| Description | An easy to grow plant that can make a good conservation piece. Easy to root from the top of a pineapple purchased at the grocery store. |
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| Plant Type | All Plants, Indoor Foliage |
| Hardiness Zone | tropical |
| Sunlight | bright, direct |
| Moisture | evenly moist |
| Growing Media | average house |
| Temperature | average house, warm |
| Fruit | multiple |
| Leaves | The stiff leaves have sharp spines on the margins. A gray scale coats the leaves. |
| Dimensions | Finding a place to grow this plant can be a challenge. It can get over 24" wide and has sharp spine edged leaves. |
| Propagation | This is a fun plant to propagate. Get a Pineapple and cut off the top. Peel back the leaves so about a inch or two of the center stem is exposed. To prevent rotting, let the top sit over night and callus. Stick the top in a well drained rotting media. I use a 1 Peat Moss to 1 perlite mix. A 4 1/2" pot is a good size to root the plant in. Place in a warm, moderate lit area. |
| Native Site | South America, Brazil |
| Author's Notes | It is possible to get this plant to produce small pineapples, but this is an involved process. The plant needs to be subjected to ethylene gas by putting it in a bag with some ripe fruit for a few days. The fruit gives off ethylene gas and initiates the flowering process. I have never tried this in the house. In the greenhouse it seems to form fruit on its own. |
| Notes & Reference | #02-Exotic Plant Manual (Alfred Byrd Graf), #18-House Plant Encyclopedia (Nico Vermeulen) |
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