Fruit

Dragon Fruit

Selenicereus undatus (Haw.) D.R.Hunt

Mexico and Central America

Fun factEach flower opens for only one night, so growers hand-pollinate in the dark or early morning; a three- to four-year-old plant can yield about 100 kg of fruit a year.

A fast-growing, vine-like climbing cactus with three-winged green stems that scramble over trees, rocks or a trellis using aerial roots. Its enormous, fragrant white flowers open for a single night, and are followed by pink or yellow scaly fruits with white or magenta flesh speckled with tiny black seeds. Plantings begin fruiting within a year of planting from cuttings and can stay productive for around twenty years.

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Fruit Tropical America

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FamilyCactaceae

Spanish namePitahaya

Also known asPitaya, Strawberry pear, Night-blooming cereus, Queen of the night, Pitahaya

Native toTropical America; POWO/NC State give Mexico to Honduras, and UF/IFAS lists it from southern Mexico and Central America (including Costa Rica) into South America

Tag	Garden area	Zone	Planted	Status	Sponsored	Note
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