Dragon fruit cactus

[SlugSlinger]

My daughter started this plant 3 years ago and has diligently maintained it. Moving it to the insulated garage in the cold months and to the patio in the warm months.

The plant blooms one night a year and this was the first year for the blooming.

She hand pollinated it so hopefully some fruit will develop.

The flower is close to the size of a football and the container is about twenty gallons. It probably weighs close to 150 lbs.

 

[Perplexed]

It blooms just one night a year? Does the blossom last more than one night? Is the fruit edible?

 

[SlugSlinger]

It blooms just one night a year? Does the blossom last more than one night? Is the fruit edible?

The bloom opened Friday night and was mostly withered this morning.

Allegedly, the fruit is edible.

 

[Perplexed]

That’s a labor of love!

 

[Timmy59]

That’s a labor of love!

ECHO. our cactus collection consists of aloe vera and Christmas cactus.

 

[TerryMiller]

That is an excellent shot of the bloom!!!! Kudos to both your daughter and whomever it was that took the picture!!!!

I'm jealous now.

Oh, and as a side note, the wife and I aren't "plant people." The wife even managed to kill a cactus once by over-watering it.

 

[DRC458]

The wife says it is a fruit (some call it a 'super food'), it is edible, and you can sometimes find it in Aldi's!

 

[RickN]

The wife says it is a fruit (some call it a 'super food'), it is edible, and you can sometimes find it in Aldi's!

Crest has it at times too. Note: It has a lot of seeds in it so my wife can not eat it.

 

[THAT Gurl]

The wife says it is a fruit (some call it a 'super food'), it is edible, and you can sometimes find it in Aldi's!

We sell it from time to time at the grocery store I work at. I haven't tried it yet but I've been told it's similar to mango.

Your daughter has done an amazing job caring for hers!

 

[HoLeChit]

Very cool, I’ve always wanted one of those. The fruit is really good, I’ll usually buy them at the Asian supermarket, sprouts usually has them too. Chop it in half, scoop the flesh out with a spoon.