Buy Picea glauca 'Jean's Dilly'

Also Known As

Jean' Dilly White Spruce
Jean's Dilly Black Hills Spruce
Jean's Dilly Dwarf Alberta Spruce

Plant type

shrub, conifer

size

H: 3'-5'
W: 18"-30"

planting zones

3a-9b

12-15 inch | $66

Shipping based on order size & destination

Fewer than 15 at Bloom River Gardens

4-5 feet | $351

Shipping based on order size & destination

Fewer than 15 at Bloom River Gardens

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Picea glauca 'Jean's Dilly' plant details

Picea glauca 'Jean's Dilly' is an evergreen conifer shrub with green foliage. Grows well with sun and regular water. Does well in average and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something verticillium wilt resistant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Picea glauca 'Jean's Dilly'

Plant type: conifer shrub
Plant family: pinaceae
Foliage: evergreen green
Mature size: 18 IN - 30 IN - wide, 3 FT - 5 FT - tall
Uses: border plant, compact, miniature, rock garden, year round interest

GROWING CONDITIONS for Picea glauca 'Jean's Dilly'

USDA Zones: 3a - 9b
Sun exposure: sun
Watering frequency: regular
Resistant to: deer and rabbit, verticillium wilt
Soil needs: average and well-drained

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Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Pronounced 'John's Dilly' (with a bit of a French accent!) Wonderful deep green fine-textured needles; one of the best Dwarf Albertas. An introduction by Iseli nursery.

By: Bloom River Gardens

This is one of our favorite trees for miniature gardening, and a best seller. This Dwarf Spruce is a pleasure to grow year 'round. It keeps it's shape over time with it dense, new needles twisting out of the end of the branches in the springtime. Good anchor tree for a miniature garden bed. Can be decorated for the holidays. True diminutive form of the dwarf Alberta spruce. Pronounced 'John's Dilly' and named after its founder, Jean Iseli. Upright cone shape. Growth rate: 2 to 3" year. Cold hardy zones: 2-6, or -40 °F. Heat zones 6-1. Part or full sun. Regular water. An outdoor plant.

By: Two Green Thumbs Miniature Garden Center

Zones: 2-8. This is LiveScale© perfection for all small scale plantings such as garden railroads, fairy gardens, container gardens and troughs. A smaller, slower growing sport of the Dwarf Alberta spruce, Jean's Dilly has dark green short needles forming a narrow pointed cone. Very slow growth (untrimmed) to about 12 inches at 10 years. Jean's Dilly is a great choice for hardiness, easy care and needing little or no pruning to stay small. Prefers full sun, slightly acid soil, kept moist but well drained. It has performed well even in hot summer areas with automated, regular irrigation and afternoon shade. Jean's Dilly is a great choice for hardiness, easy care and needing little or no pruning to stay small. It has performed well even in hot summer areas (with automated, regular irrigation and afternoon shade). Best in slightly acid soil, kept moist but well drained. Shipping size: 4-6 inches. MINIATURE

By: Mini Forest By Sky

Picea glauca 'Jean's Dilly' - Pronounced "John's" Dilly, this extraordinary, Alberta type selection is perfect for the miniature Christmas Tree or Fairy Gardens you see potted up in all the stores. Much smaller, denser and slower growing than other Alberta types, its short, fine needles display a distinctive twist during the growing season. Spring growth starts about 3-4 weeks later than 'Conica's.

By: Kigi Nursery

Extraordinary selection with shorter, thinner needles and a more compact habit. Grows at two-thirds the rate of normal Dwarf Alberta Spruce. Hardy to Zone 4. A height of 4 to 5 feet can be reached in 10 to 15 years.