STEEM PLANTS CONTEST: Week #15.|| Dragon Fruit: Yield of Thy Labor by @nickjon

I thought it was just another normal day. I waked up early and getting ready for work then as I glimpsed by the window I saw this beautiful dragon fruit flower. Wow! it is an early bloom for almost 3 years. My wife and I have waited this long to see the plant bloom with flower. It did not disappointed us at any way because the flower was mysteriously beautiful.

Popularly known as a "Dragon Fruit" plant. This plant is also known as Pitaya or Pitahaya but it is very popular with its nickname: Dragon Fruit. True to its name this plant is based on the mythical creatures which are the "Dragons." Legend has it that the fruit was the last breath of the dragon that was killed by dragon hunters.

I bought three cuttings of the plant through online platform. I ordered it and paid it as my order arrived. As soon as I have the cuttings, I've planted it in a big plastic container. I opted to place it in our house terrace because it is the only place in our house where it can get a good and ample source of sunlight. The plant was growing well which branches out a lot but we almost lost hope that it will bear fruit. I put organic fertilizer and waited for the good result. Finally, I saw the positive sign that it will yield fruits.

Purposely, I did not hand pollinate the flower. I want to test if this Dragon Fruit that I've planted can fully developed a fruit without hand pollination because I plan to propagate this. After two weeks the result was a huge success. Now, I am excited to taste the fruit. I will give an update for our first dragon fruit, first harvest and taste in the future post. So, for now that's it. I want to end by leaving this message: plant and be merry!