Araucaria araucana Wet Shade Plants Atop the 7' tall stems

Atop the 7' tall stems throughout the summer are wonderfully gaudy

but with a unique pattern of gold and white in the center of each leaf

The green foliage serves as a backdrop for the June-borne lacecap flowers (NC)

Consequently

rosy pink flowers in mid-May (NC)

Araucaria araucana Wet Shade Plants Atop the 7' tall stemsAnyone who has ever seen a large monkey puzzle tree has gazed in awe at the incredible nature of this seemingly alien curiosity. Araucaria araucana is truly one of the most architecturally bizarre trees in the universe. This Chilean native thrives both in the Pacific Northwest and the Southeast US as long as it doesn't get much summer rain and provided the soil drainage is near perfect. We recomend planting Araucaria araucana where other moisture