Dragon Fruit
Taxonomy
Selenicereus monacanthus
Selenicereus
Cactaceae
Caryophyllales
How to care for Dragon Fruit
How often to water your Dragon Fruit
Dragon Fruit needs 0.5 cups of water every 12 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
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Water 0.5 cups every
12
Finding light for Dragon Fruit in your home
Dragon Fruit love being close to bright, sunny windows 😎.
Place it less than 1ft from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
Dragon Fruit does not tolerate low-light 🚫.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Dragon Fruit in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize Dragon Fruit
Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.
By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Dragon Fruit after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
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Should I stake/ moss pole to guide the new growth up instead of wherever-the-hell-it’s-going??😂 First #DragonFruit and the new growth is going in an odd direction. Should I just let it get crazy or should I be guiding it up a stake or pole? #NewGrowth #PlantsMakePeopleHappy
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WUT is Spyro doing?? Did he grow these just to grab the pole with???? He’s only grown that top section since I gave him this pole and now it has…appendages?!?! #DragonFruit #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #CactusClique #SucculentSquad
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😳 #DragonFruit #whereareyougoing #crazyhairdontcare #howmanylevels #HappyPlants #NewGrowth
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This is another cactus I have that I thought I knew what it was now I'm not so sure per the mixed results from apps and Google .... Can anyone help me?
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I have these small black bugs on the plant that I think are killing it. Thoughts on how to deal with this? #QueenOfTheNight
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We got this guy about two months ago. It has grown a large 4th section on top in just that time. How big of a pot does it need? (right now about 11”. The pot it came in)
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Just wondering when I need a larger pot for this guy and how big is necessary
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Lots of roots!! Am I able to give this plant a trim? He has roots everywhere!! Does he look healthy? #HylocereusUndatus
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Turning yellow When I bought him, he was all squeezed into this tiny pot and I got him a bigger pot and moved some of the smaller ones to smaller pots. I'm not sure if he gets enough sun and I'm worried I don't wanted him enough or water him too much. I'm not sure why he's turning yellow :( #cacti #succulent
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It’s this dying
Care Summary for Dragon Fruit
Dragon Fruit
Greg recommends:
0.5 cups every 12 days
< 1ft from a window
Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.