Uses

Normally eaten fresh, or used in preserves, desserts, garnishes, and as flavoring for numerous dishes.

Plant Cultivation

2-5ft tall bromeliad. Leaves are 1-6ft long, frond-like, with small razored edges. Pineapples enjoy acidic soil, lots of water, full sun, and warm temperatures. They are drought tolerant. While they are hardy to 28-32F, growth stops below 55F. Ideal growing temperatures are between 68-95F. Fruits take around 9 months to mature, upon which the mother plant will die. Usually, a side shoot or sucker has developed at this point, which will then flower and produce another fruit. Propagation: By far the easiest way to propagate, is to cut the top off of a pineapple fruit. Suckers are the other most common way of propagation.

Origin and Distribution

Native to Brazil and Paraguay.

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