🎨 AI-generated botanical illustration
🍎 Pineapple
Ananas comosus
fruits
Tropical Perennial
Bromeliaceae
☀️ Sun
Full Sun
💧 Water
Low
🗺️ Zones
10-12
🧪 Soil pH
4.5-6.5
🪴 Soil Type
Well-draining, sandy
🚿 Drainage
Well-drained
📏 Spacing
18-24 in
📐 Height
24-36 in
🤝 Companions (2)
🤝 Marigold
Universal garden companion
🤝 Nasturtium
Attracts beneficials and pollinators
⚠️ Keep Apart (2)
⚠️ Mint
Competes aggressively
⚠️ Walnut
Susceptible to juglone
📝 Growing Notes
Grow from the top of a store-bought pineapple. Takes 2 years.
🛒 Buy Seeds & Plants
Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds
Johnny's Selected Seeds
Botanical Interests
True Leaf Market
Burpee
Territorial Seed Company
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