Blue Wonder Spruce
Extremely cold tolerant blue wonder spruce is also a dwarf evergreen that grows to only 6 feet tall.
Blue wonder spruce. The trouble with blue needled dwarf albert spruce is that they unpredictably revert back to green. It is known for its color but also the shape which is nearly a perfect cone even without trimming. Alberta spruce is grown as christmas trees and fresh cut greens used in holiday decorating. Blue wonder is a cultivar of picea glauca a dwarf spruce that grows slowly and tops out around six feet 2 meters tall.
Water frequency can be reduced once established. This variety was introduced by kordes nursery of germany. The blue wonder spruce is a hardy plant that does well in full and partial sun and in the extreme cold and is salt tolerant. 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.
Oils have some commercial value. Blue wonder does not have this tendency. Albertiana blue wonder is an improved selection of dwarf alberta spruce with striking gray blue needles and dense cone shape. 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.
For a healthy start you will need to water regularly during first growing season.