Dragon fruit plants, is a web based internet plant nursery specializing in hard to find and rare Dragon fruit vines. Ancient Chinese legends say that the Dragon Fruit was created thousands of years ago by a dragon in battle. During the battle a dragon blew a burst of fire containing the fruit. The Chinese believed that those who consumed the pulp of the dragon fruit were given the strength, and immortality of the dragon. The health benefits and delicious flavor of this exotic fruit is legendary. Dragon Fruit plants are easy to grow in containers as long as you provide a strong support structure! Dragon Fruit offers excellent nutritional and health benefits. Dragon fruit is packed with high concentrations of antioxidants that boost the immune system. Pitaya are a fast growing, perennial, terrestrial, epiphytic, vine-like cacti. They have triangular (3-sided, sometimes 4- or 5-sided), green, fleshy, jointed, many-branched stems. Each stem segment has 3 flat, wavy wings, (ribs) with corneous margins and may have 1-3 small spines or be spineless. The stem sections of pitaya form aerial roots which adhere to the surface upon which they grow or climb. The vine may reach 20 ft long. Dragon fruit are easy to grow requiring only sun, water, decent soil and a trellis in which to grow on. Its popularity has grown greatly in recent years partly due to its love of moderate temps, Its ability to withstand high temps and the remarkable ability to be container grown thus giving growers in higher zones the ability to keep this plant year-round. Interesting doesnt begin to describe this plant. A specamin to be admired for sure.
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Name |
Origin |
Species |
Need for cross pollination |
Weight (lbs) |
Peel color |
Pulp color |
Flavor |
home |
|
Alice |
California |
Hylocereus undatus |
Yes |
0.5-1.0 |
Bright pink, green scales |
White |
Semisweet, good |
Y |
|
American Beauty |
Guatemala |
H. guatemalensis |
No |
0.5-1.0 |
Pink, light green scales |
Dark pink |
Good flavor |
Y |
|
Bloody Mary |
California |
H. polyrhizus |
Yes |
0.25-0.5 |
Red, green scales |
Dark red |
Semisweet, good |
N |
|
Cosmic Charlie |
California |
H. undatus |
No |
0.75-1.25 |
Pink, light green scales |
Pink |
Grape/kiwi- like flavor |
Y |
|
Costa Rican Sunset |
Costa Rica |
Hylocereus spp. |
Yes |
0.25-0.5 |
Pink, green scales |
Dark red |
Good flavor |
Y |
|
Dark Star |
California |
H. undatus |
No |
0.75-1.25 |
Pink, light green scales |
Pink |
Mild grape-like flavor |
Y |
|
David Bowie |
California |
H. undatus |
No |
0.5-1.0 |
Bright pink, green on margins of scales |
White |
Sweet, tangy flavor |
Y |
|
Delight |
California |
H. polyrhizus x H. undatus |
No |
0.5-1.0 |
Bright pink, green scales |
White |
Sweet |
Y |
|
Guyute |
Central America |
H. undatus |
No |
0.5-1.0 |
Pink, green scales |
White |
Sweet |
Y |
|
Halleys Comet |
California |
H. undatus x H. polyrhizus |
No |
1.5-2.0 |
Pink, green scales |
Dark pink |
Sweet, good flavor |
Y |
|
Harpua |
Central America |
H. undatus |
No |
0.75-1.0 |
Bright pink, green scales |
White |
Semisweet, good flavor |
Y |
|
L.A. Women |
California |
H. undatus |
Yes |
0.75-1.5 |
Bright pink, green scales |
White |
Sweet, strong after taste |
N |
|
Lake Atitlan |
Guatemala |
H. guatemalensis |
No |
0.75-1.0 |
Bright pink, green scales |
White |
Sweet and tangy flavor |
Y |
|
Makisupa |
Central America |
H. undatus x H. polyrhizus |
No |
0.75-1.0 |
Pink, green scales |
Dark Pink |
Sweet, slightly astringent |
Y |
|
Neitzl |
California |
H. undatus |
No |
0.75-1.0 |
Bright pink, green scales |
White |
Sweet |
Y |
|
Physical Graffiti |
California |
H. polyrhizus x H. undatus |
No |
0.75-1.5 |
Dark pink, green scales |
Pink |
Sweet, good flavor |
Y |
|
Purple Haze |
California |
H. undatus |
No |
1.0-2.0 |
Dark pink, green scales |
Dark pink |
Sweet grape/kiwi- like flavor |
Y |
|
Red Jaina |
Florida |
H. ployrhizus |
Yes |
0.5-0.75 |
Dark pink, dark pink scales |
Red |
Semisweet, good flavor |
N |
|
Seoul Kitchen |
Florida |
H. undatus |
No |
0.75-1.0 |
Bright pink, light green scales |
White |
Sweet |
Y |
|
Thompson |
California |
H. undatus |
No |
0.75-1.5 |
Bright pink, green scales |
White |
Sweet, good flavor |
Y |
|
Vietnam Jaina |
Vietnam |
H. undatus |
No |
0.5-1.5 |
Bright pink, green scales |
White |
Semisweet |
Y |
|
Voodoo Child |
Florida |
H. ployrhizus |
No |
0.15-0.25 |
Dark pink, green scales |
Dark pink |
Sweet, grape-like flavor |
Y |
|
Yellow Dragon |
Florida |
Selenicereus megalanthus |
No |
0.5-0.75 |
Bright yellow, green tinged scales |
White |
Sweet, very good flavor |
Y |
|
Zamorano |
Honduras |
H. ployrhizus |
No |
0.5-1.0 |
Red, scales with green margins |
Red |
Sweet, mild flavor |
Y |
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