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Orejona Dragon Fruit Plant - Hylocereus polyrhizus

Orejona Dragon Fruit – Premium Red-Fleshed Variety 

Introducing the Orejona Dragon Fruit, a new standout variety prized for its vibrant red flesh, unique flavour, and vigorous growth. Perfect for home gardeners, market growers, and commercial producers in Queensland and across Australia, this self-sterile variety combines high production with excellent fruit quality.

Key Features

  • Self-sterile variety – thrives when paired with other flowering dragon fruit such as Pink Panther or Voodoo Child

  • High-yielding and rapid grower – perfect for both home gardens and commercial setups

  • Round fruit with small fins, dark red skin, and deep red flesh

  • White flower, with 45 days from bloom to harvest

  • Greyish-green stems with three-sided edges and medium-sized spines

  • Heat-tolerant grey coating on stems allows full sun growth better than most varieties. In University of California evaluations, Orejona scored 3.25 out of 5 for cold hardiness, indicating moderate tolerance to cooler conditions. 

  • In University of California evaluations, Orejona rated 3.7 in heat tolerance
  • Commercial-friendly small spines for easier handling

  • First fruit weighed 353g, with potential for larger fruits in the future. In the University of California evaluation there fruit weighed an average of 438g 

  • Sourced from a trusted Queensland grower

Taste Profile

  • Refreshing coconut flavour with hints of blackberry

  • Sweet and juicy, with Brix 16 for excellent flavour

  • A highly desirable variety for both personal consumption and market sales

Why Choose Orejona Dragon Fruit

Growers choose Orejona Dragon Fruit for its high production, sun tolerance, vibrant red flesh, and delicious tropical taste. It’s a perfect addition for anyone looking to grow a premium, reliable, and eye-catching dragon fruit in Australia.



Care: 

Plant into an excellent quality potting mix to a depth of 2-3 cm 

Your dragon fruit will be marked with an arrow, plant ^ Arrow points up to the sky.

Regular Fertilizer 

Water once the soil has dried out.

Once rooted transfer onto a post. 

For more information check out some of our blogs. 

Plant Sizes: These are available in 20cm, cuttings 

Shipping 

All items are posted on a Monday Express post, with Australia Post. If Monday is a public holiday they will be sent the Tuesday or the following Monday depending on the destination. We aim to deliver healthy and happy plants :)

Our Posting Day

All orders are posted on Mondays via Australia Post and include tracking.

The only times this may change are when:

  • Monday falls on a public holiday; or
  • Circumstances outside of our control prevent us from posting as scheduled.

Where an order contains both time-sensitive and non-essential products, we will select the most appropriate postage option to ensure your order arrives safely while keeping shipping costs as affordable as possible.

Once your parcel has been lodged with Australia Post, you will be able to follow its progress using the tracking information provided.

Thank you for supporting our small Australian family business.


 


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