General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 10a -1.1 °C (30 °F) to +1.7 °C (35 °F)
Plant Height: 2 to 3 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Fruit: Showy
Fruiting Time: Summer
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Purple
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Suitable Locations: Houseplant
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Suitable as Annual
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Offsets
Crowns
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth
Monocarpic

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Common names
  • Red Pineapple
  • Pineapple
  • Wild Pineapple
  • Bromeliad
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Ananas comosus var. bracteatus
  • Synonym: Ananas bracteatus
  • Synonym: Ananas sagenaria
  • Synonym: Ananassa bracteata

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Location: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Date: 2017-10-10
Location: At a plant nursery, Paraty, Brazil
Date: 2013-12-15
Location: Rainforest, Paraty, Brazil
Date: 2013-12-12
Location: Paraty, Brazil
Date: 2013-12-18
Location: Tampa, FL
Date: 2016-01-13
Listed as Ananas bracteatus at USF Botanical Gardens
Location: Atlantic rainforest, Paraty, Brazil
Date: 2013-12-23
Location: Atlantic rainforest, Paraty, Brazil
Date: 2013-12-23
Location: Atlantic rainforest, Paraty, Brazil
Date: 2013-12-23
Location: At a plant nursery, Paraty, Brazil
Date: 2013-12-15

Photo: Ken Marks
Location: Atlantic rainforest, Paraty, Brazil
Date: 2014-01-08
Location: Atlantic rainforest, Paraty, Brazil
Date: 2013-12-23
Location: At a plant nursery, Paraty, Brazil
Date: 2013-12-15
Location: Rainforest, Paraty, Brazil
Date: 2013-12-12
Location: Rainforest, Paraty, Brazil
Date: 2013-12-12
Location: Rainforest, Paraty, Brazil
Date: 2013-12-12
Discussion Threads about this plant
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botanical identification by GeoCoppens Jul 12, 2016 1:00 PM 1
Red Pineapple Propagation Question by MichaelMalone May 16, 2018 4:46 PM 5

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