Araucaria araucana Comptonia but also grows well in

but also grows well in all but the driest of woodland garden sites

which reaches to 6' tall and holds large red berries

" has bright red stems ending in carmine-red traps

Although each goblet flower lasts only one day

spreading patch (3' wide in 3 years) of cut-leaf light green foliage is literally smothered in fall with delightful 2" airy clusters of small blue-violet flowers (RHS 92A)

Araucaria araucana Comptonia but also grows well inAnyone 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