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Botanical Pronunciation:
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PY-see-uh GLAW-kuh
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Key feature:
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Dramatic Foliage Color
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Plant type:
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Conifer
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Patent Act:
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Asexual reproduction of plants protected by the Plant Patent Act is prohibited during the life of the patent.
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Deciduous/evergreen:
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Evergreen
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Cold hardiness zones:
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2 - 8
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Light needs:
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Partial to full sun
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Water Needs:
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Once established, needs only occasional watering.
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Average landscape size:
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Slow growing 6 ft. tall, 2 to 3 ft. wide.
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Growth rate:
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Slow
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Growth habit:
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Compact, Narrow
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Special features:
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Deer Resistant, Dramatic Foliage Color, Dwarf Plant, Easy Care, North American Native, Year-round Interest
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Landscape uses:
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Container, Very Wet Areas, Windbreak
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Problem/solution:
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Deer Resistant, Very Wet Areas
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Blooms:
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Does not flower
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Foliage color:
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Gray-green
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Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Watering can be reduced after establishment. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. Pruning time: winter.
Design Ideas
This beautiful blue needled evergreen with its dense, conical form is perfect for formal gardens. Use in conjunction with short sheared hedges and parterres. Try two to flank a fountain, entry door, gateway or classical sculpture. Incorporate into foundation planting for welcome verticals between windows with geometry that is stunning under snow. Combine with other evergreens in shrub borders for diversity of form and color and with flowering and colored foliage shrubs.
Planting Instructions:
Dig hole twice as wide and just as deep as the root ball. Place the plant into the new hole making sure that the top of the root ball is level with existing soil line. Fill in the hole, using planting mix at a ratio of 2 shovels native soil to 1 shovel planting mix (pack down soil around the root ball so that your soil doesn't settle). With extra soil make a well around the plant to retain water. Don't forget the Seaweed Extract, mix in 1 and ¼ ounces of extract to 1 gallon of water pour around base of plant. In three weeks retreat with Seaweed Extract.
Fertilizing During The Season:
You will want to fertilize in April, June, and September, we suggest Yum Yum its a great organic fertilizer designed for our soil. Don't forget to use a Winterizer or Yum Yum Winterizer in November and January to help promote vigorous root systems.
