Patty in Wisc
08-26-2011, 01:59 PM
Last year I got my first Vietnamese red dragon fruit after 5-6 years (only one). I have 3 more flower buds now (4 have died or will die), and now I have a yellow DF flower bud ready to bloom. Here it is. I hear yellow is better tasting than others... eat your heart out Bob LOL
Notice that it's growing out of a horizontal branch & growing strait upriite which is unusual. Looks like a pineapple & has sharp thorns. Taken about 2 weeks ago
url=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=45313&ppuser=432]http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=45313&size=1[/url]
another... also notice that it is drooping because of the weight.
lery/showphotohttp://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=45305&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=45305&ppuser=432)
drooping more... over 13 inches long & ready to pop.
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=45309&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=45309&ppuser=432)
and here's the red DF buds. The 2 at bottom are turning yellow & will die but I have 3 healthy red buds. One on left is 6 inches long.
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=45310&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=45310&ppuser=432)
Those were taken 1 & 2 days ago. These just taken:
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=45324&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=45324&ppuser=432)
Sorry U gotta tip your head to see...it won't let me turn clockwise :( It's a lazy flower ..resting on a branch. I can see the white petals
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=45323&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=45323&ppuser=432)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=45321&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=45321&ppuser=432)
Those are sharp thorns at the basewhere the fruit will be.
Notice that it's growing out of a horizontal branch & growing strait upriite which is unusual. Looks like a pineapple & has sharp thorns. Taken about 2 weeks ago
url=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=45313&ppuser=432]http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=45313&size=1[/url]
another... also notice that it is drooping because of the weight.
lery/showphotohttp://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=45305&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=45305&ppuser=432)
drooping more... over 13 inches long & ready to pop.
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=45309&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=45309&ppuser=432)
and here's the red DF buds. The 2 at bottom are turning yellow & will die but I have 3 healthy red buds. One on left is 6 inches long.
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=45310&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=45310&ppuser=432)
Those were taken 1 & 2 days ago. These just taken:
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=45324&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=45324&ppuser=432)
Sorry U gotta tip your head to see...it won't let me turn clockwise :( It's a lazy flower ..resting on a branch. I can see the white petals
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=45323&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=45323&ppuser=432)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=45321&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=45321&ppuser=432)
Those are sharp thorns at the basewhere the fruit will be.