Buy Picea glauca 'Echiniformis'

Also Known As

Picea abies 'Echiniformis'
Echiniformis Hedgehog Spruce
Echiniformis Miniature Alberta Spruce
Echiniformis White Spruce

Plant type

shrub, conifer

size

H: 12"-24"
W: 12"-24"

planting zones

3a-9b

18" high x 24-30" wide | $351

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Fewer than 15 at Bloom River Gardens

6-9 inch | $46

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Picea glauca 'Echiniformis' plant details

Picea glauca 'Echiniformis' is an evergreen conifer shrub with blue and green foliage. Grows well with sun and even moisture - regular water. Adapts to various soil conditions. Does well in acidic, average, rich and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something verticillium wilt resistant and wind tolerant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Picea glauca 'Echiniformis'

Plant type: conifer shrub
Plant family: pinaceae
Foliage: evergreen blue and green
Mature size: 12 IN - 24 IN - wide, 12 IN - 24 IN - tall
Uses: border plant, compact, container plant, dwarf, miniature, rock garden, year round interest

GROWING CONDITIONS for Picea glauca 'Echiniformis'

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

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Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Zones: 2-8. A minute selection that is among the smallest of conifers. A micro-mini tree with very short gray-green needles and rounded dome. One of the best for close-up scenes on garden railroads, fairy gardens, Bonsai, and troughs. About 7 inches at 10 years. Once established is very hardy. Photos show use as mature plant and Mame (mini) Bonsai. Shipping size: 3-4 inches. MINIATURE

By: Mini Forest By Sky

The White Spruce, Picea glauca, gets as far north as Alaska and can reach well over a 100' in height. In this dwarf witch's broom selection named for the hedge hog for which it resembles, an 18" tall tight prickly bun is an indication you have been growing this well for a long time as an inch or two year is cranking right along.

By: Far Reaches Farm

A miniature variety of White Spruce. Small flat bun with steel blue-grey foliage. Plant grows about 1 inch a year.Very nice for troughs and rock gardens. Found around 1855 in France.

By: Maplestone Ornamentals

Picea glauca 'Echiniformis' - A miniature variety of White Spruce. Small flat bun with steel blue-grey foliage. Plant grows about 1 inch a year.Very nice for troughs and rock gardens.

By: Kigi Nursery

Tight compact with short blue-gray needles. Growing only 1-2 inches a year makes it a good choice for trough or rock gardens.

By: Bloom River Gardens

DWARF. A tidy cushion of dense dark green foliage is commonly called the 'Hedgehog Spruce'. The common name refers to the stiff and prickly needles. It is an old form often confused with others such as Picea abies 'Gregoryana Veitchii'. It has been known since the late 1800's, and supposedly was a German selection.