Hylocereus undatus (Pitahaya, Dragon Fruit)

The Pitahaya is one cactus species from the genus Cactaceae, it grows scretched or climbing  with a dense tangle of triangular, strong and limbed shoots and reachs with a diameter of 1.6 to 3 inches (4 to 7.5 cm one length of 17 feet (5 m) or more. The shoots wandering out back to rib wave-shaped and horny. There are 1 to 3 short, conical, brownish-gray spines present, which are up to 3 mm.

The flowers appear along the branches and are white, they are 10 to 11 inches (25 to 27 cm) long and have a diameter of 6 to 8 inches (15 to 20 cm), the flowers open at night. The fruit is pink-magenta-colored, edible and tasty, they are traded in Germany, the term "dragon fruit" or "Pitahaya", are spherical to oblong, 2 to 4.8 inches (5 to 12 cm) long with a diameter of 1.8 to 3.6 inches (4 to 9 cm).

I have planted 4 specimens on 3rd December 2010 out.

Recently planted specimen of Hylocereus

undatus on December, 3rd, 2010 in our garden.

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Updated by Joachim Jaeck on April 2nd, 2011