Picea Abies Daisy’s White Norway Spruce

Picea Abies Daisy’s White is a neat and compact evergreen conifer shrub that grows in a 90-centimetre tall pyramid. In spring its new needles are pale cream hence the name Daisy’s White. It’s a good choice for rockeries, courtyards, containers, slopes and banks.

Picea Abies are commonly known as Norway Spruce. They are hardy conifers native to most of Europe and produce the largest cones of any spruce tree. This cultivar ‘Daisy’s White’ is a dwarf conifer version so it will never get overly large. 

In spring, pale cream needles emerge on branch tips which mature to yellow-green in summer and eventually deep blue-green in autumn. It’s an eye-catching three-toned shrub with an interesting structure in return for very little care. Norway Spruce Daisy’s White grows in a pyramidal shape from the start, so you don’t have to wait for its architectural shape to emerge.

It holds the RHS AGM and Plants for Pollinators badge.

Height and Spread of Picea Abies Daisy’s White
Norway Spruce Daisy’s White is a compact dwarf pyramid that reaches a maximum height of 90 centimetres and spreads over 45 centimetres.

How Hardy is Picea Abies Daisy’s White
This dwarf conifer is very hardy. It’s capable of withstanding freezing UK temperatures plus some drought and pollution.

How To Use Picea Abies Daisy’s White
An excellent slow-growing punctuation point for rockeries, slopes, patio containers and mixed border backbone planting. Its pale pyramid brings year-round colour, shape and textures to a wide variety of country and urban courtyard spaces. It’s an interesting alternative to evergreen greens and blues.

This is a great choice for time-pressed gardeners because Daisy’s White needs barely any care to look handsome.

How To Care For Picea Abies Daisy’s White
Norway Spruce Daisy’s White is easy to grow and care for.
It prefers acidic to neutral soil but will manage in alkaline ground with an annual top-up of bracken or pine-based mulch. Alternatively, grow it in a container of ericaceous compost, but be sure to regularly water and feed it plus prop the container on feet to enable good drainage. Daisy’s White does not like constantly soggy soil.  Grow it in full sun or partial shade in exposed or sheltered spots. Pruning isn’t required.