1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Cactus or Succulent
Fruit
1.3 Origin
North America, Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, South America
Southeastern Asia
1.4 Types
Not Available
not available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
tropical environments, Tropical regions
Temperate Regions
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
Not Available
H1, H2, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Not Available
Oval or Rounded
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Red, Salmon
Green, Yellow green
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Not Available
Green, Light Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Not Available
Green, Light Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Not Available
Green, Light Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Light Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Not Available
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Not Available
Indeterminate
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Deer resistant, Drought, Heat And Humidity, Salt, Shade areas, Wet Site
Drought
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
Semi-hardwood cuttings, Stem Cutting
Seedlings, Transplanting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Water slowly, and allow to dry completely between soakings
Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Less Watering
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Dispose of diseased portions, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Prune in summer, Remove damaged leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
15-30-15 liquid fertilizer, Fertilzer with low nitrogen content
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Bacterial Stem Rot, Birds, Brown Rot
Aphids, Mites, White outside
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Deer resistant, Drought, Heat And Humidity, Salt, Shade areas, Wet Site
Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Not Available, pollinators
Birds, Butterflies
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
Dental erosion
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Anti-ageing, Good for skin, Making cosmetics
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Food for animals
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, Antitumor, Diabetes, Healing, Nutritive, Skin wounds
Not Available
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Fruits, Seeds
Fruits
6.2.3 Other Uses
Cosmetics, Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Food, Used in making beverages
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall
Container, Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier, Tropical
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Hylocereus undatus
CITRUS aurantiifolia 'Bearss'
7.2 Common Name
Pitahaya, Dragon Fruit
Bearss Lime, Shiraz Limoo, Tahiti Lime
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
7.2.3 In French
7.2.4 In Spanish
7.2.5 In Greek
hylocereus
BEARSS ασβέστη
7.2.6 In Portuguese
7.2.7 In Polish
7.2.8 In Latin
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Not Available
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Not Available
8.4 Order
Caryophyllales
Sapindales
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
8.8 Tribe
Hylocereeae
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
8.10 Number of Species