Blue Wonder Dwarf Alberta Spruce
Blue wonder is a cultivar of picea glauca a dwarf spruce that grows slowly and tops out around six feet 2 meters tall.
Blue wonder dwarf alberta spruce. You will need to plant your blue wonders 10 20 ft. Do not use insecticidal soap or horticultural oil on dwarf alberta spruce trees even though they are made up of less harsh chemicals because they can affect the attractive blue gray of the. Extremely cold tolerant blue wonder spruce is also a dwarf evergreen that grows to only 6 feet tall. The blue wonder dwarf alberta spruce is a perfect cone of rich blue gray needles forming a dense bush that will be 6 feet tall and just 2 feet wide in ten years.
It is beautiful as a specimen in a rock garden or bed with other shrubs or planted as part of a collection of dwarf evergreens. Albertiana blue wonder is an improved selection of dwarf alberta spruce with striking gray blue needles and dense cone shape. This conifer is native to a number of states adjacent to the canadian border through canada into alaska. Oils have some commercial value.
It can slowly grow up to 1 8 metres in height and one metre wide at maturity. Its stunning gray blue foliage offers a shimmery contrast to monotone landscape palettes. Alberta spruce is grown as christmas trees and fresh cut greens used in holiday decorating. It is known for its color but also the shape which is nearly a perfect cone even without trimming.
Blue wonder blue wonder dwarf alberta spruce. A standout in any garden this conifer is excellent in rock gardens containers framing a doorway or planted in the landscape as a single specimen or multiple grouping. Haal is the first truly stable variety discovered in 1976 by isaac boss owner of hagthorne cottage nurseries in surrey england. The trouble with blue needled dwarf albert spruce is that they unpredictably revert back to green.
It delightfully graces small yards by bringing large scale beauty to small scale landscapes. Blue wonder blue spruce picea glauca also referred to as blue wonder it can survive extreme winter temperature down to 40 degrees. It has a stunning and lovely compact blue gray foliage making it a great alternative to dwarf alberta spruce. Blue wonder spruce picea glauca blue wonder doesn t get lost in a sea of green landscape plants.
The blue wonder spruce is changing the evergreen game with its eye catching bluish grey foliage that lasts year round. The trouble with blue needled dwarf albert spruce is that they unpredictably revert back to green. Apart for a tight hedge row. Does not tend to revert back to green foliage like other cultivars tend to.
They also look great as stand alone trees and accent pieces. This variety was introduced by kordes nursery of germany.