2X PINK DELIGHT DRAGON Fruit Cutting Pitaya Plant 12″ + Inch long
2 X Delight Dragon Fruit Plant CuttingsYou will receive (2) unrooted cuttings from Light Pink dragon fruit plant. These cuttings measure about 12 + Inch long. (Very Sweet) – Will starting to flower after 12 monthCuttings should be planted in pot, keep soil moist at all time, keep pot in shade until roots established about 30 days. Delight Dragon Fruit is a hybrid variety that comes from Hylocereus undatus and Hylocereus guatemalensis. It is a self-pollinating and very fertile variety that will set fruit on its own. Spicy Exotics recommends hand pollination to ensure fruit or even greater sized fruit. This variety is a seedling selection made by the California Rare Fruit Growers Delights fruit is medium-sized fruit that typically weighs 1 pound. The flesh has a unique pink hue that has a delightful flavor, and this is where it gets its name. Flowers are enormous nocturnal blooms over 14 inches across and bloom all summer. Stems are green three-sided with small spines along the rib.
Dragon Fruit Hylocereus Undatus HALLEY’S COMET Red Flesh 2 CUTTINGS 5-7 inches
DRAGON FRUIT Hylocereus Undatus “HALLEY’S COMET” Red Flesh 2 SMALL CUTTINGS 5-7 inches FULL SUN – CLIMBING – YEAR-ROUND – HARDY TO 32F They are mature cuttings so they might have brown spots, scars, but healthy “Halley’s Comet” is considered by many to be the finest of all Dragon Fruit varieties for the home gardener. Its incredible large, slightly rounded fruit typically weighs in at 1.5 to 2 lbs. For gastromonic delight, eat, chilled and cut in half so the flesh may be spooned out. The deliciously sweet fruit is low in calories, but high in lycopene, a strong antioxidant. Native to the Americas, Dragon fruit, also know as Pitaya or Pitahaya, is the fruit of the Hylocereus climbing cactus. The common name comes from the short green fins that grow on the bright, pinkish-red skin and are reminiscent of flying scales of a dragon. CARE INFORMATION: Plant in a well draining soil with a support stake or trellis and water when dry. Protect from hard freezes. The dragon fruit cactus blooms several times each year with huge fragrant blooms. Halley’s Comet is SELF-POLLINATING, but since dragon fruit only flowers at night, it is usually pollinated by nocturnal creatures like moths and bats. A simple hand-pollinating with an artist’s brush can ensure an even better fruit set. CLICK HERE FOR MORE EXOTIC PLANTS
