My neighbor grows one.hers has a small fruit on it now
growing.she did tell me are 7 different kinds of pineapple& that of course DOLE has the best.I have what she calls"some type".It has not flowered for me....but has set off a baby.she told me to let the baby grow for now.let it form good roots& then remove it.I have it in a 3 gallon pot currently and its in my cold GH.It grew in cold GH last year also.
I got another with pink flushes on the leaves.I dug it from ground& is likely a baby.its in peat with a lil potting mix in a 8 inch pot till
spring.its edges are very sharp.
So Longy...ya think roots are still developeing?I did get some growth last winter.but was better lighting last year,but do have 2 grow light bulbs.so some get more than others,but will regroup for next good rainfall(I move
plants out for showers& clean up and bring back in..always new discoverys...)My winters aren't real cold.I get cold spells,but can still be upper 60s for highs,just cold at night a few hours lowest we dip is 20 but more common is just below freezeing.lowest this year is 28.
zone 8b coastal