Pitahaya red with white flesh (pitaya, dragon fruit, dragon fruit) 10 PCS fresh seeds, Fruit seeds, Organic seeds, Non GMO

Pitahaya red with white flesh (pitaya, dragon fruit, dragon fruit, hilocereus wavy, Hylocereus sinuous, Hylocereus undatus)

A large climbing or creeping cactus with a height of 3 to 15 m .

The cactus has a red-pink fruit and white flesh. Pitaya fruits are low in calories and contain numerous nutrients, including vitamin C, phosphorus and calcium, fiber and a large amount of antioxidants. It is recommended to eat pitaya slightly chilled; it is not recommended to combine it with dishes with a sharp taste. In addition, you can make juice or wine from pitaya, or use it to add flavor to other drinks. The flowers are edible, they can also be brewed with tea. The flesh of the pitaya contains many small black seeds. Its aroma is lost when heated. The skin is inedible, in addition, it may contain pesticides.

In the middle zone, pitahaya is grown in volumetric pots in indoor conditions, taking out for the summer in a shady garden.

Flowering and fruiting of the cactus does not occur before 5-7 years of life. By this time, the plant reaches a mass of about 4 kg. The lengthening of daylight is a stimulus for flowering. Fruit ovaries appear on the cactus 1-1.5 months after the flowers fade.

The cactus will calmly survive 0 °C in the absence of drafts.