Wednesday 3 April 2019

Hand pollination of Dragon Fruit brings success.

White fleshed Dragon Fruit (Pitaya)

And aren't they luscious. The fruit developed surprisingly quickly. Excess shade wasn't the problem. A lack of natural pollinators was.


 

What a fantastic pink colour.

"A pitaya or pitahaya is the fruit of several different cactus species indigenous to the Americas." Wikipedia 

Developing Dragon Fruit on the cactus stems.

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