ARAUCARIA/ CHRISTMAS PLANT/ X-MAS PLANT – LIVE PLANT

Soil: Araucaria loves laterite red soil. Soil should be rich in organic matter and free from any pest or disease infestation. Soil should be well-drained, good water holding capacity and firm. It can be grown well in common garden soil or potting media.

Water: Araucaria requires a moderate amount of water for its growth and development. One glass of water every alternate day for indoor pot plants is enough under ambient climatic conditions.

Climate: Araucaria adapts vast climatic conditions from temperate to tropical. Its tin needle leaves and erect plant stature allows it to grow under any condition. Araucarias requires filtered/ semi-shade or full sunlight for its good growth. It can be grown in direct sunlight.

Nutrition: Araucaria requires a good amount of organic matter which can be provided through well-decomposed farmyard manure, vermicompost, or leaf mold.

Protection: Araucarias are home to armored scales, mealybugs, and white woolly aphids. Provide a good amount of sunlight, optimum water, and once in a month handful manure of choice to keep all infestation at bay. Lady Bird Beetle is natural enemy to most of the pests; so if you found them feeding on aphids, you have an unpaid skilled gardener at work.