Product Overview
Shayna is a hybrid of the Condor and White Vietnamese varieties. It is a sweet purple fleshed fruit that weighs 8-10 ounces.
Self-Fertile- It can use its own pollen to set fruit.
Dragon fruit are a tropical fruiting cactus. Dragon fruit will not grow in cold climates, so make sure that the temperature is above 40 degrees Fahrenheit to prevent cold damage. Protect from hard freezes. Dragon fruit can be grown in containers or in the ground, planted in well-drained soil, full sun and trained to a heavy-duty trellis to support weight of this fast-growing plant. Avoid overplanting into very large containers, instead, gradually increase container size in relation to the plant size. We recommend a complete fertilizer during the growing season. Avoid overwatering in the winter to ensure the plant does not rot off.
All our dragon fruit plants have been greenhouse grown. When you receive your plants, please be patient in acclimating them to their new environment. This means slowly transitioning them from shade to full sun over a period of at least three weeks to avoid sun scald. This could take longer in extreme heat.
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Reviews
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5 First bud! (2 years later)
Posted by Eric S. on Jun 18th 2023
I bought a rooted Shayna on-site in May 2021, and brought back to San Francisco, and am happy to report it has its first bud! (Jun 2023). It is a strong grower even in SF’s cooler weather, but it is more prone to rust spots than AB or Palora so I needed to keep an eye on it through the stormy winter. Would love to know the number of days to ripen for this variety!
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5 Cutting
Posted by Jim Clemens on Aug 29th 2022
Love the packing and labeling of the cuttings.
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5 Dragon Fruit
Posted by Jennie on Aug 8th 2022
Excellent purchase and delivery. Healthy Dragon Fruit sprouts ready to plant! Looking forward to seeing the growth and fruit production.
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4 DF packed nicely, looked very healthy and roots are very strong. Doing well on a 2 gallon pot.
Posted by LARRY BRILLANTE on Dec 9th 2021
Will buy again from this store to support the students.
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4 Shayna for Shaina
Posted by Shaina L Harcourt-Packard on Oct 26th 2021
Looks pretty good,even after shipping
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5 Beautiful well rooted dragon fruit
Posted by Paul Clifford on Jul 25th 2021
So far I have purchased about a dozen varieties of dragon fruit from Cal Poly Pomona Nursery. They were shipped promptly and very well packaged. On delivery in April they were well rooted small plants a few inches tall. It's now late July, about 3 months since receiving them, and they have grown to a height of two to three feet. Their growth has been vigorous and I have now planted them in large tubs with a trellis. I have been able to take cuttings that I have rooted. I'm eager to leave another review next year when they fruit to give my impressions of the fruit of each variety. I live in Northern California on the east shore of the San Francisco Bay, so I don't know how well some of the varieties will survive the cool winter, but I'm prepared to cover them if needed.
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5 Shayna
Posted by Sjana on Apr 5th 2021
The dragon fruit came in great condition, arrived quickly, and already had health roots! Very excited for some fruit!
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5 Nice healthy plant
Posted by Stephen Kearby on Jan 26th 2021
Thanks
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5 Dragon fruit Shayna
Posted by Sonia Nelson on Aug 11th 2020
Very good condition.