Dragon does exist...Pitaya that is.
This is a dragon fruit
I tasted this fruit for the very first time yesterday. It's meat taste like kiwi, but sweeter.
Glad I was introduced to this fruit. Now I can't wait to grow my very own dragon fruit.
This is an image of what a dragon fruit looks like. ( I took the image from Wikipedia.) This is a fruit that is produced from the Pitaya cactus. There are three different varieties. The one on the left is the Hylocereus undatus, which means it has the red skin fruit with white flesh. This is the most common dragon fruit.
There is also the variety of the red skin with purple or red flesh which is the Hylocereus costaricensis. The rarest dragon fruit is the yellow Pitaya. It has the yellow skin with white flesh. All dragon fruit cactus have flowers that blooms at night. It relies on nocturnal pollination. As a cactus. it does not require that much water and it is easy to grow. This cactus with vine like growth binds easily to fences, trellises and even palm trees.
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It is easy to propagate a dragon fruit. Cut a section of the stem from its parent. It is best to cut after it has fruited and early in the morning. Leave it out to dry for a couple of days to cure the cuttings. Then plant the cutting on a light soil mix with some perlite. Water it daily till the soil is moist, then dry it out in between water periods. Soon it will start to root and a new shoot will emerge. The cactus will start producing fruit after 2 years of growth.
Dragon fruit is perfect for Eastale's drought. It doesn't require too much watering and it produces very tasty and abundant fruits.
One word of caution...protect the cactus from freezing temperatures.
Dragon fruit cactus
I got this plant from Eastvale Garden Group exchange
Have you ever tasted a dragon fruit? What did you think of it?
I found the video below...hope you enjoy watching it.
Dragon does exist...Pitaya that is.
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