Dragon fruit

Cactus fruit from Vietnam related to epiphyllum.
Epiphyllum are called orchid cactus because of the
large and impressive flowers. Some epiphyllum will
bear fruit with cross pollination. Pitahaya is the
Spainish name for the fruiting vines from tropical
Central America. The vine usually has 3 ribs cross-
section. The plant was imported to Vietnam. The
pitahaya will cross pollenate with the epiphyllum.
The thornless dragon fruit is a bit like the kiwi
and can weight up to 3 pounds.



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Dragon fruit at Epcot Center, in Orlando, Florida

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A really different garden book

Pictures of the plant

Grow dragon fruit plant in pots

A new "How TO" book on growing Dragon Fruit

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Grow dragon fruit in Japan

Megalinks to Tropical Fruits by Oscar Jaitt

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Album for dragon fruit in San Diego 2002

How to grow dragon fruit from Foodlywise.com

Pine Island Nursery varieties of Dragon Fruit

Photos from TRADEWINDS mail order company

Dragon Fruit research in Israel

Epiphyllum with fruits

Ian Maguire at University of Florida, more photos

According to Quang Ong, this is how to get more flowers
from the dragon fruit. Use Bandini "Super Bloom" fertilizer,
which has a 0-10-10 label (or 2-10-10). In the Western
Garden Book, low nitrogen fertilizer is recommended. In
Paul Thomson's book, there is a discussion about avoiding
full sun and using shade to get more flowers and fruits.

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