Yellow Dragon Fruit Plant

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SKU
10002501

The Sweetest Dragon Fruit Yellow Dragon Fruit

  • Self-Fruiting and Sweet
  • Dramatically Large White Nocturnal Flowers
  • Unique and Exotic Appearance

Approved by dragons everywhere: the Yellow Dragon Fruit (Hylocereus megalanthus) will breathe fire and excitement into your garden! Widely regarded as the sweetest of dragon fruits the Yellow Dragon Fruit is an excellent choice if you can't get enough of this subtly sweet flavor.

Imagine how lovely it would be to walk out to your yard to pick a few for your smoothies. With a self-fruiting Yellow Dragon Fruit, you can. Use your Yellow Dragon Fruits as the perfect addition to other culinary creations like fruit salad or homemade sherbet.

Yellow Dragon fruits skin is soft and easy to cut through and it turns pineapple yellow when ripe. Hidden beneath the bright yellow skin is white flesh speckled with tiny black seeds. Yellow Dragon Fruit is bright and succulent.

The Yellow Dragon Fruit will transport you to a magical tropical fairyland where you will believe that dragons are real once you see the fantastic blooms this cactus produces. These nocturnal fragrant blossoms are huge and look stunning as their soft white petals fan out in the moonlight. To add to the dreamy effect, these flowers fill the air with a sweet fragrant scent.

You'll want to sit and study your Yellow Dragon Fruit. Its thick, angular vines reach and crawl from the top of a tall trunk. You can keep yours in a hanging container to let the branches overflow and reach downward.

To keep your Yellow Dragon Fruit happy, you don't need to be a plant whisperer. You will need to support your Yellow Dragon Fruit along its trunk and add support for its vines, though. This South American native loves to grow in full sun or partial shade. And this drought-tolerant beauty performs best in low moisture soil that drains quickly.

As a statement piece, you'll want to plant your Yellow Dragon Fruit as a specimen in your front yard. It also does well as a hanging plant or next to a fence that it can climb, climb, climb.

Don't miss out on one of the most desirable and exciting cacti. Create a tropical wonderland in your landscape with a Yellow Dragon Fruit cactus. Buy one for yourself today!

Buying Options for Plants

Nature Hills sells a large variety of plants with several options available. Plants are offered in both potted containers and as dormant bare root without soil. Here is a helpful resource to understand your options as you create a beautiful landscape with help from Nature Hills.

Ever wonder what a larger plant will mean for your landscape? Container Sizes are really all about the age of the plant!

Seasonally, Nature Hills offers hand selected, high quality bare root trees, shrubs and perennials. Bare root plants are sold by height from the top of the root system to the top of the plant. Plants may be taller than the height minimums.

  • Popular sizes of select trees are 1 foot, 2 feet, 3 feet, etc.
  • Popular sizes of select bare root plants is 1 foot, 18 inches, etc.

Nature Hills Container Size by Volume

Keep in mind, specific varieties and different growing conditions can affect the rate at which plants grow. Variations in size may occur.

Young Plants to 18 Months
Size Volume
2"x2"x3" Ranges from .18 to .21 dry quarts / .198 to .23 dry liters in volume
4.5" Container Equal to .65 dry quart / .72 dry liter in volume
Sprinter Pot Equal to .63 dry quart / .69 dry liter in volume
4" Container Ranges from .31 to .87 / .35 to .96 dry liter in volume
6" Container Equal to 1.4 dry quarts / 1.59 dry liters in volume
1 Quart Equal to 1 dry quart / 1.1 dry liter in volume
5.5" Container Equal to 1.89 of a dry quart / 2.08 dry liters in volume
4"x4"x5" Ranges from .8 to 1.1 dry quarts / .88 to 1.2 dry liters in volume
4"x4"x6" Ranges from 1.0 to 1.3 dry quarts / 1.1 to 1.41 dry liters in volume
4"x4"x9" Ranges from 1.1 to 2.1 dry quarts / 1.2 to 2.3 dry liters in volume
4"x4"x10" Ranges from 1.7 to 2.3 dry quart / 1.87 to 2.53 dry liters in volume
Plants 18 Months - 2.5 Years Old
Size Volume
2 Quart Equal to 2 dry quarts / 2.2 dry liters in volume
#1 Container Ranges from 2.26 to 3.73 dry quarts / 2.49 to 4.11 dry liters in volume
5"x5"x12" Equal to 3.5 to 4.3 dry quarts / 3.85 to 4.74 dry liters in volume
Plants 2 - 4 Years Old
Size Volume
#2 Container Ranges from 1.19 to 1.76 dry gallons / 5.24 to 7.75 dry liters in volume
#3 Container Ranges from 2.32 to 2.76 dry gallons / 10.22 to 12.16 dry liters in volume
Plants 3 - 5 Years Old
Size Volume
#5 Container Ranges from 2.92 to 4.62 dry gallons / 12.86 to 20.35 dry liters in volume
#6 Container Ranges from 5.25 to 6.01 dry gallons / 23.12 to 26.42 dry liters in volume
#7 Container Ranges from 5.98 to 6.08 dry gallons / 26.34 to 26.78 dry liters in volume

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To obtain a more accurate shipment time-frame, simply enter your zip code in the “Find Your Growing Zone” box to the right. Our plants are grown all over the country and lead time on items may be different because of this. Once your order is placed, you will also receive the specific shipment time-frame information as part of your order confirmation. Once an item ships, you will receive shipment notification and tracking numbers, so you can follow along while your plant travels to your doorstep. We use FedEx, UPS, or USPS at our discretion.

Due to winter weather we have put a hold on shipping to the areas shown below in grey. You can still order now and we will ship the plant to you during an appropriate time for your zone.

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Shipping Rates

At Nature Hills we handle, package and ship the products you order with the utmost care to ensure healthy delivery. Shipping and handling charges are calculated based on the tables below. Please note that some items include an additional handling surcharge, these will be noted on the item's product page.

From To S&H
0 - 19.99 24.99
20 - 49.99 29.99
50 - 69.99 34.99
70 - 99.99 39.99
100 - 129.99 44.99
130 - 149.99 48.99
150 - 150+ Approx 28%

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PLANT HIGHLIGHTS

Yellow Dragon Fruit Plant Is Suited to Grow in Zones 10-11
Growing Zones 10-11
More Information
Brand Nature Hills' Choice
Botanical Name Hylocereus megalanthus
Type Broad-Leaved Evergreen
Mature Height 8 - 25 feet
Mature Spread 2 - 4 feet
Sun Exposure Full Sun, Partial Shade
Soil Well Drained
Moisture Low
Growth Rate Medium, Slow
Flower Color White
Foliage Color Green
Harvest Time Mid Season
Pollinator Friendly Yes
Pruning Time After Fruiting
Fragrant Yes