Picea pungens 'Iseli Foxtail' ~ Iseli Foxtail Blue Spruce

Iseli Foxtail Blue Spruce is a slow-growing native conifer shrub with horizontal branching forming a refined pyramidal habit.  Its new growth emerges as soft bright blue needles that sharpen as they mature to blue-green and hold their color in winter.  Prefers full sun and rich, moist well-drained acidic soils.   Type:  Shrub, Conifer Origins: Rocky Mountains, USA Height:  30' - 50' Spread:  10' - 20' Spacing:  15’ USDA Hardiness Zone:  2 - 8 Culture:  Full Sun Bloom Color:  N/A Season of Interest:  Year-Round MAINTENANCE NEEDS:  Low maintenance plant. Susceptible to needle cast, rust, and cytospora canker.  Watch for aphids, scale, bagworms and budworms.  Spider mites infestations can severally damage new growth. LANDSCAPE USES:  Specimen or mass plantings, Borders,  Naturalized Areas, Woodland Garden, Foundation Planting, and Containers. COMPANION PLANTS: Ninebark, Weigela, Smoke Tree IMAGES: Ivanhercaz, Picea pungens in Rue H