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Pineapple Plants
Sugarloaf Pineapple
Ananas comosus 'Sugarloaf'
$5.50each
No Tax
Sold in multiples of 6 — 6, 12, 18 and so on. $33.00 for 6, no tax. Mix and match different varieties freely.
Ships in 2–4 days — limited availability
Ready to order. Orders take 2–4 days to process
before they ship. Collecting instead? Local pickup is by appointment
only — call or text Russ on
(727) 254-9153
to arrange a time. Availability is limited, so place your order now.
⚡ On our bench right now. 47 of these are
potted and here in Pinellas Park — no waiting on a delivery before yours goes out.
🌱True-to-name guarantee — replaced or refunded if it is not what the label says
📦Insulated packaging, heat pack included in cold months
🚚Ship anywhere in the lower 48 or the U.S. Virgin Islands, or collect locally by appointment
💳Card, Venmo or Zelle — cash accepted on local pickup
Sugarloaf — you will also see it called Kona Sugarloaf — is the variety people name when they argue about which pineapple tastes best. The flesh is pale, nearly white, intensely sweet, and so low in acid that it leaves none of the sting a grocery-store pineapple does. The core is tender rather than woody, so you slice the fruit and eat all of it.
The fruit runs large for a home pineapple, commonly five to six pounds, on a plant that stays one to three feet tall. It is self-fertile, so a single plant will fruit on its own with no partner needed, and the leaf edges are smooth, which makes it a pleasure to work around.
It wants what every pineapple wants: full sun, a gritty free-draining mix, and restraint with the watering can. Around 18–24 months from planting to the first fruit, then suckers to carry it on.
What actually arrives. All our plants are under six months old and stand 4–8 inches tall at the time of shipping or pickup. These are young plants at the start of their life, not finished
specimens — that is why they cost what they do.
Plant specs
- Ships as
- Rooted starter plant
- Height on arrival
- 4–8 in. tall, under 6 months old
- Mature height
- 1–3 ft tall and about as wide
- Light
- Full sun to partial sun
- Water
- Let the top inch dry — never soggy
- Hardiness zones
- 9–11
- Time to fruit
- 18–24 months
- SKU
- TP-ANASUGA
Care notes
Light — full sun grows the sweetest fruit. They will take partial sun and still fruit, just slower.
Soil — anything sharp and free draining. A cactus or citrus mix with extra perlite is ideal in a pot. They like it slightly acid, around pH 5.8–6.2.
Water — let the top inch dry out before watering again. A pineapple stores water in its own leaves, so the quickest way to kill one is kindness with a watering can. In cool weather water the soil rather than pouring down the centre of the plant.
Feeding — a balanced liquid feed at half strength every four to six weeks through the warm months. They are light feeders and sulk if overfed.
Cold — hardy in zones 9–11. Below freezing the foliage burns, so bring pots under cover or throw a frost cloth over bed-grown plants on a cold night.
Fruiting — figure on 18–24 months from planting. Once the plant carries about thirty mature leaves it is big enough to flower. After it fruits the mother plant slowly winds down and the suckers around its base take over, so leave one or two and the plant keeps going on its own.
Soil — anything sharp and free draining. A cactus or citrus mix with extra perlite is ideal in a pot. They like it slightly acid, around pH 5.8–6.2.
Water — let the top inch dry out before watering again. A pineapple stores water in its own leaves, so the quickest way to kill one is kindness with a watering can. In cool weather water the soil rather than pouring down the centre of the plant.
Feeding — a balanced liquid feed at half strength every four to six weeks through the warm months. They are light feeders and sulk if overfed.
Cold — hardy in zones 9–11. Below freezing the foliage burns, so bring pots under cover or throw a frost cloth over bed-grown plants on a cold night.
Fruiting — figure on 18–24 months from planting. Once the plant carries about thirty mature leaves it is big enough to flower. After it fruits the mother plant slowly winds down and the suckers around its base take over, so leave one or two and the plant keeps going on its own.
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Florida Special Pineapple
Ananas comosus 'Florida Special'
Bred for Florida weather — golden flesh, big flavour, spineless leaves, real cold tolerance.
$5.50 each
No Tax
Sold in 6s · $33.00 for 6, no tax
Ships in 2–4 days · limited availability
Ships in 2–4 days · limited availability
White Jade Pineapple
Ananas comosus 'White Jade'
Hawaiian, snow-white flesh, ultra sweet, very low acid, and the core is completely edible.
$5.50 each
No Tax
Sold in 6s · $33.00 for 6, no tax
Ships in 2–4 days · limited availability
Ships in 2–4 days · limited availability
Elite Gold Pineapple
Ananas comosus 'Elite Gold'
Gold skin, gold flesh, and the sweet low-acid flavour behind most fruit-aisle pineapples.
Pre-order — not currently available, next crop is 3–4 months out
$5.50 each
No Tax
Sold in 6s · $33.00 for 6, no tax
Pre-order · holds your place in line
Pre-order · holds your place in line