Picea glauca 'Pixie'
Pixie Dwarf Alberta Spruce
Pixie Alberta Spruce (Picea glauca ‘Pixie’) is a miniature evergreen with a narrow, dense form and short dark green needles. Rounded buds stand out among the fine foliage and give the plant extra detail at close range.
This tiny selection grows more slowly and remains more compact than the familiar Dwarf Alberta Spruce. It works especially well in a trough, a small rock garden or a container where larger plants would hide it. Let its slim natural outline develop gradually.
Provide sun and consistent moisture while the plant establishes. Give the roots good drainage and allow space for continued growth.
Approximate garden size
• Width: 6 in; larger with age
• Height: 18 in; larger with age
Hardiness
• Hardy to USDA Zone 4; upper limit varies with climate
Best Uses
• Rock Garden
• Container
• Accent Plant
- Plant type
- Conifer, Dwarf Conifer, Evergreen Shrub
- Height
- 18 in+
- Width
- 6 in+
- Hardiness zones
- 4–7
- Sunlight
- Full Sun
- Growth rate
- Very Slow
- Bloom time
- Does not flower
- Flower color
- None
- Leaf color
- Dark Green
- Fall color
- Dark Green
- Soil
- Moist well-drained
- Landscape use
- Accent Plant, Container, Rock Garden
- Shape
- Compact, Narrow Upright
- Fruit
- No
- Fragrant
- No
- Deer resistant
- Yes
- Salt tolerant
- No
- Drought tolerant
- No
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