Dragonfruit

Dragon fruit, or pitaya, is a climbing cactus that produces some of the most striking fruit you can grow. The large white flowers open at night, and the fruit that follows has bright pink skin and white or red flesh speckled with tiny edible seeds. It is mild, sweet and refreshing, best eaten chilled.

Grow it up a sturdy post or frame in full sun, in soil that drains freely, as it rots in wet ground. Once the stems reach the top of the support they hang down and flower. Fruit forms through the warmer months. Protect young plants from frost, and water through long dry spells.