NAME: Purple Dragon Fruit (Cactus)
OTHER COMMON NAMES: Pitaya / Pitahaya Fruit / Strawberry Pear
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Hylocereus Undatus
COLOR: Purple flesh
PLANT SEEDS: Outdoors after frost / Indoors weeks before last frost
BLOOM TIME: July - Oct
HARDINESS ZONE: 9 - 11
PLANT HEIGHT: 15 - 20' Vine/Climber
LIGHT REQUIREMENTS: Sun
SOIL & WATER PREFERENCES: Average
QUANTITY: 20 Seeds
OTHER: This plant is actually a type of cactus. It can be grown indoors. The exotic looking fruits typically weigh a little under 1 pound each, and they have a texture like Kiwi fruit. Dragon Fruit can be eaten raw or dried, or made into juice or wine. The fruit has a mild sweet taste, and the flowers can be eaten or steeped as tea. I was also excited to learn that it is low in calories & high in vitamins & minerals
Germination
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Germination is affected by such factors as temperature, moisture content, light intensity and contamination of planting media. Although we do everything possible to get seeds to you in the best possible condition, these factors are totally outside of our control and and once you receive the seeds it's up to you.
Consequently, we can take no responsibility for the suitability of your local conditions of any variety offered, the indicative cultivation advice provided or ultimately the varieties performance.
As such you should seek local advice to carefully ensure your local conditions and the time of season are appropriate to the variety purchased.
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