Ananas comosus ‘Lava Burst’ grows 24 inches
high above a 30-inch wide basal rosette. The narrow gray green leaves have small
sharp spines along the edges and some pink or red variegation.   A stem bearing the purple or red flowers crowned
with green leaves grows up from the center of the rosette.  As they age, the individual flowers mature
into separate fruits but eventually join together forming a single pineapple
fruit.  The ripe fruit is not edible for
humans.