About This Farm

Pineapple, Ananas comosus, is a tropical, herbaceous perennial and is the leading edible member of the Bromeliaceae family of plants which include many types of bromeliads. Unlike most other bromeliads, which are epiphytes and many are strikingly ornamental pineapples love sunlight. The pineapple plant has a tight rosette of long green stiff leaves with spiky tips for protection. During the seasonal bloom at 12-18 months of age, fruits start to grow from a central leader which puts forth an infl