However , a hybrid selection titled ' Eastern Prince ' has perfect flowers and is self - fertile .
The species itself is dioecious , thus flowers on a female plant will only produce fruit when fertilized with pollen from a male plant .
A hybrid selection titled ' Eastern Prince ' has perfect flowers and is self - fertile .
The species itself is dioecious , thus flowers on a female plant will only produce fruit when fertilized with pollen from a male plant .