Product Description:
Araucaria Heterophylla as an indoor potted plant. These plants are very cute and little house plants which are also popular as Christmas trees and people buy it all around the World during winter holidays.. Araucaria Plant is a very easy & low maintenance plant that literally could be cultivated anywhere, bedroom, office desk, dining table, bookshelf etc.
Water:
Araucaria does not require more water for its growth, but watering it with enough water is important. Maintain a regular watering schedule to keep soil moist.
Soil:
Potting mix moist but well-drained and slightly-acidic clay, loamy or sandy soils.
Light:
When taking care of Araucaria as an indoor potted plant, never avoid light. These plants are very light-sensitive and so you must prefer to keep them near windows or light areas. These plants need direct bright light for their growth.
Temperature:
Araucaria as an indoor potted plant is a tropical plant and is not cold hardy. These plants can neither tolerate very high temperatures, nor very cold. The ideal temperature range during the warm period is nothing above 20 degrees Celcius. Wintertime between 10 -15 degrees Celcius.
Fertilizer:
Porous, sandy, peaty, slightly acidic, well-drained potting soil. Full sun is normally best for developing compact symmetrical growth.
Humidity:
Being a tropical plant Araucaria Heterophylla as an indoor potted plant needs high humidity. During the winters these plants face the great issue of humidity.
Cutting:
- use only terminal cuttings
- the cutting should take place in winter
- there need to be at least one whorl of branch and a middle flower bud
- cut more or less 4cm under the whorl of branch
Pruning:
Remove lower branches that have died a common issue with indoor specimens. Remove dead and diseased branches from trees grown outdoors, but other than this, no routine pruning is necessary.
Potting and Repotting:
A potted Norfolk Island pine only needs to be repotted when it’s root bound or the roots are beginning to come out of the drainage hole.
