Yellow Pitaya, Yellow Dragon Fruit Seeds (Selenicereus megalanthus)
Yellow Pitaya, Yellow Dragon Fruit Seeds
Price for Package of 5 or 10 seeds.
DRAGON FRUIT. Truly one of God's wonders! Pitaya Fruit, Pitahaya Fruit or commonly known as the Dragon fruit is among the most nutritious and wonderful exotic fruits. It is a favorite to many, particularly people of Asian origin. It features a mouth-watering light sweet taste,
Yellow Pitaya, Yellow Dragon Fruit Seeds
Price for Package of 5 or 10 seeds.
DRAGON FRUIT. Truly one of God's wonders! Pitaya Fruit, Pitahaya Fruit or commonly known as the Dragon fruit is among the most nutritious and wonderful exotic fruits. It is a favorite to many, particularly people of Asian origin. It features a mouth-watering light sweet taste, an intense shape and color, not forgetting its outstanding flowers. In addition to being tasty and refreshing, this beautiful fruit boasts of a lot of water and other vital minerals with varied nutritional ingredients.
Round, often red colored fruit with prominent scales. The thin rind encloses the large mass of sweetly flavored white or red pulp and small black seeds. Dragon fruits have fleshy stems reaching from a few inches up to 20ft long (in mature plants). Flowers are ornate and beautiful, and many related species are propagated as ornamentals. Pitahaya plants can have up to 4-6 fruiting cycles per year.
Family: Cactaceae family
Origin: Mexico and South America
Dragon fruit plant is a night flowering vine-like cactus, the beautiful yellowish flower is about 1 foot long and 9 inches wide, bell shaped and very fragrant, they open during the early evening and wilt by daybreak. The fruit is oblong and has unique appearance because of its bright pink to red, green tipped overlapping scales rind. The edible portion is white or red, with hundreds of tiny black seeds. Its taste is sweet and juicy similar to that of pear, kiwi and watermelon. Dragon fruit is now grown commercially in Asia in places like Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam.
Health Benefits:
Dragon fruit help to lower blood glucose levels in type 2 diabetes.
Dragon fruit prevent formation of cancer causing free radicals.
Dragon fruit helps moisturize and smoothen skin and decrease bad cholesterol level.
Dragon fruit helps improve appetite.
Dragon fruit can enhance the body metabolism because of its protein content.
Dragon fruit helps improve digestion and reduce fat.
Dragon fruit helps maintain the health of the eyes.
Dragon fruit helps strengthen the bones and teeth.
Dragon fruit helps in tissue development.
Dragon fruit promotes healing of cuts and bruise.
Dragon fruit helps improve memory.
Sowing Instructions |
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Propagation: |
Seeds / Cuttings |
Pretreat: |
0 |
Stratification: |
0 |
Sowing Time: |
all year round |
Sowing Depth: |
Light germinator! Just sprinkle on the surface of the substrate + gently press |
Sowing Mix: |
Coir or sowing mix + sand or perlite |
Germination temperature: |
about 25-28 ° C |
Location: |
bright + keep constantly moist not wet |
Germination Time: |
2-4 Weeks |
Watering: |
Water regularly during the growing season |
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Parametry
- Ručně vybraná semena?
- Ručně vybraná semena
- HEIRLOOM ?
- Yes
- Organic Seeds ?
- Organic Seeds
- Edible ?
- Edible
- Perennial ?
- Perennial plant : Yes
- Plant is suitable for growing ?
- The plant is suitable for growing in a greenhouse
The plant is suitable for growing on a balcony-terrace
The plant is suitable for outdoors cultivation - Plant height ?
- Plant height 1.5 m
- Fruit Weight ?
- Fruit Weight: 250 - 500 g
- Medicinal Plant ?
- Medicinal Plant: Yes
- Seeds requires light for germination ?
- Requires light for germination
- Scientific name:
- Sun Exposure ?
- Full sun from an early age
- Growth Rate ?
- Medium Growth Rate
- Type:
- Cactus Seeds
- Planting Time?
- Planting Time: Whole year-round
- Indoor/Outdoor?
- Indoor/Outdoor: Indoor & Outdoor
- Soil Type?
- Soil Type: Appropriate soil
- Watering?
- Watering: Low
- Cultivating Difficulty?
- Cultivating Difficulty: Easy