Plant Care Blue Spruce

Blue Spruce

About Blue Spruce

Blue Spruce is a popular houseplant 🌿 that is easy to grow and needs regular watering to thrive. They do best in long-lasting, direct light ā˜€ļø and should be less than 1 foot from a window.

Blue Spruce likes soil that is well draining. Your plant shouldn't need added fertilizers if you repot each time it doubles in size.

Blue Spruce belongs to the Picea genus, and is native to the United States.

Taxonomy

Picea pungens
Picea
Pinaceae
Pinales

Also known as

Green spruce, White spruce, Colorado spruce and Colorado blue spruce

How to care for Blue Spruce

Water

How often to water your Blue Spruce

Water needs for Blue Spruce
0.5 cups
every 9

Blue Spruce needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.

Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.

Calculate water needs of Blue Spruce

Water 0.5 cups every
9

Does your plant get direct sunlight?

Select the pot size

5"
Light

Check the growing potential in your area

A plant's growing potential is determined from its location, the time of year, and current local weather.

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Finding light for Blue Spruce in your home

Light needs and placement for plant Blue Spruce: 1ft from a window
1ft or less from
a window

Blue Spruce love being close to bright, sunny windows šŸ˜Ž.

Place it less than 1ft from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.

Blue Spruce does not tolerate low-light 🚫.

Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Blue Spruce in your home šŸ”.

Nutrients

How to fertilize Blue Spruce

Nutrient, fertilizer, and repotting needs for Blue Spruce: repot after 2X growth

Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.

By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.

To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Blue Spruce after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.

FAQs
Difficulty Level

Blue Spruce is generally considered an easy-to-care-for plant and makes a great choice for beginners!


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Propagation

Care Summary for Blue Spruce

Blue Spruce

Blue Spruce


Greg recommends:

Water

0.5 cups every 9 days

Placement

< 1ft from a window

Nutrients

Repot after 2x growth

Based on the 4ā€ pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.

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