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Bromeliaceae
Pineapple
Ananas comosus
Also known as Wild pineapple, Pine, Ananas, Bromelia comosa
Tropical Plants · Edibles & Herbs · Indoor Plants · Native Plants · Tropical · Bromeliad · Edible Fruit · Fruiting Plant · Pineapple · Indoor · Slow Growing · Ornamental · Houseplant · Full Sun
Pineapple plants thrive in bright, full sun for at least 6–8 hours a day and prefer warm temperatures above 60°F. Water moderately every 7–10 days, letting the topsoil dry slightly between waterings, and use a well-draining, slightly acidic potting mix. With patience, a healthy plant can produce a fruit in 18–24 months — making it a rewarding edible houseplant or patio specimen.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 8 hours
- Watering
- Water the soil and into the leaf cups moderately; allow the top inch of soil to dry between waterings · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 4–6
- Temperature
- -20°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 5a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 3.9 ft
- Spacing
- 36 in apart
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Fruit
- Yes
- Foliage
- Green · Coarse
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Andaman Is., Angola, Argentina Northeast, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Bismarck Archipelago, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Cayman Is., Central African Repu, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Comoros, Congo
- Attracts
- Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Sources: trefle
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