To make it more difficult, did all of Selenicereus get lumped in w/Hylocereus or just S. megalanthus?
-Ethan
Only megalanthus was reclassified into Hylocereus. Selenicereus normally has more than 3 ribs, so megalanthus is closer to Hylocereus. There may be other factors but this is the most apparent.
I have about a dozen kinds but I lost some interest in these. They don't take much work so I just leave them be.
Guatamalan types:
- Santa Barbara Red (collected wild from Central America)
- Condor
- American Beauty
- G2 (part of Paul Thomson's original wild selections for crossing, thin compact vines)
Unnamed:
- H. polyrhisus
- H. megalanthus (yellow)
Paul Thomson's hybrids:
- Halley's Comet
- Physical Graffiti (fastest growing)
- Delight
- S8 (Voodoo Child, Arizona Purple)
Whites:
- George (George Emerich the father of cherimoya in CA)
- Quang Ong's white (my name for where it's from)
Others:
- Valdivia Roja (mexican origin from Valdivia ranch, small but numerous fruits, very good tasting, waxy rough texture bluish stem)
- Sin Espina (no spine)
- Purple Haze
- Zamorano
- Tricia (Ed Valdivia's daughter, elongated fruit, deep red flesh, polyrhisus with tendency to alternate between 3 and 4 ribs)
Guatemalan type has clearly lobed ribs with magenta-fleshed fruits and good sweetness. This is the type that was said to be more frost resistant earlier in the thread.
H. costaricansis is interesting and taste can vary from bland to slighly cucumber to very sour. The deep red flesh is very appealing.
I like Valdivia Roja, Halley's Comet, Voodoo Child, and the Guatemalan ones.