Yellow Dragon Fruit

You will get a healthy Yellow Dragon Fruit Starter Plant 6-8 inches tall. Please have in mind that most images depict mature plants/fruits.

What Is Dragon Fruit?

The dragon fruit plant is a large, climbing cactus plant that grows tall, thick, succulent-like branches, and produces vivid red or yellow fruit. The fruit of a dragon fruit plant (called dragon fruit, pitahaya, pitaya, strawberry pear, or cactus fruit) is dense, juicy, and sweet—great for eating raw, chopping up to include in salads, or blending for smoothies or ice cream.

As if all that weren’t enough, dragon fruit plants also produce some of the largest flowers in the world, often called “night-blooming cereus,” which bloom for one night only as gorgeous white flowers and fill the air with a unique tropical scent.

Zone Hardiness:
Outdoors 9-11 (frost protection until established); Patio/Greenhouse 4+

Plant Type:
Fruiting Cactus Vine

Harvest Season:
Ripe late Fall - early Spring for Yellow, Red, and White varieties

Mature Size:
Thick fleshy stems can reach up to 20 ft.

Soil & Moisture:
Well-drained, loose sandy cactus mix. A well-draining, sandy soil. Water only when the soil dries out completely.

Light Requirements:
Full Sun, Part Shade in warmer climates

Self-Fertile:
They can be either self-pollinating, self-fertile, or self-sterile, depending on the variety.

Growth Rate:
Medium


Best Climate for Growing Dragon Fruit

Even though dragon fruit is in the cactus family, it’s not like the cacti you typically see in the desert—in fact, dragon fruit is a subtropical cactus originally from Central America and South America, meaning that it thrives in mild, humid environments. To successfully grow dragon fruit, you’ll need to make sure the plant stays in temperatures only between 32 and 90 degrees Fahrenheit, which is limited to USDA hardiness zones 10 and 11 (parts of southern California and Florida).

If your climate is too cold or too warm outside for dragon fruit, you can also successfully grow a dragon fruit plant inside in a pot.