Posts tagged #dragon-fruit
Expert guides on dragon fruit varieties, growing tips, and plant care from our farm in Southern California.
Valdivia Roja Dragon Fruit: Heat-Hardy Red Variety
Valdivia Roja is a heat-hardy red dragon fruit from Jalisco, Mexico, with thick stems, strong flavor, and about 19° Brix sweetness.
Robles Red Dragon Fruit: Sweet, Thick-Skinned Red
Robles Red is a self-fertile red dragon fruit hybrid with thick skin, firm flesh, and a balanced sweet-tart flavor from Wallace Ranch.
Frankie's Red Dragon Fruit: Sweet Red Variety Guide
Frankie's Red is a sweet red-fleshed dragon fruit variety with high flavor potential, good color, and strong appeal for warm-climate growers.
Halley's Comet Dragon Fruit Guide for Growers
Halley's Comet dragon fruit is a large, partially self-fertile variety with 16 Brix sweetness and strong full-sun performance for zone 10a growers.
Lisa Dragon Fruit: Sweet Red Variety Guide
Lisa dragon fruit is a self-sterile red variety with 1-pound fruit, 18+ Brix, and sweet berry flavor, ideal for zone 10a growers.
Yellow Dragon Fruit (Ecuador Palora): Complete Variety Spotlight
Purple Haze Dragon Fruit: One of the Largest, Sweetest Purple Varieties
Purple Haze is one of the largest and sweetest purple-fleshed dragon fruit varieties — 1-2 lb fruits, about 19° Brix, grape-sweet flavor, and fewer seeds than most cultivars. Named after the Jimi Hendrix song.
Physical Graffiti Dragon Fruit: The Top-Producing Purple Variety Serious Growers Swear By
Physical Graffiti is a purple-fleshed Selenicereus hybrid that serious dragon fruit growers rank among the best-tasting varieties in cultivation — and it happens to be a prolific producer with unusually strong heat and cold tolerance.
Sugar Dragon (S8): The #1 Dragon Fruit for Beginners
Sugar Dragon (S8) is the #1 dragon fruit for beginners — self-fertile, disease-resistant, very sweet at 18-20+ Brix, and a universal pollinator that improves every other variety in your collection.
Vietnamese White Dragon Fruit: Grow, Taste, Choose
Vietnamese White is the classic self-fertile white-flesh dragon fruit for beginners, with mild flavor and strong performance in warm Southern California gardens.
American Beauty Dragon Fruit: Flavor, Growth, Care
American Beauty is a self-fertile magenta-flesh dragon fruit with reliable fruit set, sweet flavor, and good performance in Southern California.
How to Grow Dragon Fruit in Southern California
Learn how to grow dragon fruit in Southern California with zone 10a timing, soil, trellis, watering, fertilizer, and pollination tips.