DRAGON FRUIT PLANTS

DRAGON FRUIT PLANTS

Plants for sale are Thai / Vietnamies beauty Dragon fruit vines. Plants will be between 4-10" tall
The Dragon Fruit is a vining, terrestrial with fleshy stems. White, fragrant flowers adorn the plant
in late spring to early fall. Flowers are elaborate and bloom only at night. Produces round, red
colored, edible fruits. The round fruit is covered with distinguished scales and can get up to
5 inches long. Enclosed in the thin rind is a large mass of sweetly flavored red colored pulp and numerous small black seeds. The fruit can be eaten out-of-hand, and is also used as a flavoring in pastries and drinks. In full production, American beauty may have up to 4 fruiting cycles per year.
Grow Dragon Fruit in well-drained soils, in full sun to partial shade. Water this cactus
regularly and do not allow the soil to dry out between watering. Fast grower. Easy-to-grow.
Easy to containerize. Dragon fruit planting: How to grow and care for dragon fruit: cactus
n the landscape: Plant the vine in a normal, large-sized pot. Use good potting soil, such
as a mixture of compost, sand, soil, peat moss and vermiculite (See References). Water
once for every two weeks, letting the soil dry between these times. By keeping the plant
in full blasting sunlight with a fairly warm temperature, the vine will grow from the root.
After the root has formed, other vines will begin to grow. Let the plant grow weeks until it
reaches over 10 pounds. You will begin to see the fruit populate the plate once it has
reached this size. Light/Watering planting instructions / plant care: Full sun to partial
shade. Water thoroughly after planting and give new plants a good soaking once a week
during summer, unless rainfall is plentiful (more than 1 inch per week). Established plants
can generally get by on less water, but most grow best if the soil remains evenly moist.
As long as the vines are growing hardy weed control wount be a problem. Drip line
irrigation is the preferable method. Site selection and preparation: When choosing a site
full sun is preferable with afternoon shade. Rich loose top soil is preferred as long as it
drains freely. Ph requirements are 6.0-7.5 Plant spacing: Plants should be spaced 8-12"
apart in any fashion desired. Plants are often clustered around a pole or climbing structure.
Fertilizer/Soil and pH: Grow in moist, well-drained soil rich in humus. We recommend
against fertilizing at planting time and during the first growing season in your garden.
Plants need time to settle in before being pushed to grow. Most established plants grow
best if fertilized lightly. Fertilize in early spring with a light coverage of a balanced, organic
fertilizer. If a concentrated, water-soluble fertilizer is used, please follow the manufacturers'
recommendations carefully. Continuing Care: Easy to grow, dragon fruit will climb almost
anything. Where dragon fruit is not winter hardy (Zone 8b and colder), it can be grown in
containers and brought indoors. The root structure is very small. Pests and diseases:
Pests and diseases are few and far between if using irrigation/drip irrigation it is better
to keep evenly moist. Other names include: Strawberry pear, dragon fruit, night blooming
cereus. Spanish: pitahaya, tuna, nopal, pitajaya. There are hundreds of named dragon
fruit species. Plants orogin; Tropical America; southern Mexico, Pacific side of Guatemala,
Costa Rica and El Salvador; Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Curacao, Panama, Brazil
and Uruguay, Thailand, Vietnam. Description: Pitaya are fast growing, perennial, terrestrial,
epiphytic, vine-like cacti. They have triangular (3-sided, sometimes 4- or 5-sided), green,
fleshy, jointed, many-branched stems. The flowers are large and night blooming. Each
stem segment has 3 flat, wavy wings, (ribs) with corneous margins and may have 1-3
small spines or be spineless. The stem sections of pitaya form aerial roots which adhere
to the surface upon which they grow or climb. The stem may reach about 20 ft (6.1 m) long.
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