Make Sure Dragon Fruit Flowers turn into Pitaya Fruit - Pearl White Flesh

Many people buy different varieties of Dragon Fruit and although they flower they will not fruit. It comes down to pollination and we show how the Pearl Pitaya is great for pollinating these other varieties.

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Pearl Dragon Fruit the Pitaya for Full Sun positions

Pearl Dragon Fruit Pitaya

Our Pearl Dragon Fruit this morning. We find they are better than the yellow varieties in full sun positions. Yellow skinned varieties can get sunburnt in harsh sun like we got over the weekend. Growing them over an old stump like we have done here is ideal. Looks very rustic while staying small and means that they quickly start drooping down telling your plant it is time to flower and fruit rather than exploring new heights by climbing up a tall tree. 

Dragon Fruit Pitaya Zomovanao Trial

Pitaya Dragon Fruit Zamovano

New Trial: This is the Dragon Fruit Pitaya Zamovanao that we have been trialling in our nursery. Purpose is we want to make sure that it crops well, Can produce fruit in isolation ( Please note we did hand pollinate from the same pitaya plant ).

Once we get fruit it was my job to taste it today.

My subjective Taste Analysis: 2x more flavour than white pearl with soft seeds which often need a lime to bring out the flavour. On a hot day like today it was very refreshing and juicy.

Look: From the photo on the inside you can see it is quite spectacular translucent purple flesh with dark crunchy seeds inside.

When will it be available: Sorry not for another year. We will use this plant to reproduce it exactly the same so you know you are getting the same plant that we trialled in our nursery.

When it is ready it will appear on our Dragon Fruit Pitaya Fruit Tree Page

Preparing Dragon Fruit Pitaya Plants for Spring

Preparing Dragon Fruit Plants

Paning from Daley's is busy preparing lots of Dragon Fruit plants for Spring. In the last few years they have become a very popular addition to Australian backyards.