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Red Pineapple
A beautiful looking pineapple and more cold hardy than others. As the fruit develops it is brilliant red and each segment of the young fruit produces a vivid purple flower.
The flesh is sweet and juicy, pink-yellow in colour. The fruits weigh about one kilo each. Size - Up to a metre tall. Pollination - Fruits are formed without pollination.
The redness of the fruit gradually fades as it matures. It is not edible until every trace of red has gone and the skin is pale yellow. But, like any pineapple, you can smell the powerful sweet aroma when it’s ready to cut.
The red pineapples are a very hardy variety. Fruit consists of whole cluster of fruitlets from the many flowers. As the fruitlets mature they fuse to form a single pineapple with a fibrous stem running through the middle. The skin is tough and waxy, red in colour.
Plant Care Instructions Doc
Plant Care
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Light |
Full sun or part shade. Keep them outdoors under shelter in extreme heat conditions. |
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Water
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Does not need regular watering. It’s important to have a good drainage. More regular watering during summer. |
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Soil |
It grows in all soil types, preferably in light and well-drained soil that is rich in organic matter. pH 4.5-7 is ideal. |
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Fertiliser |
Take up a lot of their nutrition through their leaves, and the first few months after planting they rely only on their leaves. Use diluted liquid fertilisers like fish emulsion or seaweed extract onto the pineapple plant and the surrounding soil. Or use pelleted chicken manure - sprinkle it on the soil very close to the base of the pineapple plant and make sure a bit falls into the bottom leaves. |
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Wind |
Wind tolerant when small; keep it partly covered from strong wind. |
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Frost |
Need protection from heavy frost. Young plant are frost tender. |
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Fruiting |
From crown - up to 24 months. From suckers up to 18 months. From slips within a year. |
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