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Edimentals
The Red Pineapple (Ananas bracteatus)
The Red Pineapple (Ananas bracteatus), also known as the Ornamental Pineapple, is a striking and versatile tropical plant that adds a splash of vibrant color to any garden or indoor space. Known for its stunning red-hued fruit and attractive foliage, this plant is both ornamental and functional.
Key Features
- Striking Appearance: The Red Pineapple is renowned for its eye-catching red fruit, which is smaller but more colorful than the common pineapple. Its bright, reddish-pink bracts and green foliage make it a standout in any setting.
- Versatile Use: This plant can be grown both outdoors in tropical and subtropical climates and indoors as a potted plant in cooler regions.
- Easy to Grow: The Red Pineapple is a low-maintenance plant that thrives in well-drained soil and requires minimal watering once established. It's also resistant to many common pests and diseases.
- Edible and Ornamental: While primarily grown for its ornamental value, the fruit of the Red Pineapple is edible and can be enjoyed fresh, though it is often more tart than commercial pineapples.
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Musa velutina (Pink Banana)
Musa velutina (Pink Banana) pups for sale.
Shortly after they ripen, they split open. The leaf sheaths overlap to form a trunk-like pseudostem. Each pseudostem has a limited lifespan. It only lives as long as it takes it to flower and produces fruit. After flowering and fruiting, the pseudostem dies, but the roots push out new shoots (banana pups) which form new pseudostems.
Cold-hardy, Musa velutina (Pink Banana) is a dwarf, suckering evergreen perennial boasting paddle-shaped, dark green leaves, 3 ft. long (90 cm). Arching spikes of cream to yellow flowers adorned with showy pink-red bracts appear in summer.
They are followed by bright, velvety, pink bananas that contain numerous black seeds and creamy white flesh. While edible, these bananas are so seedy that they are not worth the trouble to eat.
Abyssinian Red banana – Ensete ventricosum ‘Maurelii’
Variegated Shampoo Ginger (Zingiber zerumbet)
The Variegated Shampoo Ginger is also known for its traditional uses as a shampoo. The gel-like substance that is produced by the flowers can be used to cleanse and condition the hair. This gel is rich in saponins, which are natural cleansing agents. The gel can also help to soothe the scalp and relieve dandruff.
