Stopped by at the grocery store and noticed they were selling 2 different sizes of the yellow dragon. They had the smaller one, about the size of a guava. And this one, which I bought. It was I think 14 oz, so almost a pound. It was being sold at $8.99/ lb and the smaller one was $6.99/ lb. I wonder why the price difference. I’m wondering if it’s due to the size or could the bigger one be the giant yellow. But it still tastes good. 😋 I
I also see that it's getting to be more readily available especially in Asian maekets. I just found it being sold in another market.

I know Edgar is the expert but I believe he is wrong. I state this because a forum member here has grown the giant variety here in California and fruited it to large size. He posted pictures on this forum but I forget under what thread title.

We should know in a few years because many people ordered seeds from Dragon.

Simon

Ah.. this gives me hope. Good to know. Cause planted some Peruvian Giant yellow, so hopefully in a few years , I’ll have fruit which hopefully is bigger than the regular S.M.

Dragon? Is there a way I can order seeds from Dragon?

Oh, here’s the pic

Correction, I just looked at the date , he posted it on nov 21 of this year

Here’s the link to the video



https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wPiwQfK5cz0

Quote from: SandyL on November 28, 2017, 01:08:20 AM

Quote from: FamilyJ on November 26, 2017, 07:53:46 AM

Currently have Haileys Comet, White Vietnamese, 3 Diferent type of Yellow Dragon fruit, Kathie Van Arum, waiting to order Frankies Red and maybe Asunta

When you say 3 different types or yellow dragon fruit, do you mean ...
One type from Ecuador like the giant yellow
One from Colombia / Peruvian yellow
And the regular yellow?

Selenicereus Megalanthus Yellow Dragon Fruit Cactus Plant
https://kensnursery.com/product/dragon-fruit-selenicereus-megalanthus-yellow/

Giant Hawaiian Gold Dragon Fruit Cactus Plant
https://kensnursery.com/product/dragon-fruit-giant-yellow-dragon/

   
3452 Hylocereus sp. - Yellow Pitaya, Dragon Fruit
https://toptropicals.com/cgi-bin/garden_catalog/cat.cgi?uid=hylocereus

one XL peru yellow gold he called on ebay

Wow, very interesting. I wonder if the last two have similar taste. Probably not as sweet as the S.M.

On a different note, I have a few similar varieties fruiting at the moment so I may be able to post some pics of ripe fruit for comparison. Pink Panther, Voodoo Child and Sugar Dragon (U.S varieties), as well as Aztec Gem (Aussie variety). All have similar plant growth and young, unripe fruit are also very similar. Pink Panther and Aztec Gem have small spines on the fruit.

So many varieties I haven’t heard of. It would be really interesting to see what the fruit looks like!

I don’t remember if this question has been asked before but is voodoo child the same as S8 sugar dragon. On spicyexotics site he claims that research shows that they are both the same.
I think I read somewhere that they aren’t but can’t recall where I read it from.

It does look like a purple variety they normally have a heart shaped stems, but it's hard to tell. I have a 2 month old Purple Haze that I got from Linda Nickerson I recommend getting cuttings from her

Thanks! Your cutting does look like it has little hearts

I have several Delight cuttings you can have.

Hi Ric, was this offer directed towards me?

where did you get it?

I bought it off Etsy. 

Quote from: SandyL on November 06, 2017, 01:57:41 PM

I need some advice on my first fruit. This is supposed to be Purple Haze. Is it ready to be picked or should I leave it on for a few more days?
Thanks guys!

That's ready to pick, definitely. A good rule of thumb is that they're ready to pick when they flower has completely dried and fallen off. Also, you can see the purple flesh inside as an intonation through the skin. Pick it now.

Thanks! I’m gonna chill it in the fridge before enjoying my first fruit. 😋

this is aka giant megalanthus from Ecuador.  i hope you saved some seeds.

Oh no, this is the regular Megalanthus. The one I bought was a little over 1/2 pound. I think the giant one weighs more than the right? But I did save some seeds since I don’t have the yellow megalanthus and the cutting is hard to come by.
I even asked the cashier are they going to be carrying the giant megalanthus and she had no idea what I was talking about. She said the biggest it’ll get is about a pound.
I’m hoping to be able to get the giant one though.

Quote from: SandyL on November 03, 2017, 01:50:30 AM

Thanks Rannman for the picture! Color wise it does look similar in that perspective. And yours look like it could’ve weighed in at 2lbs too!

They do look very similar, and yes, it was the biggest dragonfruit I’ve seen. Really impressive, and very tasty as well!

Mmmm.... I can’t wait to try mine. Crossing my fingers that it’s purple haze! 😁