Picea abies 'Perry's Gold' | Perry's Gold Norway Spruce

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DESCRIPTION
Picea abies 'Perry's Gold' features short needles that emerge bright golden yellow in spring before maturing to soft green, creating a richly textured evergreen canopy that provides year-round interest. The dense branching highlights the changing colors of the foliage, while lighter new growth adds warmth and depth through the growing season. Small reddish female cones and yellow pollen cones appear in spring, bringing subtle seasonal interest among the needles and emphasizing the plant's conifer character.

Selected from the Norway spruce, a species native to northern and central Europe, this cultivar was chosen for its colorful new growth and ornamental appeal. Its evergreen structure and changing foliage tones make it well suited to conifer collections, rock gardens, and mixed borders, where it provides texture and visual interest throughout the seasons.

DESCRIPTION
Picea abies 'Perry's Gold' features short needles that emerge bright golden yellow in spring before maturing to soft green, creating a richly textured evergreen canopy that provides year-round interest. The dense branching highlights the changing colors of the foliage, while lighter new growth adds warmth and depth through the growing season. Small reddish female cones and yellow pollen cones appear in spring, bringing subtle seasonal interest among the needles and emphasizing the plant's conifer character.

Selected from the Norway spruce, a species native to northern and central Europe, this cultivar was chosen for its colorful new growth and ornamental appeal. Its evergreen structure and changing foliage tones make it well suited to conifer collections, rock gardens, and mixed borders, where it provides texture and visual interest throughout the seasons.

 
  • Family: Pinaceae
    Height: 4 ft to 6 ft
    Width: 3 ft to 5 ft
    Foliage color: Bright golden yellow new growth maturing to green needles
    Flower color: Reddish spring pollen cones with tan brown seed cones
    Bloom time: Spring
    Light requirements: Full sun
    Water requirements: Moderate
    Maintenance: Low; prune selectively only as needed to maintain shape and remove damaged branches
    Growing zone: USDA zones 3 to 7
    Wildlife attractors: Songbirds and small mammals feed on seeds with branches providing shelter

    This plant can be seen at The Oregon Garden.

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