FREE: Mixed Seed Lot: Dragon Fruit, Tigger & Kiwano Melon and Flying Dragon Citrus Tree

I'm absolutely in love with this auction!!!!! Great job some exotics that people would enjoy having in their collections. . .me being 1 of them!!!

Flying Dragon Citrus Tree seeds!

The PERFECT rootstock to grow citrus in cold zones!

Just start these & graft any citrus you want to grow onto this rootstock =) Now your citrus will be dwarfed and grow about 1/2 size, but still yield full size fruit (and they will be cold hardy to zone 5!!!).


A member of the family Rutaceae, closely related to Citrus, and sometimes included in that genus, being sufficiently closely related to allow it to be used as a rootstock for Citrus. It differs from Citrus in having deciduous, compound leaves, and pubescent (downy) fruit.

It is native to northern China and Korea, and is also known as the Chinese Bitter Orange & Flying Dragon Citrus.

The plant is fairly hardy (USDA zone 5) and will tolerate moderate frost and snow, making a large shrub or small tree 4–8 m tall. Because of the relative hardiness of Poncirus, citrus grafted onto it are usually hardier than when grown on their own roots.

The cultivar "Flying Dragon" is dwarfed in size and has highly twisted, contorted stems. It makes an excellent barrier hedge due to its density and thorns. Such a hedge had been grown for over 50 years at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater.

Winning bidder will receive at least 25 Dragon Fruit/Pitaya/Hylocereus seeds (or more).

These are a very fast growing, self-pollinating red fruit variety. Great tasting for deserts, smoothies & more.

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These fruits are commonly known as "dragon fruit".

The vine-like epiphytic pitahaya-producing cacti of the genus Hylocereus are native to Mexico, Central America, and South America.

Hylocereus blooms only at night; the large white fragrant flowers of the typical cactus flower shape are among those called "moonflower" or "Queen of the Night". Sweet pitahayas have a creamy pulp and a delicate aroma. It is also grown as an Ornamental plant, used in gardens as a flowering vine and a house plant indoors.

After thorough cleaning of the seeds from the pulp of the fruit, the seeds may be stored when dried. Ideally, the fruit must be unblemished and overripe. Seeds grow well in a compost or potting soil mix - even as a potted indoor plant. Pitahaya cacti usually germinate between 11 and 14 days after shallow planting. As they are cacti, overwatering is a concern for home growers. As their growth continues, these climbing plants will find something to climb on, which can involve putting aerial roots down from the branches in addition to the basal roots.

Hylocereus has adapted to live in dry tropical climates with a moderate amount of rain. The dragon fruit sets on the cactus-like trees 30–50 days after flowering and can sometimes have 5-6 cycles of harvests per year. There are some farms in Vietnam that produce 30 tons of fruit per hectare every year.

Tigger Melon

The fruit are vibrant yellow with brilliant fire-red, zigzag
stripes (a few fruit may be solid yellow), simply beautiful! They are also the most fragrant melons we have tried, with a rich, sweet, intoxicating aroma that will fill a room. The white flesh gets sweeter in dry climates, mild tasting. Small in size, the fruits weigh up to 1 lb. The vigorous plants yield heavily, even in dry conditions.

These little melons taste quite good, but really, its their brilliant color that makes most people stop and look. Kids love these too, they're small and beautiful, just right for a treat. In ND, they will grow from seed outside and ripen before freezing.

The fruits are slightly larger than a softball, perfect size for one, and the flavor is most like a honeydew melon.

Cucumis metuliferus, horned melon or kiwano, also called African horned cucumber or melon, jelly melon, hedged gourd, or melano, is an annual vine in the cucumber and melon family. It is considered to be the ancestor of the other cultivated melons. Often known by its nickname in the southeastern United States, blowfish fruit, it is grown for its fruit, which look like oval melons with horn-like spines. The fruit of this plant is edible, but it is used as often for decoration as for food. When ripe, it has a yellow-orange skin and a lime green, jelly-like flesh with a tart taste, and texture similar to a cucumber. The horned melon is native to Africa, and it is now grown in California, Chile, Australia and New Zealand, as well.

already a fan & watching. I have some triggers melons started already for my kids, but the other 3 I would love to have!!!

Great auction! Watching :)

Fanned and watching great auction

Great offerings and wonderful info. I'm a fan!