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🌱 Pineapple

🔬 Ananas comosus · 👨‍👩‍👧 Family: Bromeliaceae · 🌍 Origin: South America (Brazil, Paraguay, northern Argentina), Caribbean

About Pineapple

A tropical fruiting plant native to South America and cultivated worldwide for its edible fruit. The plant is a short-stemmed, perennial bromeliad that produces a large composite fruit and can propagate via ratoon shoots.

🌱 Detailed Care Guide

☀️ Light: ☀️ Full Sun
💦 Humidity: 75%
🌡️ Temperature: Ideal: 24°C • Min: 5°C • Max: 35°C
⚙️ Maintenance: ⚡ Moderate

📐 Growth & Structure

📏 Height: 60 cm
↔️ Wingspan: 120 cm
🔄 Life Cycle: monocarpic
🍃 Foliage: evergreen

📅 Phenology

🌱 Sowing: march
🌸 Flowering: january, february, march
🍎 Fruiting: january, february, march

🌍 Ecology

🌿 Biodiversity Role: melliferous
🦋 Pollinators: bee, bird, fly

✨ Usage & Benefits

  • edible
  • aromatic
  • infusion
  • fragrant
  • Edible parts: fruit

⚠️ Safety & Traits

👤 Human Toxicity: non toxic
🐾 Pet Toxicity: non toxic

🌱 Propagation

🪴 Transplanting: ✅

🐛 Pests & Diseases

🐛 Pests: Mealybugs, Scale insects, Thrips, Spider mites, Whiteflies
🦠 Diseases: Phytophthora heart rot, Phytophthora fruit rot, Black rot (Thielaviopsis paradoxa)

📝 Expert Advice

🍵 Infusion Benefits:

Pineapple infusion (pineapple tea) is a common beverage; steep fresh pineapple slices in hot water and strain. Bromelain is sensitive to heat, so avoid prolonged boiling to preserve potential benefits.

✂️ Pruning:

Remove non-productive suckers; prune to maintain tidy plant; after fruiting, remove spent inflorescence

📋 Additional Information

🥗 Nutritional Value: Vitamin C, Manganese, Bromelain enzyme
🍳 Recipe Ideas: Pineapple salsa with cilantro and onion, Grilled pineapple slices with savory glaze, Pineapple smoothie with yogurt
Tags: #edible#fruit#tropical#bromeliad#perennial

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