White Jade Pineapple Plant – Ananas comosus ‘White Jade’ (Live Plant)

The White Jade Pineapple plant (Ananas comosus ‘White Jade’) is one of the most rewarding tropical fruit plants you can grow at home — and one of the sweetest pineapples you’ll ever taste. This prized Hawaiian variety produces tender, white-fleshed fruit that is ultra-sweet with very low acidity, and even its soft core is 100% edible. Because the fruit bruises easily and doesn’t ship well, you almost never find White Jade in grocery stores, which makes growing your own White Jade Pineapple plant a genuinely special treat.

Why Grow a White Jade Pineapple Plant?

• Incredibly sweet, low-acid fruit – tender white flesh that is sweeter and less tangy than any store-bought pineapple, with a soft, fully edible core.
• Spineless, easy-handling leaves – unlike most pineapples, White Jade has soft, spineless foliage that’s safe and pleasant to handle.
• Grow your own homegrown pineapples – a rare gourmet variety rarely sold fresh in stores; perfect for backyard fruit gardens.
• Easy-care & rewarding – a low-maintenance, heat- and drought-tolerant bromeliad that thrives in the ground, on a porch, or in a container.
• Ornamental too – a striking rosette of blue-green, sword-like leaves that doubles as a tropical accent plant.

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Plant Specifications at a Glance

• Botanical name: Ananas comosus ‘White Jade’ (also known as White Jade pineapple, Hawaiian white pineapple)
• Plant type: Tropical, fruit-bearing perennial bromeliad
• Plant family: Bromeliaceae (the bromeliad family)
• Mature size: a compact grower — typically a few feet tall and wide, and capable of reaching up to about 6 feet in ideal in-ground conditions
• Fruit: Sweet, low-acid white flesh with a soft, edible core
• Time to fruit: Self-fertile and a moderate grower; takes about 2–3 years to bear fruit
• Cold Hardiness Zones: 9–10 (grow in containers and move indoors over winter in cooler areas)

White Jade Pineapple Care & Growing Guide

The White Jade Pineapple plant asks for very little and gives back a lot. Follow these simple guidelines:

• Sunlight: Full sun. Pineapples love light — aim for at least six to eight hours a day for the best growth and fruit.
• Water: Water regularly during the first season while the plant establishes. Once established, it needs only occasional watering. Like most bromeliads, it is far happier slightly dry than waterlogged — never let it sit in soggy soil.
• Soil: Well-drained soil, ideally slightly acidic. Good drainage prevents root rot.
• Cold Hardiness Zone: 9–10. In colder regions, grow it in a pot and bring it indoors for the winter.
• Feeding: A light spring and fall feeding with a balanced fertilizer supports healthy growth and fruiting.

Each pineapple plant produces one fruit, then sends up “pups” (offsets) at its base. You can separate and replant those pups to keep the cycle going year after year — turning a single plant into an ongoing supply of homegrown pineapples.

Ways to Grow & Enjoy White Jade Pineapple

• In-ground in warm, sunny tropical and subtropical gardens
• In containers on a sunny porch, patio, or balcony
• Indoors near a bright window during cold winter months
• As a tropical ornamental accent or conversation-piece specimen
• Fresh off the plant, or in smoothies, juices, fruit salads, desserts, and grilled dishes

What You’ll Receive

These are live White Jade Pineapple starter plants grown and shipped by Carlos Plant Farm. Plants are less than 12 inches tall when we ship them. The photos in this listing depict mature plants of the correct species so you can see how they will look as they grow. Choose your preferred plant bundle size using the options above. We are not in any way responsible for plants once USPS takes possession of them.

Due to different state laws, we reserve the right to charge extra fees in order to comply with those laws if necessary.

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