3/12/2023 0 Comments Dragon fruit cactus![]() ![]() Which would actually make them different varieties of plants/fruits and not different species. I have not heard anyone else mention this before… but I strongly suspect that these different colored fruits are just variations in color of the same plant species. Therefore, this makes me wonder if the provided nomenclature/ taxonomy might be a bit artificial for these plants. After years of growing the white, pink, red and purple varieties of dragon fruit, I have not been able to appreciate significant difference in the external appearance of the plants.I have seen many references call the white fleshed variety by the scientific name (Hylocereus undatus) and the red fleshed variety (Hylocereus costaricensis).Scientific name and the color of the fruit flesh: My daughters hand is doing a photobomb to the right and there is a ruler on the bottom of the image for more objective measurement. Red and white-pinkish varieties of dragon fruit from the backyard. ![]() The fruit flesh is also dotted with black specks which are the small seeds.This deep color is rather unbelievable and may indicate the presence of strong antioxidants… or so people say. The red and purple variety is really more of a psychedelic bright red/deep purple. Anyhow, depending on the plant, the flesh of the fruit can be a variety of colors ranging from white, pink, red or dark purple.Hum, I wonder if that is how the plant got its name? From the outside, the fruit resembles a very large egg laid by some kind of mythical creature.An individual fruit weighs between ½ pound to over 3 pounds.This article covers the method (and madness) of what works for me. After a few years of effort, I am now happy to report that my plants are producing lots of fruit. Therefore, I did some deep research and some experimentation to figure out what makes these plants tick.Unfortunately, like many others, I have had difficulty finding useful information on how to get these plants to produce fruit.Dragon Fruit look amazing and taste wonderful.Dragon Fruit Cactus Aka: Pitaya or Pitahaya ![]()
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