Brighten your landscape with the vibrant color and compact form of Gold Drift Norway Spruce, a distinctive dwarf conifer prized for its brilliant golden-yellow foliage and low-spreading habit. This evergreen forms a dense rounded mound that adds year-round texture and color to rock gardens, borders, foundation plantings, conifer collections, and decorative containers.

Its soft golden needles provide exceptional contrast against darker evergreens and maintain their bright coloration throughout the year, especially during spring and summer growth. Compact, hardy, and easy to maintain, Gold Drift is an outstanding choice for gardeners seeking a colorful evergreen accent that fits beautifully into smaller spaces.

These healthy plants are shipped approximately 12 inches tall in 1 gallon nursery pots and are ready to thrive in the landscape.

• 1 live Gold Drift Norway Spruce
• Approximately 12 inches tall
• 1 gallon pot plant
• Golden dwarf evergreen conifer
• Healthy, rooted landscape plant
• Secure packaging for safe arrival

Growing Information

• Common Name: Gold Drift Norway Spruce
• Botanical Name: Picea abies ‘Gold Drift’
• Plant Type: Evergreen conifer shrub
• Growth Stage: Established potted plant
• Sun Requirements: Full sun to partial shade
• Soil: Well-draining, slightly acidic soil; adaptable to many soil types
• Watering: Moderate; drought tolerant once established
• Mature Height: Approximately 2–3 feet
• Mature Width: Approximately 3–4 feet
• Growth Rate: Slow to moderate
• USDA Zones: 3–7
• Container Friendly: Yes

Care Tip

Plant in full sun for the brightest golden foliage color. Excellent drainage helps maintain healthy roots and dense evergreen growth.

Plant Condition Disclosure

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

Customer Notice for Live Plants

Live plants may experience normal shipping stress such as leaf loss, yellowing, wilting, or minor branch damage.

Please consider local weather before purchasing. Extreme heat, freezing temperatures, severe weather, shipping delays, or unattended packages may increase plant stress.

Due to the perishable nature of live plants, returns are generally not accepted. If there is an issue with your order, please contact us within 48 hours of delivery and provide the required photos for review.

• Photos of the shipping box
• Photo of the shipping label
• Clear photos of the plant from multiple angles
• Scratch test photos if the plant appears dead or dormant

Dormant, stressed, defoliated, wilted, or transit-shocked plants are not automatically considered dead.

Claims submitted without the required photos or more than 48 hours after delivery may not be eligible for review, replacement, or refund.