Picea pungens ‘The Blues’
$59.95
Eastern States dispatch. TAS-certified direct route available for volume orders. WA & NT routed via Plant Concierge.
- Strongly Weeping Habit
- Intense Silver-Blue Needles
- Highly Individual Character
- Rare Collector's Cultivar
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The Living Blue Waterfall
Picea pungens ‘The Blues’ is a breathtaking, strongly weeping selection of the Colorado Blue Spruce. Possessing an entirely unique and irregular character, every single specimen grows differently. If staked to a central leader, it creates a towering, sculptural blue waterfall; if left unsupported, it crawls and cascades, draping its intense silver-blue branches beautifully over retaining walls, boulders, and steep banks. Due to its slow growth and immense popularity at horticultural events, this cultivar is exceptionally difficult to source. We leverage our premium Victorian growing network to hunt down historic 200mm stock for our most dedicated landscape designers.
Pot Size: Historic 200mm (When Available)
Est. Plant Height: Approx. 40cm tall (200mm pot), measured from base to tip
Growth Habit: Strongly weeping, irregular, and cascading (highly variable based on training)
Style: Living Sculpture / Rock Garden Focal Point / Cascading Accent
APPROXIMATE ACTUAL PLANT SIZE: 40CM TALL (200MM POT)*
*Heights are measured from the base of the pot to the highest growing tip. Because of its weeping nature, the structural form will vary significantly from plant to plant.
There are very few conifers that offer the landscape designer as much creative freedom as Picea pungens ‘The Blues’. Unlike traditional upright spruces, this remarkable cultivar lacks a dominant apical leader. Instead, it is a strongly weeping, intensely silver-blue living sculpture. Its final form is entirely up to you: stake it upwards to create a dramatic, cascading focal point, or leave it unsupported to drape elegantly over large boulders, retaining walls, and terraced banks.
Because every specimen develops its own distinct character, ‘The Blues’ has always been a perennial favourite at our in-person horticultural events. However, we must manage expectations regarding its availability. This is an incredibly slow-growing cultivar, and since 2024, it has been facing severe, ongoing supply shortages across the entire Australian nursery network. It takes years for production nurseries to cultivate a robust 200mm starter.
When our trusted TAS-certified Victorian growers do release a small batch, they sell out almost instantly. This page serves as a collector advisory: if you require this spectacular weeping blue spruce for a future landscape project, we highly advise registering for the waitlist so we can secure one on your behalf the moment they become available.
- A Living Sculpture: No two plants are exactly alike. Its irregular, weeping habit allows it to be trained and sculpted to fit perfectly into your specific landscape vision.
- The Cascading Form: When left un-staked, it becomes an unparalleled trailing feature, spilling intensely blue foliage over rockeries, stone walls, and slopes.
- Brilliant Silver-Blue: Retains the highly prized, vivid icy-blue needle colour of the Colorado Blue Spruce year-round, adding incredible contrast to green landscapes.
- Investment Rarity: A highly sought-after, difficult-to-source grafted cultivar that adds profound botanical and architectural value to any serious collection.
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Detailed Description and Specs
Picea pungens ‘The Blues’ represents the pinnacle of weeping conifers. Selected from the Colorado Blue Spruce, this cultivar was bred specifically for its lack of apical dominance and its dramatic, cascading habit. Where traditional spruces offer symmetry, ‘The Blues’ offers movement, asymmetry, and flow. It is a plant that invites interaction, asking the gardener to stake it, train it, or let it sprawl natively across the terrain.
Historically sourced in highly limited batches of 200mm pots from our trusted Victorian network, this plant requires patience from the collector. Because of ongoing network shortages, securing one is a matter of timing. When acquired, it serves as the ultimate focal point for rock gardens, Japanese-style landscapes, and modern architectural courtyards, demanding attention with its intense, icy-blue foliage.
Here’s why we think you’ll love ‘The Blues’:
- Species/Cultivar: Picea pungens ‘The Blues’ (Weeping Colorado Blue Spruce)
- Provenance: Network-sourced grafted stock (VIC)
- Growth Habit: Strongly weeping, irregular, and sprawling; highly trainable
- Foliage: Dense, intense silver-blue needles year-round
- Best For: Rock gardens, draping over walls, living sculptures, and high-end focal points
Care and Planting Guide
Cultivating ‘The Blues’ successfully requires attention to its training in the early years and ensuring it receives maximum sunlight.
- Sunlight: Requires absolute full sun. The brilliant silver-blue wax on the needles only develops properly under intense, direct sunlight. Shade will result in a green, sparse plant.
- Soil & Drainage: Highly adaptable but demands excellent drainage. It thrives in rockeries and raised beds. Never plant it in a depression where water pools permanently.
- Training & Staking: Decide its final form early. If you want a vertical cascade, implement a sturdy, long-lasting stake immediately upon planting and continually tie the leader upwards. If you want a groundcover, simply let it run.
- Watering: Water deeply through the first few summers to establish a strong root system, after which it becomes quite resilient and drought-tolerant.
Shipping and Delivery
Eastern States (NSW, ACT, VIC, QLD, SA)
Eligible for standard shipping via our secure specialist plant freight network. We source stock directly from our trusted premium Victorian growers, allowing for seamless delivery without additional biosecurity treatment.
Tasmania (TAS)
Because our network includes Tasmanian-certified VIC growers, eligible 200mm orders can travel the direct certified pathway into Tasmania. However, Bass Strait freight carries a baseline cost. To ensure the shipping cost per plant is economically viable for you, this direct route requires a minimum volume—typically a mixed order of 6 to 8 x 200mm pots. Orders below this volume are handled seamlessly through our Plant Concierge. Start your enquiry at Plant Concierge.
Western Australia & Northern Territory (WA & NT)
Shipping to WA and NT is safely handled through our Plant Concierge. Because ‘The Blues’ is a Picea and not a true pine (Pinus), it is completely exempt from the strict state pine bans. A licensed quarantine specialist carries out all mandatory treatments and inspections under your state’s protocol before they’re forwarded to you. Start your enquiry at Plant Concierge.
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