Pineapple, Anannas - Plant

Want an unusual tropical plant? Growing pineapple plants indoors is easier than you may think and sure to grab attention. The pineapple is a tropical plant with edible multiple fruit consisting of coalesced berries, also called pineapples, and the most economically significant plant in the Bromeliaceae family.

Plant Specifications

*above specification are indicative only. actual dimensions may vary by +-10%

• Common Name: pineapple sage
• Maximum Reachable Height: 2.00 to 3.00 feet
• Flower Colour: golden-yellow
• Bloom Time: September to October
• Difficulty Level: easy to grow

Planting and care

Light: Pineapple prefer full sun, so give them plenty of light. Water: Water profusely throughout its life. Pineapples are truly tropical and do not thrive in cooler, drier weather, although they can withstand short bursts of rather cold weather. Soil: A rich typical potting mix will do fine, but make sure the drainage is immaculate. Pineapple should be watered from the top like other bromeliads. Fertilizer: Feed with a weak liquid fertilizer throughout the growing season.

Pineapple care

Pineapples are easily propagated from either the fruit itself or the mother plant.
A successfully rooted pineapple plant will start to grow within weeks, provided it gets plenty of warmth and adequate moisture. Once rooted, the pineapple will typically take 24 months to produce a mature fruit, although this length will vary depending on your conditions.

• Sunlight: Full sun
• Watering: Medium
• Soil: well-drained
• Temperature: 68 °F
• Fertilizer: Apply any organic fertilizer

Pineapple special feature
Flowers may be used as a garnish, or may be added to fruit cocktails or salads.
Pineapple uses

Medicinal Use

Leaves: used as anthelmintic, cholagogue; fresh juice taken to treat hiccough and constipation
Fruit: used as digestive, diuretic, laxative, diaphoretic and antiscorbutic; used to treat gastric irritability, jaundice
Green fruit: used as abortifacient, anthelmintic, emmenagogue and styptic

• Culinary Use: pine-cone shaped fruit with a crown of stiff prickly leaves and sweet-tasting flesh