UK gardening - Re: Dragon Fruit

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Re: Dragon Fruit

Dave Poole

2005-11-23, 1:21 pm

Janet Tweedy wrote:

>Would the plant survive South(ish) England?
>
>Very strange fruit indeed and not seen anything like it before, I
>suspect it comes from rather warmer climes than Amersham!

Its a very vigorous, rambling cactus rather like a Disocactus
(Epiphyllum) on steroids ... and some. In warmer parts of the Med and
in the Canaries, you can see its very stout, quadrangular jointed
stems clambering up hotel walls etc while the flowers creamy gold and
white flowers are huge - easily dinner plate sized. It needs frost
protection, plenty of room and a rich, well-drained soil to really do
well. Definitely not an outdoor cactus unfortunately.

Dave Poole
Torquay, Coastal South Devon UK
Winter min -2°C. Summer max 34°C.
Growing season: March - November

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