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Pineapple flowers

edric

By edric
in TROPICAL LOOKING PLANTS - Other Than Palms

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edric Grand Master

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Just some more photos, of my Pineapple plants, Ed

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edric Grand Master

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Another.

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aussiearoids Grand Master

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My hybrid Ananas Bitter Chocolate is flowering now and hopefully the very large Tricolor will flower soon .

It is way over 1m high now. The pictures on FCBS show an albo marginata form .

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Michael in palm paradise,

Tully, wet tropics in Australia, over 4 meters of rain every year.

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aussiearoids Grand Master

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This used to be Ananas bracteatus var. tricolor ... wicked spines .

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Home of the Golden Gumboot, its over 8m high , our record annual rainfall.

edric Grand Master

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Both, very nice, mine just came from the tops off of ones that I had eaten, Ed

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epicure3 Grand Master

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Wow, those look great. I assume that only a couple of these are edible?

My pineapple plant is going to take about 105 years to flower since it's in full shade in California. It does fine as a ho-hum bromeliad looking plant, but I just can't find a place in full sun for it.

Coastal San Diego, California

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warm summer/mild winter

edric Grand Master

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Wow, those look great. I assume that only a couple of these are edible?

My pineapple plant is going to take about 105 years to flower since it's in full shade in California. It does fine as a ho-hum bromeliad looking plant, but I just can't find a place in full sun for it.

They do best with half a day sun, afternoon sun, Ed

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Kris Grand Master

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Lovely stills... :)

love conquers all..

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edric Grand Master

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Lovely stills... :)

Thanks Kris, I knew you'd like those, Ed

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aussiearoids Grand Master

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I know a few people who grow these for the cut flowers . Amazingly enough , more money for the flower than the fruit !

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Michael in palm paradise,

Tully, wet tropics in Australia, over 4 meters of rain every year.

Home of the Golden Gumboot, its over 8m high , our record annual rainfall.

aussiearoids Grand Master

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But when you see how wicked those spines are , would you volunteer to wade along a long row between these picking the flowers ?

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Michael in palm paradise,

Tully, wet tropics in Australia, over 4 meters of rain every year.

Home of the Golden Gumboot, its over 8m high , our record annual rainfall.

Tess Contributor

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Ed,

Nice photos. That little guy already looks tasty. :drool:

Do you ever have problems with wind damage? I've had several pineapple plants grow to a large size only to be damaged by the wind (they get weakened at the base and take on a severe lean). After being damaged, they no longer have the strength to support fruit.

-Tess

Eating palm hearts is not a crime...but is should be.

Gonzer Grand Master

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But when you see how wicked those spines are , would you volunteer to wade along a long row between these picking the flowers ?

No problemo! dancingsmiley.gif......face-icon-small-happy.gif

 

 

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edric Grand Master

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Ed,

Nice photos. That little guy already looks tasty. :drool:

Do you ever have problems with wind damage? I've had several pineapple plants grow to a large size only to be damaged by the wind (they get weakened at the base and take on a severe lean). After being damaged, they no longer have the strength to support fruit.

-Tess

Sorry it took me so long to get back to this thread Tess, I should really have that e-mail notification thingy turned on, any how, no haven't had a problem with wind yet, but I'll be conscious of that, Ed

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edric Grand Master

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Another.

Here it is today, Ed

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Danilopez89 Veteran

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I keep reading they like heat. I hope they can handle 115*F in the summer.

If I can grow these fine I will look for some colorful ones to add to my landscape.

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Here in Modesto, the standard fruiting pineapple gets crown rot and the centers pull 90 percent of the winters outdoors. The variegated variety survive the winter without getting crown rot. But the fruit really isn't very edible.

My question is, does anyone know of a fungicide that I can use to keep my pineapples from getting crown rot.

Modesto, CA USDA 9b

July/August average 95f/63f

Dec/Jan average 55f/39f

Average lowest winter temp 27f

Record low temp 18f

Record high temp 113f

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