Picea pungens 'Blue Totem', Colorado Blue Spruce summer dormant variegated leaves and willowy stems

variegated leaves and willowy stems purportedly used in basketry

Mature size: 6-8 inches tall and slowwly spreading

Showy lace-cap flowers begin light pink becoming an almost cranberry-red with age (especially with colder temperatures)

a focal point

This is one tropical-looking plant but in 2013 it made it through 8º F

Picea pungens 'Blue Totem', Colorado Blue Spruce summer dormant variegated leaves and willowy stemsA symmetrical, upright, some might say columnar, version of the Colorado Blue Spruce. Living up to its name with a sophisticated and consistent dusty blue green needle color. Drought tolerant once established. Mature size: 8 ft tall x 2 ft wide in 10 years Minimum temperature: 30 F