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If you're looking for a truly other-worldly fruit to grow on a plant that blooms only at night with large fragrant flowers, look no further than the dragon fruit plant. Also known as dragon fruit cactus or pitahaya, the plant is native to Mexico, Central America, and South America.
Here's a complete guide to learn exactly how to grow dragon fruit plants for your own delicious harvest of dragon fruits at home. Learn everything here.
To grow a dragon fruit plant, otherwise known as a Hylocereus cactus, start by filling a gardening pot with well-drained, sandy cactus soil. Then, grab either dried cactus cuttings or dragon fruit seeds and plant them flush with the soil line.
Dragon fruit (Hylocereus undatus) is a subtropical cactus that yields vibrant fuchsia-pink fruits with tiny black seeds. The frost-tender plants are native to Mexico, Central America, and South America but can be cultivated in USDA zones 10-11.
Dragon fruit cactus, also called pitaya, is an attractive, rapidly growing exotic houseplant producing stunning-looking, delicious, colorful fruit. Dragon fruit cactus grown in pots will produce fruit indoors if given at least six hours of bright sunlight and warmth.
In this plant guide you'll learn how to grow Dragon Fruit. Dragon fruit or Pitayas are extremely unique plants that come in three different types.
Benefits. Downsides. How to Eat. Bottom Line. Dragon fruit is a tropical fruit that’s low in calories and high in fiber and antioxidants. Some people say it tastes like a cross between a...
by Jo Harrison. Dragon fruit is an exciting exotic fruit to grow in your home garden. And nothing beats the taste of your own homegrown fruit. This article provides a comprehensive guide on how to plant, care for, and harvest your own dragon fruit (also known as pitaya and strawberry pears).
1. American Beauty. Our first pitaya selection, ‘American Beauty’ is a cultivar of Selenicereus guatemalensis, a jungle cactus species from Guatemala. The fruit of this variety has red skin with green bracts. This thin skin encloses startlingly bright, magenta-colored flesh.
What you need to know about dragon fruit. Name: dragon fruit, pitaya, Hylocereus sp. Height: 1–2m if pruned. Foliage: succulent. Climate: best suited to tropical and sub-tropical climates but will grow in all areas with protection from frost. Best grown as an indoor plant in cold temperate climates where frost is common.