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Dragon fruit pitaya planted upside down1 - Wow, looks beautiful! Mine has developed roots, just waiting for more growth to happen :-)..3299 days 19hrs
Dragon fruit pitaya planted upside down1 - Thanks, that's encouraging! I don't know where the other cuttings are, but I might try moving this one and see if it prefers a different space :-)..3299 days 19hrs
Dragon fruit pitaya planted upside down1 - Hi Lissa, thanks for your thoughts. The person who gave it to me remarked that a similar piece from the same plant, given to someone else at the same time, had several branches of new growth... the only reason I could figure my piece hadn't grown was that..3305 days 20hrs
Dragon fruit pitaya planted upside down1 - Thanks so much Danny, Mark, very encouraging to hear your thoughts! I'll leave it and see what happens :-)..3313 days 20hrs
Dragon fruit pitaya planted upside down1 - I planted my dragon fruit cutting 2 months ago, but just discovered I have planted it upside down! :- It has roots, but no shoots Should I take it out and re plant the other way up? Or, cut in half (there is 38cm/15"e;sticking out of the soil) and..3331 days 1hrs

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Dragon fruit pitaya planted upside down1 - What makes you think you planted it upside down? The ridging down the side appears to be pointing up and the rounded tip is at the top. This is one of those plants you can just throw on the ground and it will take root, so not to worry...Liked Question 3299 days 19hrs
Dragon fruit pitaya planted upside down1 - I always root my cuttings in a bucket 1/4 filled with water kept out of direct sunlight. Cuttings usually root within a couple of weeks and can then be planted out. Here's a coupl of pics of my tree...Liked Answer 3299 days 19hrs
Dragon fruit pitaya planted upside down1 - Hi Annap. Every garden has it's own micro climate. How is the other piece planted? Is it in a pot, in the ground, in the sun? Perhaps it has something to do with where the cutting was taken from on the parent plant. This is an almost indestructible plant...Liked Question 3299 days 19hrs
Dragon fruit pitaya planted upside down1 - Looks ok to me too - i think you may be seeing epiphitic air root coming out which is normal for it to cling to what its climbing - Leave it alone I say too :)..Liked Question 3313 days 20hrs
Dragon fruit pitaya planted upside down1 - G'day annap, just leave it how it is, it will eventually send some shoots out from the sides that will grow the correct way up...Liked Question 3313 days 20hrs