How to grow a pineapple indoors

Tropical fruits such as pineapple and passionfruit make excellent house plants. Pineapples are especially easy to cultivate. The growth comes from the top leafy part of the fruit. To remove the top growth from a ripe pineapple, give it a quick twist-and-pull motion.

Allow the top to air-dry for a day or two, then place it in a glass of water until roots form. Once the foliage begins to grow and roots have formed, plant the top in a rich, fast-draining potting soil. Pineapples are bromeliads and appreciate being misted frequently.

Additional pineapple facts:
fruit contains a protein-digesting enzyme, bromelain,
which can be used as a meat tenderizer
Pina fibers comes from the leaves
grown in Hawaii, Cuba and Puerto Rico
native to tropical South America
wild pineapples are pollinated by hummingbirds,
but cultivated ones produce fruits without the flowers being pollinated


The beautiful passionfruit grows easily from seeds.
Passionfruit (Passiflora edulis) is a vigorous climber that requires full sun.
Its flowers are extraordinary.

If you grow passionfruit indoors, try training it over a hoop to create a wreath. The plant's tendrils will wind around any surface. Start the wreath by training the vine from the bottom: the plants won't bloom if the vine is headed in a downward direction. Save the seeds of a passionfruit to start your own vine.