Buy Picea abies 'Formanek'

Also Known As

Formanek Norway Spruce

Plant type

shrub, conifer, groundcover

size

H: 12"
W: 5'

planting zones

3a-9b

#7, 24-30" | $254.99

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Picea abies 'Formanek' plant details

Picea abies 'Formanek' is a slow-growing evergreen groundcover 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 abies 'Formanek'

Plant type: groundcover conifer shrub
Plant family: pinaceae
Foliage: evergreen green
Mature size: 5 FT wide, 12 IN tall
Uses: border plant, container plant, dwarf, rock garden, weeping, year round interest

GROWING CONDITIONS for Picea abies 'Formanek'

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

This prostrate Norway spruce has dark greenfoliage that forms a slow-growing weeping mound. It can be trained over rocks, allowed to carpet the ground, or staked to achieve some height from which the branches will gracefully drape.

By: Conifer Kingdom

The Formanek Norway Spruce can be staked to form a lovely weeping mound, or left unstaked to form a dense carpet of ground cover that creeps nicely over rock walls.

By: Garden World

Picea abies 'Formanek' - A dwarf weeping spreading variety of Norway Spruce. Leaves light green on 4 inch stems that seem to go away from each other at an angle.

By: Kigi Nursery

Raised by 'Formanek' in Czechoslovakia around 1906 and introduced by Wansdyke Nurseries in the UK, it is a slow growing strongly weeping form similar to 'Wingles Pendula' that grows as a flat mat unless staked.