Re: Dragon Fruit (Hylocereus undatus)
- To: m*@ucdavis.edu, o*@macn.bc.ca
- Subject: Re: Dragon Fruit (Hylocereus undatus)
- From: S* A* O*
- Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2001 16:01:51 -0800
I see I neglected to include the web page in my post! here it is:
http://www.nt.gov.au/dpif/pubcat/agnotes/778.htm
Sorry,
Sean O.
At 02:16 PM 3/2/01 -0800, Diane Pertsen wrote:
>I purchased a most interesting and beautiful fruit at the produce market the
>other day. There was no info on it or other name for it - just 'Dragon
>Fruit' - a bit pricey at $6.99.
>
>It is smaller than a pineapple, smooth, and a bright fuschia pink in colour
>with fleshy bright green leaf appendages here and there and at the top.
>
>I have no idea what it tastes like as I have set it with just the base in
>water in hopes it will grow. Can anyone enlighten me?
Diane -
Here is a web page with lots of information about this member of the cactus
family. There is a fruit photo well-down into the text, so be sure and
scroll through to find it. Looks just like what you described. You fruit
might have a better chance of rooting if you set it on a pot of dry, sandy
soil and provided occasional humidity. Some cactaceae have been known to
sprout new shoots from their fruit, Opuntia being most notable. Looks like
a possible plant for a mediterranean climate, and the text of this page
talks about it being grown in Israel as a crop plant (under shade cloth -
this is a tropical cactus species).
Regards,
Sean O.
h o r t u l u s a p t u s - 'a garden suited to its purpose'
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