WILD FLOWERS 005
Hylocereus undatus
Pitaya
When night falls, it opens its enormous flower and reaches toward the moonlight.
| Series | Wild Flowers of Malta |
| Encounter | 20 Oct 2025 · Triq Sir Harry Luke, Mgarr, Malta |
| Created | 2025 |
| Medium | Digital painting |
| Dimensions | Adjustable |
About the Plant
Selenicereus undatus (formerly Hylocereus undatus)
Native to Mexico and Central America, pitaya is not indigenous to Malta but thrives in the islands’ warm, dry climate as a cultivated climbing cactus. Its enormous white flowers open for a single night, relying on nocturnal visitors for pollination before producing the fruit known as dragon fruit.
* Botanical information referenced from Stephen Mifsud’s Online Flora of the Maltese Islands ( MaltaWildPlants.com ).
Available as a signed archival pigment print