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Dragon Fruit Pollination

10 years ago
last modified: 10 years ago

I am curious about the different pollination requirements between self-fertile pitaya and self-sterile pitayas. Any clarification is appreciated.

Self-fertile pitaya - I have heard that while a single self-fertile pitaya can pollinate itself without a secondary pitaya plant, it is still required that at least two flowers bloom at the same time (on the single self-fertile pitaya) and have pollination occur between the two flowers. Is this true? Aka, a single self fertile pitaya flower can not pollinate itself? (Thus hand pollination is still probably necessary for those without night pollinators)

Self-sterile pitaya - For this two pitaya plants are necessary. Do the pitayas have to be of different varieties? Do the two plants have to be from two different parent plants (if grown from cuttings)?
Thank you for the clarification!

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