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 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
Plant Height: 2-3 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Variegated
Other: Dark green with pale yellow margins.
Fruit: Showy
Fruiting Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Purple
Other: Reddish-pink
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Suitable Locations: Houseplant
Uses: Groundcover
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Drought tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Offsets
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
  • Pineapple
  • Tricolor Red Pineapple
  • Bromeliad
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Ananas comosus var. bracteatus
  • Synonym: Ananas bracteatus
  • Synonym: Ananas bracteatus var. tricolor

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Location: Leu Gardens, FL zone 9b
Date: 2024-04-22
Ananas bracteatus var. striatus bloom/Fruit
Location: Orlando, FL zone 9b
Date: 2020-03-22

Date: 2013-06-03

Date: 2013-06-03
Uploaded by skylark
Location: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Location: Winter Springs, FL zone 9b
Date: 2018-04-14

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