Ananas Comosus Flower

Genus ananas are evergreen terrestrial bromeliads with basal rosettes of spiny margined lance shaped leaves.

Ananas comosus flower. Long 90 cm with spiny edges. In summer it produces a striking cone like cluster of up to 200 individual purple and red flowers which then fuse together to form a bright red edible pineapple up to 12 in. Foliage evergreen flowering end of winter or summer. Pineapple ananas comosus.

20 pineapples prepared for sale in china fig. It is curious plant with an ornamental pineapple growing from the top but this pineapple. Ananas comosus commonly called pineapple is a terrestrial bromeliad that was originally discovered growing in tropical areas of south america principally brazil carib indians reportedly brought this plant to the caribbean. Comosus at iriomote okinawa japan fig.

The inflorescence consists of 50 200 individual hermaphrodite flowers with. The pineapple is indigenous to south america where it has been cultivated for many centuries the introduction of the pineapple to europe in the 17th century made it a significant cultural icon of luxury. The central rosette gives rise to a tall thick stem bearing a large oval cluster of spiny bright red flowers topped with a plume of coarse dense foliage when mature. Adult ananas comosus plants are up to 1m 3 feet high and 0 5m 1 5 feet wide.

9 rat or racoon damage fig. 1 ananas comosus l merr. Name ananas comosus family bromeliaceae type indoor plant. It grows up to 5 feet 1 5 m tall.

The pineapple ananas comosus is a tropical plant with an edible fruit and the most economically significant plant in the family bromeliaceae. Ananas comosus champaca ornamental pineapple has sword like spiny green leaves held in a dense rosette with the fruit held in the center on a sturdy stalk and typically grow up to 5 inches 12 5 cm tall. Comosus is a terrestrial bromeliad with dense rosettes of dark green lance shaped evergreen leaves up to 1m long with spiny margins. Columbus saw his first pineapple on guadeloupe in 1493.

3 flower of pineapple a. Key ananas comosomus facts. Native to brazil ananas comosus pineapple is a short stemmed terrestrial bromeliad forming a dense evergreen rosette of 30 50 stiff sword shaped gray green leaves up to 3 ft. Ananas comosus is a terrestrial bromeliad that forms a rosette of coarse spiny leaves with offsets produced at the base of the parent plant.

Ananas comosus is a plant that bears beautiful leaves but what makes the plant famous is its fruit. 10 protection with wire mesh against critters fig. 2 almost ripe fig. Height 12 to 16 inches 30 to 40 cm exposure very well lit while avoiding direct sun.