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Patty_in_wisc
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Joined: 15 Nov 2005
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Location: zone 5 Milwaukee, Wi

Posted: Sat 01 Nov, 2008 1:19 am

Here is a link to help identify D.F. & it's history. Interesting & good pics!
I was told I have Red Vietnamese Jaina so I guess I really have Red Jaina OR Vietnamese Jaina. I also have yellow (from Citrus Joe).
I hear that red fleshed tastes better than white fleshed and the yellow is the best.

http://www.tropicalfruitnursery.com/dragon/

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Ned
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Joined: 14 Nov 2005
Posts: 999
Location: Port Royal, SC (Zone 8b)

Posted: Sun 02 Nov, 2008 7:34 pm

Thanks Patty. Good link.

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David.
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Joined: 09 Nov 2009
Posts: 400
Location: San Benito , Texas

Posted: Thu 28 Oct, 2010 1:15 pm

In my opinion in taste I love the red then yellon and then white. Though I took out all my white ones and chunked them. The taste and flavor was to bland to me on the white. I have both the red and white growing up on 4x4 posts then rebar going on top

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ilovecitrus
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Joined: 16 Apr 2009
Posts: 68
Location: hurricane, ut

Posted: Fri 25 Feb, 2011 10:24 pm

I LOVED the yellow dragon fruit i had in hawaii at a farmers market and I tried a red one at an oriental store and I thought it was bland and gross.
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Patty_in_wisc
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Location: zone 5 Milwaukee, Wi

Posted: Sun 27 Feb, 2011 3:29 am

I finally got 1 flower last Sept & it fruited for me (how lucky is that?) Ate it a couple weeks ago....very bland but very juicy. V. Jaina is white fleshed.

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Joined: 04 Feb 2010
Posts: 43
Location: Southern California

Posted: Sun 27 Feb, 2011 11:43 pm

I saw Home Depot selling pink flesh ones. Anyone have opinion on the taste of these?

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PONTGTA



Joined: 28 Dec 2010
Posts: 9
Location: FL 9A

Posted: Wed 06 Apr, 2011 6:33 pm

Oh yeah, The spanish name for it is Pitaya..I am trying to grow some myself
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Patty_in_wisc
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Joined: 15 Nov 2005
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Location: zone 5 Milwaukee, Wi

Posted: Wed 10 Aug, 2011 6:49 pm

I finally got 1 DF last year. Only 1 flower but I got lucky with hand pollinating it. I read they like to bloom on full moon eves and you gotta pollinate when opened cuz they are done after a few hours. I checked my calendar from last year, & suure enough - it bloomed on full moon eve.
I got another flower bud now that I think will open Fri or Sat as this Sat is full moon night. And, after checking for more, I just found another bud starting --WOOHOO. That will prolly bloom next full moon. These plants are so big & top heavy, I will have to stand on stool to see if they are the red or yellow - since they are both in same pot. They are still in same pot as posted above, but the top is solid branches/legs over hanging.
Anyone else w/ a flower?

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