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David Bowie Dragon Fruit (Pitaya) - red skin, white flesh - is one of the most popular types of dragon fruit and produces some of the largest fruit among white-fleshed varieties. This highly sought-after, self-pollinating cultivar is a slender white variety that bears medium to large fruit, often weighing up to one pound. The vibrant red skin is accented by numerous green-tipped fins, giving the fruit a striking appearance.
Its flavor is mildly sweet and refreshing, often compared to a kiwi crossed with a pear, with a pleasant tangy character and a subtle lemony finish. The fruit is excellent eaten fresh and also works well for juicing, fruit salads, and garnishes.
The plant itself is a vigorous climbing cactus that produces large, fragrant white flowers that open at night, adding ornamental beauty to its edible harvest. Well suited to warm subtropical and tropical climates (USDA Zones 9a-11), David Bowie is a productive and rewarding dragon fruit variety prized by collectors and home gardeners alike.
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Eureka Red Dragon Fruit is a large, self-pollinating variety originally from Nicaragua. Its bright pink skin hides a stunning deep red flesh with rich, sweet flavor and berry-like notes. The fruit are large, juicy, and excellent for fresh eating, smoothies, and desserts. This vigorous climbing cactus produces spectacular night-blooming white flowers and thrives in warm climates with good drainage. A favorite among collectors, Eureka Red is prized for its beautiful color, dependable production, and outstanding flavor.
It is most similar to Natural Mystic.

Hana Dragon Fruit is a rare Hawaiian variety discovered along Maui's famous Hana Highway. Known for its rapid growth, Hana can grow more than six feet per year and may begin fruiting in as little as 14 months from a cutting. This self-fertile variety produces pink fruit with white flesh and a sweet flavor often described as melon-like with subtle floral and rosy notes. The plant features slender stems with distinctive long thorns and produces large, fragrant night-blooming flowers with a delicate pink blush. An excellent pollen producer and reliable fruiter, Hana is a favorite among dragon fruit collectors looking for something unique.

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Purple Haze Dragon Fruit is a hybrid variety that comes from Hylocereus guatemalensis and Hylocereus polyrhizus. It is a variety with purple flesh and bright pink exterior having green fins. The fruit has a refreshing sweet grape type flavor with few small eatable seeds. Fruits are large and can range from 1.0 to 2.0 pounds. For even larger fruit bud thinning is recommended. This variety typically has three fruiting cycles per the calendar year. It is also a very high producer of fruit.
The purple color on the purple dragon fruit indicates that the pigment content level of betalain is so high that it is purple like a beetroot. It has the most health benefits of all pitayas.

Sweet Red Dragon Fruit is a vigorous, self-fruiting variety prized for its brilliant red skin, deep red flesh, and outstanding flavor. Often considered one of the best-tasting dragon fruits, it offers a sweet, juicy flavor with hints of kiwi and pear, balanced by subtle earthy notes. The flesh is refreshing and mildly crunchy from the tiny edible seeds. Fast-growing and highly productive, Sweet Red produces spectacular night-blooming flowers followed by colorful fruit that make a dramatic addition to any tropical garden. A favorite among collectors and home growers alike.
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Tricia Dragon Fruit is a unique hybrid developed by California breeder Edgar Valdivia and named after his daughter. This vigorous variety produces distinctive grayish-green stems, spectacular flowers up to 15 inches across, and attractive egg-shaped fruit averaging about one pound. The magenta flesh is sweet and flavorful with no acidic aftertaste. Tricia is not self-fertile and requires pollen from another dragon fruit variety, but collectors prize it for its giant blooms, unusual appearance, and excellent fruit quality.

Vietnamese Jaina White Dragon Fruit is the classic pink-skinned, white-fleshed pitaya loved around the world for its refreshing flavor and vigorous growth. The fruit are mildly sweet with hints of strawberry, melon, and kiwi, making them excellent eaten fresh or chilled. This fast-growing climbing cactus produces spectacular night-blooming white flowers up to 14 inches long, followed by brightly colored fruit. Easy to grow and highly ornamental, Vietnamese Jaina White is a must-have for dragon fruit enthusiasts and collectors of unusual tropical plants. Vigorous fleshy stems can reach 30 feet or more, attaching themselves to supports with aerial roots as they climb.
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Bloody Mary Dragon Fruit. This variety is very similar in size, color, and taste to Red Jaina. It is not quite as prolific of a producer, but it is nearly indistinguishable beyond that fact. It also needs to be cross pollinated to set fruit.

Delight is a seedling selection made by the California Rare Fruit Growers. It is a medium to large fruit typically weighing 0.75-1.0 lb. The pulp is sweet with a smooth texture and unique pink hue. It is self pollinating, and it will set fruit without hand pollination.

Flavor of the magenta-fleshed fruits is very well balanced, a perfect blend of sweet and tart. Named in honor of the breeder, Edgar Valdivia. Considered by many to be the best tasting Dragonfruit in the world. Once the vine matures at 4-5' tall, it begins flowering and fruiting. Fruit ripens four to five weeks after flowering and you can expect successive harvests throughout the summer and fall season.

Halleys Comet is a hybrid of a white fleshed and red fleshed fruit. It is incredibly large, typically weighing 1.5-2.0 lbs. The fruit is slightly more rounded than the Physical Graffiti, and the fins are more abbreviated. In all other respects they are nearly identical.
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Self-pollinating variety. This is a medium to large size white flesh fruit. The pulp is sweet and flavorful with fruits weighing up to a pound. The pulp is sweet and tangy. It is named for a lake in Guatemala that lies high among Central American volcanoes.

Mac Edwin is a new dragon fruit variety from Puerto Rico. It produces medium-sized fruit with a pinkish-red skin and flesh. The taste is described as mildly citrusy and not too sweet, making it ideal for those who prefer a less sugary flavor. This variety is known for its vigorous, fast-growing nature and is self-fruiting, meaning it doesn't require cross-pollination.
Pitaya, the fruit-bearing cactus, is a remarkable plant. It can grow up to 30 feet long, climbing over trees or walls with its aerial roots. The plant blooms stunning white flowers, some reaching up to 14 inches in length, and produces vibrant, uniquely shaped fruit with an intense color and delicious taste.
The fruit is typically eaten chilled, cut in half to scoop out the flesh, and is also used in frozen drinks, including a new Tropicana Twister flavor. Mac Edwin is a must-have for any collector or gardener who appreciates the unusual and beautiful.
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Makisupa is an excellent magenta fleshed fruit with a sweet yet slightly astringent taste. The fruit is attractive having short green fins spindled around the pink surface of the fruit. They are medium to large weighing up to one pound, and this variety is self pollinating.

Physical Graffiti is a hybrid of a red fleshed and a white fleshed fruit. The result is a remarkably delicious variety that is both showy inside and out. The fruit is large, ranging in size from 0.75-1.5 lbs., and occurs without cross or hand pollination. This variety is certainly worthy of attention by both commercial growers and home owners.

Self-pollinating variety. Pulp is smooth and sweet and great for eating out of hand. Fruits are medium to large and the flowers are self pollinating. Excellent when chilled and eaten out of hand.

Zamorano variety was collected from the agriculture university in Honduras for which it is named. It is a medium to large sized fruit typically weighing 0.5-1.0 lbs. The flesh is incredibly dark red and has a sweet mild flavor. Larger fruit size is achieved with hand pollination, but this variety will set fruit on its own. This variety is versatile and can be eaten as fresh fruit, juiced for a drink, or used as a garnish.
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This is a truly wonderful variety of a Dragon fruit, a red fleshed dwarf (very different from others) distributed as a cultivar under the name "Costa Rican Sunset", however, it is likely an unpublished species. It is very compact, grows more like a small shrub, and really doesn