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In stockHylocereus costaricensis
Dragon Fruit Red
£3.20per packet
Buy 2, get a 3rd free
These showy, bright pink, leathery skinned fruit have a sweet seed-speckled pulp inside, which has acclaimed super food powers.
They grow on vine-like cacti which produce aerial roots that allow them to cling to surfaces, creating a creeping, climbing habit. A fast-growing crop, the plants can produce for more than 20 years once established.
Chinese legend claims they were created thousands of years ago by a dragon in battle who blew a burst of fire containing the fruit.
- Common name
- Strawberry Pear, Pitaya, Pitahaya
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Packet content
- 30 seeds
- Height
- 3 m
- Light level
- Full Sun
- Growth habit
- Evergreen
- Hardiness rating
- H1
- Pollinator-friendly
- Yes
- Moisture
- Free draining
- Region of origin
- South America
- Colour
- Red
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