A Stenopterus Hybrid flower open at night — a violet star of narrow petals around a crown of cream stamens, the plant's green stems behind it. — Stenopterus Hybrid, open for one night. Photograph by Jason Gentile.

Cape Coral, Florida · Est. 2025

The flower opens once, at night.

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A white dragon fruit flower fully open at night, its yellow outer rays spread wide against the dark.

“Dragon fruit flowers open at night and close by morning.”

— from the free pollination guide

Different flowers, different nights.

The night garden

A night bloom with purple petals streaked magenta, wide open against the dark.

A cream-white night bloom, its outer rays yellow, against black.

Two violet night blooms open on the plant, green stems behind them.

Three more one-night blooms. By morning, every one of these had closed.

Then the fruit

Bred here, sold nowhere else

Every cross here grows out under a number, and a hybrid keeps its number until the fruit earns it a name. Of the 22 varieties in this nursery, four have — and they exist nowhere else on Earth.

They were selected from a pool of no fewer than 30 hybrid seedlings grown to maturity.

Three dragon fruit side by side on burlap, two cut open — white flesh flecked with black seeds inside hot-pink skins.

The seal marks an Exclusive Hybrid — proprietary genetics of Hybridizing Dragon Fruit LLC. See all 22 varieties.

Find your plant

New to dragon fruit? Let’s find yours.

Three questions. No email, nothing to sign up for — just an honest recommendation and the reason behind it.

1 · What brings you here?

I want to grow fruitSomething that will actually produce, without a fight. I’m chasing flavorYou have grown before and want something remarkable. I want to breed my ownMake a cross, grow it out, name it yourself.

2 · Where will it live?

In the groundRoom for a post and a canopy. In a containerPatio, balcony, or moved indoors in winter. Not sure yetTell me what the plant needs and I’ll decide.

3 · What flesh color do you want?

Surprise meNo preference — pick the best plant. Red or magentaThe classic. Deep color, rich flavor. PurpleDramatic on the plate. WhiteMilder, and it shows the seed speckle.

4 · What are your winters like?

Warm all yearFrost is not really a thing here. The odd cold snapA few nights near freezing. Real wintersHard frost, snow, or both.

Start here

American Beauty

It is self-fertile — it sets fruit on its own, with no second plant and no midnight trips outside with a brush. Magenta flesh with pink skin. Early season bloomer.

More people give up on dragon fruit because nothing ever fruits than for any other reason, and the usual cause is a variety that needed a partner nobody mentioned. Start with one that does not.

See American Beauty Why pollination matters

Not sure where to put it? A container is the forgiving choice — you can move it and change your mind. In the ground it grows faster and fruits harder. Container guide.

Go bigger than feels sensible. These are climbing cacti with real root systems. Container guide.

Build the post and canopy before you plant, not after. Retrofitting support is miserable. Planting and support.

With frost you will want it potted and moved in, or protected. Growing in cold climates.

Start here

American Beauty

It is self-fertile — it sets fruit on its own, with no second plant and no midnight trips outside with a brush. Magenta flesh with pink skin. Early season bloomer.

More people give up on dragon fruit because nothing ever fruits than for any other reason, and the usual cause is a variety that needed a partner nobody mentioned. This one is magenta-fleshed and forgiving.

See American Beauty Why pollination matters

Not sure where to put it? A container is the forgiving choice — you can move it and change your mind. In the ground it grows faster and fruits harder. Container guide.

Go bigger than feels sensible. These are climbing cacti with real root systems. Container guide.

Build the post and canopy before you plant, not after. Retrofitting support is miserable. Planting and support.

With frost you will want it potted and moved in, or protected. Growing in cold climates.

Start here

Halley's Comet

A proven, forgiving variety that produces reliably. Purple fleshed variety with great flavor. Great production.

More people give up on dragon fruit because nothing ever fruits than for any other reason, and the usual cause is a variety that needed a partner nobody mentioned. This one is purple-fleshed and forgiving.

See Halley's Comet Why pollination matters

Not sure where to put it? A container is the forgiving choice — you can move it and change your mind. In the ground it grows faster and fruits harder. Container guide.

Go bigger than feels sensible. These are climbing cacti with real root systems. Container guide.

Build the post and canopy before you plant, not after. Retrofitting support is miserable. Planting and support.

With frost you will want it potted and moved in, or protected. Growing in cold climates.

Start here

Ecuador Palora

A proven, forgiving variety that produces reliably. Yellow skinned, white-fleshed variety. Incredibly sweet.

More people give up on dragon fruit because nothing ever fruits than for any other reason, and the usual cause is a variety that needed a partner nobody mentioned. This one is white-fleshed and forgiving.

See Ecuador Palora Why pollination matters

Not sure where to put it? A container is the forgiving choice — you can move it and change your mind. In the ground it grows faster and fruits harder. Container guide.

Go bigger than feels sensible. These are climbing cacti with real root systems. Container guide.

Build the post and canopy before you plant, not after. Retrofitting support is miserable. Planting and support.

With frost you will want it potted and moved in, or protected. Growing in cold climates.

For the flavor

American Beauty

Magenta flesh with pink skin. Early season bloomer. Bred here, sold nowhere else.

Each of our Exclusive Hybrids is selected from a pool of no fewer than 30 hybrid seedlings grown to maturity. They carry a propagation restriction — grow them and eat the fruit, but do not go into business selling cuttings.

See American Beauty Compare all 22

Not sure where to put it? A container is the forgiving choice — you can move it and change your mind. In the ground it grows faster and fruits harder. Container guide.

Go bigger than feels sensible. These are climbing cacti with real root systems. Container guide.

Build the post and canopy before you plant, not after. Retrofitting support is miserable. Planting and support.

With frost you will want it potted and moved in, or protected. Growing in cold climates.

For the flavor

American Beauty

Magenta flesh with pink skin. Early season bloomer. Bred here, sold nowhere else.

Selected from a pool of no fewer than 30 hybrid seedlings grown to maturity. And magenta-fleshed, as you asked.

See American Beauty Compare all 22

Not sure where to put it? A container is the forgiving choice — you can move it and change your mind. In the ground it grows faster and fruits harder. Container guide.

Go bigger than feels sensible. These are climbing cacti with real root systems. Container guide.

Build the post and canopy before you plant, not after. Retrofitting support is miserable. Planting and support.

With frost you will want it potted and moved in, or protected. Growing in cold climates.

For the flavor

American Beauty

Magenta flesh with pink skin. Early season bloomer. Bred here, sold nowhere else.

Each of our Exclusive Hybrids is selected from a pool of no fewer than 30 hybrid seedlings grown to maturity. None of them are purple-fleshed — we have not published their flesh color yet — so this is our pick on flavor. They carry a propagation restriction — grow them and eat the fruit, but do not go into business selling cuttings.

See American Beauty Compare all 22

Not sure where to put it? A container is the forgiving choice — you can move it and change your mind. In the ground it grows faster and fruits harder. Container guide.

Go bigger than feels sensible. These are climbing cacti with real root systems. Container guide.

Build the post and canopy before you plant, not after. Retrofitting support is miserable. Planting and support.

With frost you will want it potted and moved in, or protected. Growing in cold climates.

For the flavor

American Beauty

Magenta flesh with pink skin. Early season bloomer. Bred here, sold nowhere else.

Each of our Exclusive Hybrids is selected from a pool of no fewer than 30 hybrid seedlings grown to maturity. None of them are white-fleshed — we have not published their flesh color yet — so this is our pick on flavor. They carry a propagation restriction — grow them and eat the fruit, but do not go into business selling cuttings.

See American Beauty Compare all 22

Not sure where to put it? A container is the forgiving choice — you can move it and change your mind. In the ground it grows faster and fruits harder. Container guide.

Go bigger than feels sensible. These are climbing cacti with real root systems. Container guide.

Build the post and canopy before you plant, not after. Retrofitting support is miserable. Planting and support.

With frost you will want it potted and moved in, or protected. Growing in cold climates.

Make your own

Start with seed, and the masterclass

Pick a cross, grow the seedlings out, and name whatever you find. The whole method is free.

Six stages from planning a cross to evaluating the fruit — the same method behind every variety on this site. Flesh color is not something you choose when you breed; it is something you discover, and Purpusii shows up strongly in the seedlings.

Start the masterclass Browse 6 seed crosses

Not sure where to put it? A container is the forgiving choice — you can move it and change your mind. In the ground it grows faster and fruits harder. Container guide.

Go bigger than feels sensible. These are climbing cacti with real root systems. Container guide.

Build the post and canopy before you plant, not after. Retrofitting support is miserable. Planting and support.

With frost you will want it potted and moved in, or protected. Growing in cold climates.

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One hand holding a ripe magenta dragon fruit, the other a flower, over the nursery grass.

The knowledge

Everything we know, free

16 growing guides and a 6-stage hybridizing masterclass — the same method behind every variety on this site. No signup, no paywall.

Start the masterclass Browse the 16 guides

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