Posts tagged #variety-spotlight
Expert guides on dragon fruit varieties, growing tips, and plant care from our farm in Southern California.
Dark Star Dragon Fruit: Sweet Purple Variety Guide
Dark Star is a sweet purple dragon fruit with grape-like flavor notes, strong visual appeal, and a good fit for USDA zone 10a growers.
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.
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.
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.