http://www.houseplantgrowing.com/houseplantguide Information and Tips about Growing Houseplants Wed, 10 Jan 2007 23:03:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=8089 http://www.houseplantgrowing.com/houseplantguide/2007/01/10/norfolk-island-pine.htm http://www.houseplantgrowing.com/houseplantguide/2007/01/10/norfolk-island-pine.htm#comments Wed, 10 Jan 2007 22:51:06 +0000 kent http://www.houseplantgrowing.com/houseplantguide/?p=3 Continue reading →]]> There is only one member of the pine family which can safely be recommended for house cultivation.  This is the Norfolk Island pine (Araucaria excelsa), a plant familiar to all.  The foliage is a bright grass-green and the branches are produced in regular whorls of five at short but regular intervals, making a very pretty and symmetrical plant.  It is one of the most popular house plants and is the best formal plant for house decoration.  The Norfolk Island pine will stand a great deal of neglect, so long as it is in a cool place and the soil around the roots is kept moist.

]]> http://www.houseplantgrowing.com/houseplantguide/2007/01/10/norfolk-island-pine.htm/feed 0