Variety Spotlights

Expert guides on dragon fruit varieties, growing tips, and plant care from our farm in Southern California.

Condor Dragon Fruit: Flavor, Facts & Best Alternative

Condor dragon fruit hits 19 Brix with magenta flesh. We do not stock it. Try American Beauty for similar taste and pollination.

Royal Red offers 18 brix sweetness and self-pollination. We recommend Physical Graffiti or Sugar Dragon as excellent alternatives.

Nicaragua Red covers several distinct cultivars. We compare Cebra, Lisa, and Sin Espinas, and recommend Robles Red for reliable sweet flavor.

San Ignacio offers bold red flesh but disputed pollination. We do not stock it. Try our reliable Robles Red instead.

Delight dragon fruit offers sweet pink flesh and reliable sets. Learn about its naming confusion and pollination needs.

Bruni dragon fruit offers rare floral sweetness. We do not stock it, but Vietnamese White is a reliable alternative for your garden.

Sin Espinas has sweet cherry-raspberry flavor and firm red flesh. We recommend Purple Haze as a reliable alternative.

Townsend Red does not exist. You likely want Townsend Pink. Learn the facts and find the best red-fleshed alternatives for your garden.

Makisupa is a heavy-producing red-fleshed hybrid. It offers deep magenta flesh with a sweet-tart raspberry and kiwi flavor.

Connie Mayer offers sweet coconut flavor but needs a pollinator. We stock American Beauty cuttings for reliable fruit set.

Bloody Mary is a rare red dragon fruit. Sky Botanicals offers Robles Red as a reliable, high-performing alternative for growers.

Orejona is a spiny Nicaraguan red pitaya. We recommend the easier-to-handle Robles Red instead.