Pineapple

Pineapple Care

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What is the plant

Is a herbaceous perennial plant with a strongly shortened stem and a dense rosette of leaves. Leaves are rigid linear xiphoid 50-120cm long and 3-6 cm wide, toothed at the edges, spiny. Adult plants can grow up to 1 meter tall and up to 2 meters in diameter. From the basal rosette of leaves grows a fleshy stem, on top of which a peduncle is formed up to 30-60 cm long. The inflorescence is spike-shaped, ending at the top with a "sultan" - a rosette of small bract leaves. It is this fruit rosette that can be seen on pineapple fruits that are sold in stores. The spike-shaped inflorescence has more than a hundred greenish-white or slightly purple nondescript flowers. Each flower is covered with a red or green bract. Flowering is long, about one month. At the beginning, the flowers bloom at the bottom of the inflorescence, then-adjacent to them, and so on to the top. The coplodium, formed after fertilization of numerous inflorescence flowers, resembles in appearance

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Humidity

High

Lighting

Full Sun

Temperature

18°C - 20°C

Hardiness zone

max 13b

Difficulty

Medium

Hibernation

Normal

How to Care for the Plant

Water
Water your pineapple plant profusely throughout its life. As with most bromeliads, you should never allow your pineapple to sit in water, and always water it from the top down. Pineapples will grow slower if they're not receiving enough water, but are generally more tolerant of being under-watered rather than over-watered.
Pruning
Doesnt need to be pruned
Fertilizer
Feed young pineapple plants with a weak liquid fertilizer monthly throughout their growing season. After the first year of the pineapple's life has passed, you can fertilize the plant once every few months.

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Sunlight
Pineapples grown outdoors, whether in the ground or in a pot, require full, all-day sunlight to produce the best growth and to eventually fruit. A lack of sunlight can slow foliage development and prevent flowering. If you grow pineapple primarily for the foliage, the plant can tolerate light afternoon shade.
Soil
Pineapples need well-drained soil because they cannot withstand a waterlogged growing medium. For this reason, the best soil for growing pineapples is a sandy loam, because sand allows for rapid leaching, or water movement, through the soil.
Temperature
Pineapple plants do not tolerate freezing temperatures below 28°F (-2.0°C), and temperatures below 60°F (15.5°C) and above 90°F (32°C) may slow plant growth. Optimum temperatures for pineapple growth range between 68°F and 86°F (20-30°C).

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Container
A young pineapple plant growing in a container. Many folks mistakenly think pineapples come from trees.
Additional
The skin of the pineapple plant is not considered poisonous, and while the entire fruit is considered non-toxic, the unripe flesh, thorns and leaves can have toxic effects. This is due to the enzyme bromelain, which is used as a meat tenderizer and is considered very low in toxicity.
The term pine cone was first recorded in 1694, and was used to replace the original meaning of pineapple. A pineapple can take up to 3 years to grow and mature into a plant. You can only receive the fruits of a pineapples labour when it has reached full maturity, which can easily take up to three years.
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