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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Dragon Fruit Set
« on: October 12, 2017, 11:11:49 PM »I have a Purple haze dragon fruit vine that been flowering constantly over the summer to fall. None of the fruit set. Does it need a cross-pollinator or any tips for helping the fruit set? It currently being watered by a drip irrigation system also if that a problem.
Purple haze was developed by Paul Thomson. Paul named his seedlings S1-S9. Purple haze is aka S5. This variety is not self-fertile and required cross pollination. I’be told use a non-S variety will yield better results. The reason is many of the S series shared the genetic of the parents.
Df doesn’t need much water. Be cautious of overwatering. Too much water will also cause fruit and flower bud drops.
S1=Physical Graffiti
S2=cosmic Charlie
S3=Delight
S5=purple haze
S9= dark star
S8=sugar dragon
What variety would you recommend. I thought i made sure to see if it was self pollinating . I have a Rixford and halley comet at another place. I thnk i have a natural mystic somewhere too.