Tropicals & Tender Perennials: should I give this pineapple a chance?, 1 by fredrump

fredrump wrote:
One other point - I specifically asked about the hard freezes we get here on occasion. As long as it doesn't last more then 6 to 8 hours the damage is minimal. They've never had more then a 10% crop loss and have been growing these things here since 1988. Again, fungus is their main enemy. They regularly spray some kind of commercial fungizide as an infection could wipe out their crop.

This is an ornamental pineapple Ananas 'Ivory Coast'. The nursery forces blooms and fruits but most of their crop will never bloom and isn't designed to. Once a pineapple blooms it also dies. Most gardeners prefer the leaf color and a long lived plant.