Tropicals > Ananas > Ananas comosus > Ananas comosus
Ananas comosus
Pineapple
Origin: Brazil, South America.
| Family |
| Bromeliaceae |
| Genus |
| Ananas |
| Species |
| comosus |
| Category |
| Tropicals |
| Type |
| Shrub (evergreen) |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 11 - 12 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Cool season protection under glass. |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H1 |
| Height |
| 100-150 cm |
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Description and Growing Information
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| Landscape |
| Crop for human consumption and indoors as houseplants, on a patio or in a garden in warmer climates as an accent plant. |
| Cultivation |
| Grows best in full sun and in rich, moist, loose, acidic sandy soils. |
| Shape |
| Mounding. |
| Growth |
| Slow |
| Pests |
| Diseases include pink disease, bacterial heart rot, anthracnose, fungal heart rot, root rot, black rot, butt rot, fruitlet core rot, and yellow spot virus. Pests that commonly affect pineapple plants include scales, thrips, mites, mealybugs, and ants. |
| Flower Description |
| Pineapple-shaped fuzzy blooms. |
| Fruit Description |
| Bright yellow to brown edible Pineapple fruit. |
| Colour Description |
| Purple to red blooms. |
| Texture Description |
| Coarse. |
| Propagation |
| By crowns, slips or suckers. |
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