Mila Pineapple

Botanical Name: Ananas comosus ‘Mila’
Common Names: Mila Pineapple, Dwarf Pineapple ‘Mila’, Sweet Mini Pineapple

Mila Pineapple is a compact, sweet mini pineapple variety that thrives in Perth’s protected microclimates. It produces small, golden-yellow fruits loaded with rich tropical flavour and aromatic juice. It's ideal for backyard growers, patio containers, and food forest lower layers where space is limited but high quality fruit is desired.

Features:

Ideal prune height range: 0.5-0.8m

pH growing conditions: 5.5 to 6.5

Shade or full sun: Prefers full sun with afternoon shade protection in Perth summer

Minimum pot: 15-20L pot

Time to fruit age: 18-24 months

Mila Pineapple plants are are fast fruiting, highly ornamental, and exceptionally easy to manage. They form a tight rosette of spiky foliage before sending up a central flower spike that matures into a delicious mini pineapple. They require free-draining sandy or amended soil, excellent drainage, and regular and heavy organic liquid feeds during active warm-season growth.

Mila can be easily grown in pots or elevated garden beds, making it a versatile addition to warm Perth gardens.

Interesting Notes:
The offshoots can be easily seperated to grow new pineapple pups.

A standout choice for rare fruit plant collectors and an ideal low-tier accent plant in syntropic or permaculture food forest layouts.

Limited stock. Pickup from Parkwood, WA. Delivery to Perth Metro only.

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