Picea pungens 'Lucretia' Dwarf Blue Spruce
Original price
$45.00
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Original price
$45.00
Original price
$45.00
$45.00
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$45.00
Current price
$45.00
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Picea pungens 'Lucretia' is a compact dwarf Colorado Spruce prized for its dense, rounded form and exceptionally intense silver-blue foliage. The striking blue color is deeper and more pronounced than many other dwarf Colorado Spruce selections, making 'Lucretia' a standout evergreen for year-round garden interest. With a slow-growing, compact habit reaching approximately 2 ft tall and 3 ft wide in 10 years, it is an excellent choice for smaller landscapes, rock gardens, containers, and collector gardens.
- Growth Habit: Compact, dense, rounded, and dwarf
- 10-Year Size: Approximately 2 ft tall and 3 ft wide
- Growth Rate: Slow
- Foliage: Striking silver-blue needles with exceptionally intense blue coloration
- Fall Color: Evergreen; maintains its blue foliage year-round
- Origin: Dwarf selection of Colorado Spruce (Picea pungens)
- Light: Full sun
- Soil: Well-drained soil
- Hardiness: Zones 3–8
- Best Uses: Rock gardens, containers, collector gardens, foundation plantings, borders, and small landscapes
- Best Feature: Exceptionally intense silver-blue foliage on a compact dwarf form
- Garden Interest: Year-round evergreen color and structure
- Why You'll Love It: 'Lucretia' combines the distinctive blue foliage of Colorado Spruce with a beautifully compact size, making it an excellent choice for smaller gardens and conifer collections.