Ananas comosus | Pineapple. Originated in … Thailand;Brazil,Paraguay | Shrub
Ananas comosus belongs to the plant family BROMELIACE and Genus Ananas This Shrub will grow well in a wide variety of loam or soils pertaining to most average garden situations , a pH which can apply to most normal garden soil conditions, . All plants need light to allow the photosynthesis process of converting carbon dioxide to growth sugars to take place. Some plants need more sun-light than others. For this plant those sunlight conditions are well described as … Various
We are often asked about plants for humming bird attraction. Unfortunately Ananas comosus does not attract these beautiful hummingbird, sunbird or nectar feeding varieties of garden birds
Impressive Autumn foliage display is not shown by Ananas comosus so look for an alternative plant for pleasing Fall leaf properties
Ananas comosus pineapple is not known as a butterfly attracting plant
Ananas comosus | Pineapple is either a deciduous plant which means it loses its leaves in Autumn or Fall or it can be classed as an evergreen but only for warmer climates (maintains leaves all year round). Beware using trees that lose their leaves around fish ponds.
Almost all plants grown in gardens need to be fed using fertilzer in order to see them at their best. For this plant the suggested fertilizer program would be based upon … Typical mix of: 3 parts Nitrogen (N), 2 parts Phosphorous (P) and 3 parts Potassium (K for Latin name Kalium).
The leaves of Ananas comosus have been used in traditional fabric dyeing. Green is the most typical color produced by Pineapple. Pineapple has been used in Thailand for dyeing.
Ananas comosus will under good growing conditions survive and prosper between 3 and10 years.
Ananas comosus is an herbaceous perennial.
This specimen plant will normally never grow higher than 5' feet will have an overall spread somewhere between ... not specified on this plants page
Some suggested culinary uses for this plant are … Fresh;Juice. A descriptive flavor or texture charateristic of this plant is … very juicy and acidic
Fruit … oblong 6 to 9 inches long, 4 to 5 inches in diameter, with a brown and yellow scaly exterior and a yellow flesh
The Leaves of Ananas comosus can be used to produce a natural dye having the following color(s) … green
The fruit is oblong 6 to 9 inches long, 4 to 5 inches in diameter, with a brown and yellow scaly exterior and a yellow flesh. It is very juicy and acidic. Ananas comosus is typically used as juice. Pineapple is most frequently used fresh. This plant has too many possible beneficial herbal uses to fully enumerate. A few of its uses include: as a uterine tonic, as a carminative, as a laxative and as a diuretic. See the medicinal properties section for the full list. The fruit as well as the juice and the leaves are used in herbal preparations.
"Dye plants and dyeing -- a handbook", EthelJane McD. Schetky, editor, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn New York, 1964.
"Growing Unusual Fruit", Alan E. Simmons, Walker and Company, New York, 1972.
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"The Encyclopedia of Medicinal Plants", Andrew Chevallier, DK Publishing, New York, 1996.