Back in our #dragonfruit garden

#Hylocereus #Selenicereus #cactus
#succulents

#kenya #mombasa #shanzu

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@Laplantgenetics

This central core can support growth of the plant completely - see here an example: at the bottom of the plant, it s the sheer rod remaining, with all surrounding leaf flesh gone - yet the plant climbs meters high into a tree.

#DragonFruit #Hylocereus #Selenicereus #Kenya #Mombasa

#Anredera (?) & #Selenicereus

#botany #frugalAbundance

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#Dragonfruit #Cactus
#Hylocereus #Selenicereus
#Aerial #Roots

#Botany #plantscience #Kenya #Mombasa @plants

#Dragonfruit #cactus - #aerial roots

#hylocereus #selenicereus
#botany #plantscience
#Kenya #Mombasa
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1 year old, 5 meters up the tree

harvesting cuttings

#Dragonfruit #cactus
#Mombasa #Kenya
#botany #plantscience #hylocereus #selenicereus
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#DragonFruit
#Selenicereus (formerly #Hylocereus) undatus
in hostile environment (kitchen window in cold #copenhagen #denmark )
its aerial roots looking for a home

#botany #plantscience #cacti #succulents
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Colours of Dragon Fruit

#Hylocereus #selenicereus #cacti #cactus #succulents
#botany #plantscience
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