Species · genus Araucaria · Araucariaceae

Norfolk Island Pine

Araucaria heterophylla (Salisb.) Franco

Also known as: Star Pine · Norfolk Island Araucaria

Growth habit

tree

Native range

Norfolk Is.

Reference · A. heterophylla

Cultivars of A. heterophylla

The named forms growers keep — each with its own page, each honest about how much we know.

No named cultivars catalogued under A. heterophylla yet. When growers document a stable, named form, it earns its own page here.

Guide

The species-level account. Cultivar pages build on this and say where they differ.

An evergreen conifer endemic to Norfolk Island, where it grows as a tall tree in mild, breezy oceanic conditions. Indoors it wants a bright spot with even, moderate moisture; water when the top inch or two of mix has dried, and never let it sit in standing water, as the roots resent constant wetness. It tolerates average household humidity but appreciates good airflow and steady, not scorching, light.

Care recipe

The species record — the baseline every cultivar inherits unless it says otherwise.

Care notes are early — not yet verified

Light: ai:claude-opus-4-8
Water: ai:claude-opus-4-8 (range 7-14d)
Humidity: ai:claude-opus-4-8
Soil: ai:claude-fable-5
Care: ai:claude-fable-5

Light

Bright, indirect

Water

≈ every 14 days

Humidity

Medium

Temperature

10–24 °C

Soil mix

Peat-based mix with sand or perlite for drainage

Propagation

Seed; semi-hardwood cuttings from upright leaders

Fertilizing

Balanced liquid feed monthly in spring and summer

Growth rate

Slow

Flowering

Does not flower indoors; the classic Norfolk Island Pine

ToxicityAuthoritative · species

Not yet documented

This is where toxicity lives — every cultivar of this species inherits it and none can override it.

Reference images

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Sources: ai:claude-opus-4-8 · ai:claude-opus-4-8 (range 7-14d) · ai:claude-fable-5

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