After much anticipation, our dragonfruit plant finally bloomed! The first was in July and the second late August. Thankfully it waited until the day after we got home from a trip to Illinois. These blooms only last one night and are stunningly gorgeous. I was surprised that they have a nice, slightly sweet scent as well. We were disappointed when the first one didn't develop into a fruit. There were hundreds of tiny insects down inside the drooped flower the next day and the whole thing finally just fell off the stem. This time we made sure to pollinate the flower well by picking up the pollen on our fingers and depositing it on the female part. Fingers crossed!
