Variety Spotlights

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

Thick King Dragon Fruit: A Grower's Guide

Learn about the Cerrado Giant's kiwi flavor and night pollination needs. We have Thick King cuttings in stock for your garden.

Grow this self-fertile red-fleshed variety in zones 9b-11. It sets fruit on a single plant and offers a sweet, kiwi-like taste.

Discover the sweet, berry-like flavor of Orange Giant dragon fruit. Learn how to grow this robust variety and identify ripe fruit.

Learn to identify the true 8-S Neon dragon fruit. We explain the naming confusion and why this self-fertile hybrid is a top pick for warm climates.

Grow Hana dragon fruit for its sweet melon flavor and rapid growth. This self-fertile H. monacanthus cultivar fruits in 14 months.

Grow large, sweet magenta dragon fruit with Halley's Comet. This self-sterile hybrid needs a pollinator for a heavy harvest.

Grow large, sweet Bahamut dragon fruit with yellow skin and red flesh. This self-fertile hybrid needs only one plant to produce.

Asunta 3 dragon fruit grows fast with 19-21 brix sweetness. Plant a pollinator like Sugar Dragon for deep purple fruit.

Predator dragon fruit is a rare breeder selection. We stock Dark Star, the closest match with deep purple flesh and high sugar.

Condor dragon fruit reads 19 Brix with bright magenta flesh, sweet berry and grape notes, and a crisp watermelon texture.

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.