Monday, February 18, 2013

Amazing Epiphytes

The hylocereus cacti are amazing.  My Wellspring dragon fruit has grown about 1.5 inches in a week.  It spontaneously grew two air roots after I began to wonder why my pitayas were not producing air roots as plentiful as scientists indicate.  The side that produced the roots is adjunct to a wooden post.  I got so excited that I positioned my other plants to lean against the posts, hoping they will quickly sprout roots to speed up the growth rate.

I began to despair about my new cuttings,  hoping they would not require 3 to 4 months to establish roots and begin growing.  Today I noticed a light green nodule has cracked through the scar crust at the tip of thr Physical Graffiti.  I can't believe the cutting is showing signs of growth only ten days after I received it.  I hope the Delight gets on the bandwagon soon.

Saturday, February 9, 2013

Dragon fruit trellis

I made a trellis from scrap wood.  I am so excited about the new cuttings and the possibility of home grown pitaya fruits.  I decided to place the Wellspring hylocereus as well as a polyrhisus seedling in the pot.  Perhaps I will get to taste the fruit in a year or two.

Friday, February 8, 2013

Dragon fruit

I just received cuttings from River's End Nursery in Texas.  They are huge. Yeah!

Dragon Fruit

Wow!

Dragon fruit

I just received cuttings from River's End Nursery in Texas.  They are huge. Yeah!