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Cactaceae
Dragon Fruit Flower
Selenicereus undatus
Fleeting beauty and abundance.
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Selenicereus
- Native to
- Central America, Mexico
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Type
- Climbing cactus
- Height
- 3-10 meters (vine)
- Sunlight
- Full sun to partial shade
- Soil
- Well-drained, sandy, organic
- Water
- Low to moderate
- Hardiness
- 10-12
- Lifespan
- Perennial
Did you know
- Dragon fruit flowers bloom for only one night, earning the plant the nickname 'moonflower' or 'queen of the night.'
- The enormous white flowers can reach 30 cm in length and are among the largest of any cactus.
- Bats are the primary pollinators in the wild, attracted by the flowers' strong fragrance at night.
- A single dragon fruit plant can produce fruit for over 20 years.
- The flowers are edible and are sometimes dipped in batter and fried as a delicacy in Southeast Asia.
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Abundance
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