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Kamenz Serbian Spruce
Picea omorika 'Kamenz'
Height: 24 inches
Spread: 4 feet
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Hardiness Zone: 4a
Brand: Iseli
Description:
A wonderful spreading variety that is very slow growing with attractive silver-green foliage and a dense mounding habit; excellent to include in the garden in masses or as a border accent
Ornamental Features
Kamenz Serbian Spruce is a dwarf conifer which is primarily valued in the garden for its interestingly mounded form. It has attractive bluish-green foliage with silver undersides which emerges light green in spring. The needles are highly ornamental and remain bluish-green throughout the winter.
Landscape Attributes
Kamenz Serbian Spruce is a dense multi-stemmed evergreen shrub with a mounded form. It lends an extremely fine and delicate texture to the landscape composition which should be used to full effect.
This is a relatively low maintenance shrub. When pruning is necessary, it is recommended to only trim back the new growth of the current season, other than to remove any dieback. It has no significant negative characteristics.
Kamenz Serbian Spruce is recommended for the following landscape applications;
- Mass Planting
- Rock/Alpine Gardens
- General Garden Use
- Groundcover
Planting & Growing
Kamenz Serbian Spruce will grow to be about 24 inches tall at maturity, with a spread of 4 feet. It tends to fill out right to the ground and therefore doesn't necessarily require facer plants in front. It grows at a slow rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 60 years or more.
This shrub should only be grown in full sunlight. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is quite intolerant of urban pollution, therefore inner city or urban streetside plantings are best avoided, and will benefit from being planted in a relatively sheltered location. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America.
This plant is not reliably hardy in our region, and certain restrictions may apply; contact the store for more information.
