Oatmeal Farm Network | Dragon Fruit (Pitaya) Varieties

Variety Name	Description
Alice	A H. undatus (white-fleshed) variety. It is a medium to large fruit known for its exceptionally bright, hot pink skin. The flesh is semi-sweet, refreshing, and melon-like.
American Beauty	A popular H. guatemalensis variety. It has pink skin with green-tipped bracts and a vibrant, magenta-red flesh. Known for its excellent sweet, grape-like flavor and juicy texture.
Armando	A H. polyrhizus (red-fleshed) variety. It produces medium to large fruit with a dark red flesh that is both sweet and tangy. It is a productive and popular cultivar.
Asunta	A H. costaricensis (red-fleshed) variety. It is a small, tart-flavored fruit. It is often used more for juicing, adding color, or for its ornamental value than for eating fresh.
Beaumont	A popular pink-fleshed guava from Hawaii, with a sweet, aromatic flavor.
Cebra	Spanish for "Zebra." A H. undatus (white-fleshed) hybrid. It is named for the distinctive striped look of its bracts (fins) on the pink skin. The flesh is sweet, white, and has a good flavor.
Connie Mayer	A H. undatus x H. stenopterus hybrid. This fruit is unique; it has pink skin but the flesh is a creamy, translucent white-pink. The flavor is very sweet, floral, and has a strong hint of rose.
Cosmic Charlie	A H. polyrhizus cultivar. Has pink skin and a rich, dark fuchsia-colored flesh. The flavor is very sweet, tangy, and reminiscent of grapes and kiwi.
Dark Star	A hybrid variety (H. undatus x H. guatemalensis) with dark pink skin and a deep purple-red flesh. It has an excellent, sweet flavor with grape-like undertones.
David Bowie	A H. undatus (white-fleshed) cultivar. It produces very large fruit with pink skin and white flesh. The flavor is sweet, tangy, and refreshing, with a hint of lemon.
Delight	A H. polyrhizus hybrid. Features pink skin and a unique, light-pink or "salmon" colored flesh. It is known for its sweet, melon-like flavor and a creamy, smooth texture.
Ecuador Palora	A H. megalanthus (yellow-skinned) variety from Palora, Ecuador. It is larger, sweeter, and has fewer thorns than the standard "Yellow Dragon." The white flesh is exceptionally sweet, like honey or sugar.
El Grullo	A H. polyrhizus (red-fleshed) variety from Mexico. It produces large fruit with a deep red, sweet, and flavorful pulp. It is a commercially grown variety.
Frankie's Red	A H. polyrhizus cultivar. A medium to large fruit with dark red skin and a deep, rich red flesh. It is known for its excellent sweet, juicy flavor with a fine, smooth texture.
Golden Dragon	A rare hybrid variety. It has pink skin but the flesh is a unique golden-orange color. The flavor is very sweet, tropical, and has a hint of apricot.
Guyute	A H. undatus (white-fleshed) variety. It produces medium to large fruit with a pleasantly sweet, melon-like flavor that is excellent when chilled.
Haleys Comet	A H. undatus and H. polyrhizus hybrid. It is a large fruit with pink skin and a lighter pinkish-purple flesh. It has a sweet, pleasant, melon-like flavor with a hint of tartness.
Harpua	A H. undatus (white-fleshed) variety. It produces large, snow-white-fleshed fruit that is semi-sweet and very refreshing, with a mild melon or grape-like taste.
L.A. Woman	A hybrid (H. undatus x H. guatemalensis) with pink skin and a light to dark pink flesh. It has a very sweet, well-balanced flavor with notes of berries and kiwi.
Lisa	A H. monacanthus variety with bright red skin and a deep, dark red flesh. It is known for its fantastic sweet and tart flavor, often compared to raspberries and strawberries.
Makisupa	A H. undatus x H. polyrhizus hybrid. It has attractive pink skin with green fins and a dark magenta-red flesh. The flavor is sweet with a pleasant, slight astringency.
Natural Mystic	A H. undatus cultivar. This is a very large white-fleshed variety, with fruits weighing up to 2.5 pounds. The flavor is sweet and refreshing, similar to a pear or kiwi.
Neitzel	A H. undatus (white-fleshed) variety selected in California. It has attractive pink skin and a sweet, flavorful white pulp that is considered superior to the average white-fleshed type.
Physical Graffiti	A hybrid variety with bright pink skin and a light purple or magenta flesh. It has an excellent, sweet flavor with subtle tart notes. The fruit can grow very large.
Pink Fleshed (Hybrids)	This category typically refers to hybrid varieties that have pink skin and a light pink to rosy-pink flesh. The flavor is sweet, juicy, and often has berry notes, falling between the white and red types.
Purple Haze	A hybrid (H. guatemalensis x H. undatus) with pink skin and a rich, dark purple-magenta flesh. It is known for its sweet, grape and kiwi-like flavor and is a very productive plant.
Red Fleshed (Hylocereus costaricensis)	Also known as H. polyrhizus. This type includes cultivars with pink skin and a stunning, deep magenta or red flesh. The flavor is often richer, sweeter, and more complex than white-fleshed varieties.
Red Malaysian	Known for its red-tinged leaves and deep pink/red flesh, with a sweet flavor.
Sugar Dragon	A H. undatus hybrid. A smaller fruit with deep pink skin and intensely dark red flesh. Famed for its exceptionally sweet, rich, and complex berry-like flavor, consistently ranking as a favorite.
Tropic Pink	A sweet, medium-sized guava with pink flesh, excellent for eating fresh.
Tropic White	A white-fleshed guava with a creamy, smooth texture and sweet flavor.
Vietnamese White	While often a generic name for H. undatus, this also refers to a specific, high-quality cultivar from Vietnam. It produces large fruit (up to 2 lbs) with sweet, refreshing white flesh and a good shelf life.
Voodoo Child	A small, "snack-sized" dragon fruit from the H. polyrhizus species. It has dark pink skin and a deep, dark red flesh. The flavor is rich, sweet, and has a tangy, grape-like finish.
White Fleshed (Hylocereus undatus)	The most common type of dragon fruit. Refers to cultivars from the Hylocereus undatus species, which have vibrant pink skin and white flesh dotted with tiny black seeds. The flavor is mild, sweet, and melon-like.
White Indian	A classic white-fleshed guava, moderately sweet and very aromatic.
Yellow Fleshed (Hylocereus megalanthus)	A species with a thick, scaly yellow rind and translucent white flesh. This type is known for being the sweetest and most flavorful of all dragon fruits, with a juicy, honey-like taste.
Zamorano	A H. costaricensis (red-fleshed) variety. The fruit has red skin and a firm, deep red flesh. It is known for a balanced, sweet, and mildly tangy flavor.