loamy, humus-rich, or rocky soil, not too chalky, will be perfect. Choose a sunny spot, sheltered from prevailing winds. In overly wet conditions it will be more susceptible to root rot. Soak the root ball well before planting. Add organic fertilizer at planting and water generously in the first few years, and during prolonged drought. Apply a special conifer fertilizer every year in April and weed the soil in summer. This extremely hardy conifer dislikes heavy soils waterlogged in winter. Very dry situations should also be avoided. Pruning is not necessary as this plant expresses its full potential when allowed to grow freely.
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Hardiness is the lowest winter temperature a plant can endure without suffering serious damage or even dying. However, hardiness is affected by location (a sheltered area, such as a patio), protection (winter cover) and soil type (hardiness is improved by well-drained soil).
In temperate climates, pruning of spring-flowering shrubs (forsythia, spireas, etc.) should be done just after flowering.
Pruning of summer-flowering shrubs (Indian Lilac, Perovskia, etc.) can be done in winter or spring.
In cold regions as well as with frost-sensitive plants, avoid pruning too early when severe frosts may still occur.
The harvesting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions in USDA zone 8 (France, England, Ireland, the Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...) fruit and vegetable harvests are likely to be delayed by 3-4 weeks.
In warmer areas (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), harvesting will probably take place earlier, depending on weather conditions.
The sowing periods indicated on our website apply to countries and regions within USDA Zone 8 (France, UK, Ireland, Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...), delay any outdoor sowing by 3-4 weeks, or sow under glass.
In warmer climes (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), bring outdoor sowing forward by a few weeks.
The planting period indicated on our website applies to regions in USDA Zone 9a (East Coast and Midlands: Dublin, Wexford, Waterford, Kilkenny, Portlaoise). It will vary depending on where you live:
- On the west coast and in the north-west (Galway, Limerick, Sligo, Donegal, Westport), delay planting by 1 to 2 weeks in spring and bring it forward by 1 to 2 weeks in autumn compared to the dates given, preferably choosing periods without strong winds.
- In the inland hills and plateaus (Wicklow Mountains, Macgillycuddy’s Reeks, Connemara, Killarney), it is best to plant in spring (April–May) or autumn (September–October), avoiding periods of waterlogged soil in winter and strong winds, which pose the main risk to newly planted trees in these areas.
The flowering period indicated on our website applies to regions in USDA Zone 9a, such as the East Coast and Midlands, including Dublin, Wexford, Waterford, Kilkenny and Portlaoise.
This will vary depending on where you live:
- On the west coast and in the northwest (Galway, Limerick, Sligo, Donegal and Westport), it will be delayed by one to two weeks compared to the given dates, due to stronger Atlantic winds and less spring sunshine.
- In the inland hills and plateaus (the Wicklow Mountains, the Macgillycuddy's Reeks, Connemara and Killarney), flowering will be delayed by two to three weeks. Flowering mainly occurs between May and July, with the limiting factors being less frost and more of the excessive humidity, strong winds and lack of sunshine that are characteristic of these areas.
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