Family: Pinaceae
Scientific Name: Picea glauca Rainbows End
Common Name: Rainbows End Dwarf White Spruce
Description | A dwarf spruce with a bright yellow early spring new growth followed with another creamy yellow flush in mid summer. |
Pronunciation | (PI-see-AH)(glaw-cah) |
Plant Type | All Plants, Dwarf Conifers |
Hardiness Zone | 4 |
Sunlight | full to part sun |
Moisture | average |
Soil & Site | prefers well drained moist soil, tolerates average |
Temperature | hardy to -30 to -20 |
Leaves | bright yellow spring growth followed by a mid summer flush of bright creamy yellow |
Dimensions | A dense pyramidal shade reaching 3-5 feet in 10 years. Grows around 3-6" per year. |
Propagation | cuttings |
Cultivar Origin | Discovered by Don House as a sport of Dwarf Alberta Spruce at Iseli Nursery, Boring Oregon (USA) in 1978. |
Notes & Reference | #202-American Conifer Society (www.conifersociety.org),
#201-Isles Nursery web site (www.iselinursery.com) |
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