Picea alcoquiana 'Prostrata'

Also Known As

Picea bicolor 'Prostrata'
Prostrate Alcock's Spruce

Plant type

shrub, conifer

size

H: 10"
W: 24"

planting zones

3a-8b

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Picea alcoquiana 'Prostrata' plant details

Picea alcoquiana 'Prostrata' is a slow-growing evergreen conifer shrub with blue foliage. Grows well with sun and occasional water. Does well in well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something verticillium wilt resistant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Picea alcoquiana 'Prostrata'

Plant type: conifer shrub
Plant family: pinaceae
Foliage: evergreen blue
Mature size: 24 IN wide, 10 IN tall
Uses: border plant, container plant, rock garden, year round interest

GROWING CONDITIONS for Picea alcoquiana 'Prostrata'

USDA Zones: 3a - 8b
Sun exposure: sun
Watering frequency: occasional
Resistant to: deer and rabbit, verticillium wilt
Soil needs: well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Forming a low spreading nest, this dense blue-green conifer reaches only 1't x 2'w in 10 years; from Pruhonice Arboretum in Czech. S/M-D/GDr

By: Forestfarm

Picea bicolor 'Prostrata' - A flat spreading gray Alcock's Spruce. Leaves are small and gray. Plant spreads like a juniper in all directions. Very nice look. Found in Czechoslovakia around 1979.

By: Kigi Nursery

A small spreading form of Alcock's spruce with gray-blue foliage. Possibly the same as Picea x mariorika 'Machala' which is a hybrid between Picea mariana and Picea omorika.