Saturday, January 03, 2009

Dragon Fruit Literally Blooms in Hours

As if you didn't have enough, I give you the photos of the flowers on the vine who didn't make it into the life cycle of dragon fruit set. Dragon fruit flowers will literally bloom in a matter of hours so if you're patient, you can witness the entire process.

Last September, I noticed this flower getting ready to bloom. The first photo was captured at 7:45 p.m.


1.3 Dragon Fruit Literally Blooms in Hours 1





1.3 Dragon Fruit Literally Blooms in Hours 2


At 11 p.m., I went out again and saw the flower had partially bloomed.


1.3 Dragon Fruit Literally Blooms in Hours 3



1.3 Dragon Fruit Literally Blooms in Hours 4


At 1:30 a.m., I ventured out again just to see if there was any difference. Not really, but it was still lovely nonetheless.


1.3 Dragon Fruit Literally Blooms in Hours 5



1.3 Dragon Fruit Literally Blooms in Hours 6


I woke up at 6:30 a.m. and went outside again to see if the dragon fruit flower was still open. It was. It faded later in the day.


1.3 Dragon Fruit Literally Blooms in Hours 7



1.3 Dragon Fruit Literally Blooms in Hours 8



1.3 Dragon Fruit Literally Blooms in Hours 9



1.3 Dragon Fruit Literally Blooms in Hours 10


Other garden updates.

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1 year ago today, Bo Nhung Dam (Vietnamese Beef Dipped in Vinegar).
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10 comments:

  1. pamDecember 3, 2009 at 4:01 AM

    Wow, that's beautiful!

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  2. ShirleyDecember 3, 2009 at 9:48 AM

    Beautiful! What are the other ones called again....the ones that don't have fruit?

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  3. caninecologneDecember 3, 2009 at 2:36 PM

    hi wc! wow, those are gorgeous pictures!!!! beautiful!

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  4. EatTravelEatDecember 3, 2009 at 3:40 PM

    Beautiful! I just bought a dragonfruit stem cut from the Monrovia farmers market this last summer, and hopefully next year I can enjoy seeing these blooms. It seems like more and more people that I know of are planting more and more dragonfruit these days :).

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  5. XiaoluDecember 6, 2009 at 5:43 AM

    Lovely! Thank you for sharing this with us.

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  6. Wandering ChopsticksMay 15, 2010 at 1:09 AM

    Pam,
    I still get excited every time I see it bloom.

    Shirley,
    Cereus!

    CC,
    Thanks!

    ETE,
    I see a lot of dragon fruit everywhere. I guess once you get a cutting, it's easy enough to share.

    Xiaolu,
    You're welcome!

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  7. UnknownAugust 15, 2011 at 1:12 PM

    That is so beautiful, thank you for sharing.

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  8. Wandering ChopsticksAugust 17, 2011 at 11:22 AM

    Tammy,
    Glad you liked it.

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  9. AnonymousAugust 17, 2011 at 7:57 PM

    it's gorgeous! I love it! I ate a lot of dragon fruits (quả thanh long) but I never saw the flowers. I wish I could grow it where I live now...

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  10. Wandering ChopsticksAugust 22, 2011 at 12:12 AM

    Seahorse Viet,
    I ate a lot when I was in Vietnam. They taste much sweeter there than here. Although, I did have one year when my dragon fruit were really sweet.

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