Pineapple

This is a 2-year-old pineapple that has never produced a pineapple. We have several of these. They are enormous, 2'-3' across.

I have heard the secret to getting one of these to fruit is to place it in a garbage bag with a ripe apple, and supposedly the ethylene will induce it to fruit. I have not yet tried this, but I intend to at some point.

Propagation: Easy. Cut the top off a pineapple, remove the excess fruit from the plant, and stick in the soil. Getting it to fruit... not so easy.