DRAGON FRUIT - PEARL

Botanical Name: Selenicereus undatus

Description

A spectacular night flowering cactus with highly ornamental pink skin & white fleshed fruit containing numerous small black seeds. Fruit can be up to 1kg with a melon like flavour. Self pollinating selection from Vietnam. Sourced from Picone Exotic Orchards Guide to planting bare rooted cacti.
Please note, calloused cuttings are marked with an arrow, plant with the arrow pointing upwards.

Other Names: Vietnamese, pitaya, pitahaya

Price	Propagation	Size	Buy Options
$17.90	Cutting	Pot: 0.75L Height: 30-40cm	In Production
$17.75	Cutting	Pot: 0.5L Height: -	Seeking Propagation Material
$9.90	Cutting (Bare Root)	Pot: NONE (Bare Root) Height: 20-30cm	Seeking Propagation Material

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Growing over a stump at Daleys Fruit Tree Nursery one of the original pitayas pearls

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Dragon Fruit - Pearl - Selenicereus undatus

Planting Guide

Plant Information or Specifications

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Preferred Climate

Tropical, Subtropical
Learn About Climate Zones

Cutting
Learn About Propagation Methods

Max Height (when in the ground with good conditions)

2-5m

Plants required to Pollinate

1 (Self Pollinating)
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Can it Handle Frosts?

Likes Temps above 5deg, Sometimes

Suitability in Pots

Yes with 35L+ Pot

Water Requirements

Drought Hardy (Little Watering)

Is it a Dwarf Fruit Tree?

Can be pruned to 2m

Time to Fruit/Flower/Harvest

2-3 Years

Sun or Shade

Part (Sun:50-80%)

Preferred Soil Type

Perfect Drainage (Sand/Volcanic)

Soil pH

Neutral (6.6-7.3pH)

Fruiting/Harvest Months

February, March, April, May, June

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Question & Answer

I live in Brisbane Queensland and I was just wandering is it to late to plant these out or can they be planted out all year round seeing as we are moving into winter. From:

Yes Dragon fruit can be planted all year round in Brisbane :)

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I’m growing a pearl pitaya in Melbourne, have it sitting on a post under dappled light in summer. Gets a little cold burn on new growth in winter. I look after it with seaweed solution and Charlie carp. Great tropical fruit for Melbourne. | Matthew-Wisniewski - Frankston , VIC 21-Oct-2019

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Dragon Fruit - Pearl (Cutting)

BJ's Edible Fruits
Update: 3517 days 0hrs

Comments: -

White fleshed dragon fruit cutting taken from a huge vine growing up a gum on Maundrel Terrace. Very quick growing and hardy, and known to produce good fruit with no care as an untended bush/street vine.

Planted: 2010

Height 2 Feet

Growing: In a Pot

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Dragon Fruit - Pearl (Cutting) ^9/10

Michael's Edible Fruits
Update: 3627 days 11hrs

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The one in the picture shown was bought from another supplier but it's the same type as the Vietnam Dragon fruit. The fruits are so much more sweeter than the bland ones you get from the shops.I just put together a trellis and is growing the yellow variety in the ground. Hopefully it will give me more fruits.

Fruiting Months January, February, December

Planted: 2007

Height 2 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 2 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Spring

Organic Status:Partially Organic

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VioletCactus1's Edible Fruits
Update: 3639 days 15hrs

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These have been growing very well. My only problem is that I do not yet have enough space for them in the garden so the poor things are still in pots. They will never get to fruiting size in pots!

I have found it's best to keep them out of the rain in winter, not that it really rains in Melbourne any more. When it's cold they hate being wet, and start rotting.

Very easy to grow from cuttings.

Planted: 2007

Sun/Shade: Low Sun

Organic Status:Organic

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Cam's Edible Fruits
Update: 3205 days 12hrs

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I took my kids for a walk around my area one day and saw a huge Pitaya plant grown in the front yard owned by an old Vietnamese couple. I asked the elderly man for a cutting and he ended upended a small cutting with the root intact for me. It was very nice of him. The Vietnam Dragon Fruit is sharing the same pot with the Yellow Dragon Fruit. I can't wait till ]my Yellow Dragon Fruit matures, so I can take some cuttings and give it to the elderly couple in return.

Height 40 Centimetres

Growing: In a Pot

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Julie1's Edible Fruits
Update: 2491 days 16hrs

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It has only flowered twice so far but despite hand pollination, there was no fruit set. UPDATE: Flowers regularly and sets fruit without hand pollination. Fruit is divine! Much sweeter than the white-fleshed pitaya.

Planted: 2008

Height 2.5 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 5 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Chicken manure

When I Fertilise: Spring

Organic Status:Organic

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Dragon Fruit - Pearl (Cutting) ^9/10

Edward3's Edible Fruits
Update: 868 days 12hrs

Comments: - This Vietnamese variety produces quite tasty, sweet fruit - red skin, white flesh. Better tasting than the red flesh variety. Should be eaten soon after picking to get best flavour.

Fruiting Months February and March

Planted: 2012

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 4

Fruit Harvest: 10 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 2 Years after I planted Cutting

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

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Anthonymiceli1's Edible Fruits
Update: 3670 days 23hrs

Comments: - Dies back a little in Winter but then grows away- damaged by wind and cold weather. %uFFFDNot fruited yet

Planted: 2008

Height 5 metres

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Winter

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Diana's Edible Fruits
Update: 2853 days 11hrs

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One in the front and one in back yard. Also a red dragonfruit. Flowering December - March, but no fruit.

Planted: 2009

Height 3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: compost and worm water, blood and bone

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Dragon Fruit - Pearl (Cutting) ^10/10

Danny N1's Edible Fruits
Update: 1376 days 20hrs

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Dragon Fruit is one my my favourite fruits to eat especailly when chilled - so ordered one from Daley's. I have potted it a huge 510mm pot ( ~50L) and drilled heaps of drainage holes, have used my standard potting mix of rich organics and slow release osmocote and planty of mulch, the DF is now shooting new growth and there are smaller buds on it!.

Next to the DF from Daley's is a Red DF purchased from eBay - when it arrived it was in a really poor condition and they didnt even root it!! anyway's it's now rooted and starting to thicken up which is good. These DF plants are in full sun and seem to love the hot Adelaide sun so i have not moved them into my semi enclosed pergola area with my other tropicals.

Cant wait till they fruit, costing me a fortune buying the fruit from coles/woolworths and the DF is small and old! ohh well haha.

Planted: 2015

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 4

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Seasol and Osmocote

Pest Control: Only ants who seem to be all over it?.

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Kath's Edible Fruits
Update: 2784 days 15hrs

Growing: In the Ground

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Dragon Fruit - Pearl ^10/10

Frankenmango1's Edible Fruits
Update: 590 days 19hrs

Comments: - White pulp doesnt stain like red dragonfruit; not as sweet but a stronger more tangy flavour; 2 crops a year in Cairns

Fruiting Months January, February, March, November, December

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 10 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 1 Years after I planted Cutting

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Autumn and Winter

Pollination: Hand Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: rooster booster

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Pest Control: flyspray used on bug infestation

Organic Status:Pesticides Used

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Dragon Fruit - Pearl (Cutting) ^6/10

Jo1's Edible Fruits
Update: 3714 days 15hrs

Comments: -

Growing well in pot. Working out how where to place for fruiting.

Growing: In a Pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Spring

Pest Control:

none

Organic Status:Organic

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TS's Edible Fruits
Update: 3752 days 21hrs

Comments: -

we didn't plant it in time

Organic Status:Organic

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Df's Edible Fruits
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Comments: -

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Dragon Fruit - Pearl ^6/10

Kittykate's Edible Fruits
Update: 3750 days 1hrs

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yet to put in ground. have been over wintering. also having hot discussion with husband about where i can put it. has continued to grow over winter in pot.

Planted: 2009

Height 1 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Pest Control:

none needed yet

Organic Status:Organic

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Kathy2's Edible Fruits
Update: 2845 days 16hrs

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2011 Winter: Growing them from collected seeds. I know that they will take a million years to fruit but I don't know anyone who has a big one for me to take a cutting.

Summer 2011: Am also now the proud owner of a cutting (thank you John!). Fingers crossed that it strikes!!!

Summer 2012: I have a new shoot on John's cutting! So excited!

Planted: 2011

Height 1 Centimetres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 3

Pollination: No

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Dragon Fruit - Pearl (Cutting) ^6/10

MNash1's Edible Fruits
Update: 3450 days 11hrs

Comments: -

Steady

Pest Control:

Only winter protection

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