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bonitin
Gent, Belgium
(Zone 8a)
January 04, 2009
07:39 PM Post #5966500
| I bought it out of sheer admiration for its beauty and also out of curiosity as I never saw it before.
It had a label on it with its popular name and after a google I also found its botanical name. Unfortunately I forgot to add the name to my pictures and now I simply forgot its popular as well as its botanical name. :{
I just remember there were about 3 varieties of it on one of the web pages I had found.
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bonitin
Gent, Belgium
(Zone 8a)
January 04, 2009
07:43 PM Post #5966515
| This is how it looked inside..
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bonitin
Gent, Belgium
(Zone 8a)
January 04, 2009
07:44 PM Post #5966523
| I remember now it was a kind of cactus fruit ?.. |
frostweed
Arlington, TX
(Zone 8a)
January 04, 2009
07:45 PM Post #5966526
| Custard Apple maybe? |
palmbob
Tarzana, CA
(Zone 9b)
 January 04, 2009
07:45 PM Post #5966527
| dragon fruit |
Resin
Northumberland, United Kingdom
(Zone 9a)
January 04, 2009
07:45 PM Post #5966528
| Hylocereus spp. (Pitaya / Dragon Fruit). A species of cactus.
Resin
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leeannconner
Bella vista, CA
(Zone 8a)
January 04, 2009
07:46 PM Post #5966531
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Its a Dragon Fruit - Hylocereus undatus- white fleshed variety. It does grow on a cactus. |
bonitin
Gent, Belgium
(Zone 8a)
January 04, 2009
07:52 PM Post #5966556
| WOW that was super fast!! :))
Thank you all a big bunch! |
Bignonia
Atenas, Costa Rica
January 04, 2009
09:31 PM Post #5967048
| I have try it. It is very delicious.! Here some info http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitaya
The common name is pitaya. Hylocereus is an ephyfitic cactus. |
htop
San Antonio, TX
(Zone 8b)
January 05, 2009
05:02 AM Post #5968086
| bonitin, really great photos! |
bonitin
Gent, Belgium
(Zone 8a)
January 05, 2009
04:43 PM Post #5970037
| Mine didn't have much taste Bignonia, but most likely that's because it was imported and perhaps not ripened enough before shipping.
I'm sure it must taste delicious in your warm sunny country! I'm envious now, ;-) it's bitterly cold over here with predictions of -12°C for the coming night!!! BBRRRRR...
Thanks htop! |
htop
San Antonio, TX
(Zone 8b)
January 05, 2009
07:42 PM Post #5970693
| bonitin, you're welcome. Wow, that is coooold! The high was 42°F (5.5°C) and we were all bundled up! :o) |
bonitin
Gent, Belgium
(Zone 8a)
January 05, 2009
08:56 PM Post #5971023
| Arhh..., htop, 5.5°C is warm, lol! |
htop
San Antonio, TX
(Zone 8b)
January 05, 2009
09:16 PM Post #5971143
| :o) :o) :o) :o) |
plantladylin
East Central, FL
(Zone 9a)
January 05, 2009
09:31 PM Post #5971201
| A lot of folks grow the Hylocereus for the beautiful blooms: http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=images of hylocereus...
There are a few listed in PF: http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/adv_search.php?searcher[com... |
bonitin
Gent, Belgium
(Zone 8a)
January 06, 2009
05:07 AM Post #5972260
| Wow plantlady, the flowers are truly gorgeous!!
thanks for the links! |
plantladylin
East Central, FL
(Zone 9a)
January 06, 2009
10:10 AM Post #5972617
| You are very welcome! |
