Spicy Exotics

Spicy Exotics Dragon Fruit is your source for over 100 varieties of plant cuttings for sale. Dragon Fruit, Pitaya, or Pitahaya originated in Central America and now can be found in most tropical areas. In the USA these areas include Hawaii, California, and Florida. It's a subtropical vining cactus. So it loves lots of rain yet can tolerate dry weather. Most varieties are fast growing making easily adaptable to new environments. As mentioned above, the plant is a vining cactus with fleshy three sided growth and spins along the edge of this growth. The plant creates huge night blooming flowers that are beautiful and fragrant. If the flower is pollinated it will create one of the most amazing fruits. Varieties can be either red, pink, green or yellow skin with white, pink, purple, or red flesh. The fruit sizes can vary ranging from 0.5 pounds to a whopping 3.0 pounds in size. The fruit is easy to peel with a kiwi type texture and eatable seeds. Dragon Fruits has taste ranges from mild to sweet to complex. Dragon Fruit is superb eaten chilled, but can also be enjoyed when juiced, cubed in salads, or even as jams