Kleptomania is different from shoplifting or ordinary theft, which is: 1  Deliberate. 2  Motivated by the stolen item's usefulness or monetary value. 3  The result of a dare, an act of rebellion, or a rite of passage.
The coconut palm, a tropical plant not tolerant of frost, grows outdoors in USDA hardiness Zones 10 and warmer. Having beauty in form and texture, the singular, oft-leaning trunk is topped by a feathery tuft of large fronds that is exquisite against a tropical sky.
The pineapple (Ananas comosus) plant only grows outdoors in tropical areas of U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 11 and 12, but it can thrive and fruit as a potted houseplant. Pineapple plants only fruit once, usually about two years after they are planted.