My Dragon Fruit - a bud FINALLY - Page 2

Patty in Wisc · 09-22-2010, 09:30 PM

It's been one week since last pic & it is now over 13 inches long .. and...I saw the white flower petals today peeking thru!!! I'm sure it will open tomorrow. Although we've had some cool temps - down to 50 or so, we have a lot of humidity ALL SUMMER. It was very tropical here so I think that help[ed. I'll get pics on soon. WOOHOOHOO
Bob, this flower will smell soooo nice, I won't 'stink' anymore LOL.
Just remember that you'll get flowers on the segments that hang down over your top trellis & feed them (in summer) a good nana fert high in K. It worked for me & you shouldn't have to wait as long as I did.

Patty in Wisc · 09-23-2010, 02:22 PM

Yup, it's open today

Next: left is my double mahoi...mom & pup (almost same size) & I'm showing off the namwa I won from Mitchel 1 1/2 yrs ago (in back to right). Pstem is 4ft 10 inches & the base is getting HUGE...bigger than my fruiting IC

When it gets dark out, I'm going to pollinate my new baby to help it along. Just hoping I'll get a fruit

hammer · 09-23-2010, 02:40 PM

Wow patty that bloom is awsome. are dragon fruit edible i know nothing about dragon fruit.

Patty in Wisc · 09-23-2010, 03:31 PM

Hey, those pics were taken this a.m..... I just went out & the flower is closed up!!! It was 3:15 & it's closed. Will it open this evening?
Please don't merge this post - thanks.
Yes Shannon, they are edible.

Patty in Wisc · 09-23-2010, 06:02 PM

Oh no don't tell me! Did this flower open during the night & close up now??? When I saw it this morn, it wasn't opening but starting to close already??? If this is it, I didn't know the flower is open for such short time.
I'm gonna go cry now ...boo hoo

sunfish · 09-23-2010, 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Patty in Wisc

Oh no don't tell me! Did this flower open during the night & close up now??? When I saw it this morn, it wasn't opening but starting to close already??? If this is it, I didn't know the flower is open for such short time.
I'm gonna go cry now ...boo hoo

Dragon fruit flower opened earlier than expected, what to do???

hammer · 09-23-2010, 07:08 PM

dragon fruit they look neat i would like to no more about them. do they grow form seed or from plant are they cold hardy if someone could give me some info i would appreciate thanks.

Patty in Wisc · 09-23-2010, 07:50 PM

Tony, I've been posting there but I didn't realize the bloom was this short!Oh well, it looked like the stamen was close to anthers & it was windy today so maybe I'll be lucky.
Shannon, they grow from seed or cuttings. Look here:
Dragon Fruit Viewer - Pine Island Nursery
Here'e another:
Dragon Fruit, Pitaya, Pitahaya, Thanh Long, orchid cactus, grow, market, tips

soundofthemusic1 · 10-20-2010, 11:22 AM

Patti,

You haven't posted any updates of your Dragon Fruit plants for a while. How are they doing?

Did you get any fruits yet?

Rae

The Hollyberry Lady · 10-20-2010, 04:10 PM

Patty, guess what?!

Look what Bob sent me a few days ago...

: )

Patty in Wisc · 10-20-2010, 04:48 PM

Hey! I sent that to Bob couple years ago! Hope it's a cutting from the one I sent... or else it grew real slow ha ha. Off to get a pic of my baby dragon fruit!

The Hollyberry Lady · 10-20-2010, 05:08 PM

Yup, it is a cutting from one of yours, Patty! Thanks for sharing.

I'm so looking forward to growing it...

: )

Patty in Wisc · 10-20-2010, 09:08 PM

Took me all this time to get these pics on... my baby DF

Don't know how I'm going to get this monster back in the sunroom....

The Hollyberry Lady · 10-20-2010, 09:37 PM

Wow Patty! That thing is amazing!

You must be real proud of yourself.

How long did it take to grow it that huge? Did you start out with a cutting as well?

So you bring it into your sunroom each year for Winter and then put it back outside in the warm months? Is this your first time getting fruit on it and how long did it take?

You are getting me so excited about growing it and I love your pics.

: )

Patty in Wisc · 10-20-2010, 11:50 PM

It was a 1ft high rooted cutting I got in Oct 05. Started out slow growing but the last 3 years took off. Was told to feed it fert high in P but earlier this summer was told to feed fert high in K so fed it my nana fert. It worked.
Gotta cart it in sunroom soon...have to cut some off to fit it in doorway.. Trellis is 6 ft but I'd suggest 5 ft or lower.
Sunroom not ready for plants & it's cold so I bagged the df & nanas to help keep warm tonight.

The Hollyberry Lady · 11-20-2010, 01:32 PM

Yippeee Patty!!!

My Dragon Fruit cutting has rooted and is now growing. Here it is today...

: )

Patty in Wisc · 11-23-2010, 05:17 PM

Yippee! When it gets big enough to make a trellis, don't make it as big as mine LOL. Too hard to move it around. You could also try putting it in a hanging basket...I have one of those too.
The fruit doesn't look much diff than last pic except the leafy tips are starting to turn pink.

The Hollyberry Lady · 11-23-2010, 11:38 PM

Wow, I like that hanging basket idea, for sure Patty.

Can ya keep these guys pruned, or will it be at the expense of fruit production?

Worried mine will get too big and out of control!

Yours is simply gorgeous Patty and I hope mine will be as vigorous and as healthy. Wonder too, how much it'll grow over winter in my south window...

I'd lke to stick it outdoors in the summer like yours.

: )

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