Purple 8 Dragon Fruit

Purple 8 Dragon Fruit

Purple 8 is a high-quality dragon fruit variety offering excellent size, great flavour, and strong commercial value. Originally sourced from material originating in the Philippines and further developed in Carson City, USA, this variety has proven well suited to Australian growing conditions.

The plant is reasonably fast growing and produces fruit with a red skin and contrasting green fins. The skin thickness of approximately 6 mm provides good protection for handling and transport, while the deep purple flesh delivers strong visual appeal.

Purple 8 has produced medium-sized fruit averaging around 600 g, placing it in a desirable size range for both fresh market sales and home growers. This variety is self-sterile, requiring cross-pollination for reliable fruit set, and produces classic large white night-blooming flowers.

This variety was sourced from a Queensland farm and continues to show improvement as plants mature.

Plant & Fruit Characteristics

• Origin: Philippines lineage, developed in Carson City, USA

• Pollination: Self-sterile (cross-pollination required)

• Flower: Large white bloom

• Growth: Reasonably fast

• Skin: Red with green fins

• Skin thickness: ~6 mm

• Flesh: Purple

• Average fruit size: ~600 g

Taste Profile

• A perfect balance of cherry richness and strawberry sweetness

• Brix progression:

  • First fruit: 11

  • Second fruit: 17.6

  • Third year: 18.1

As with many dragon fruit varieties, flavour and brix continue to improve as plants establish stronger root systems and mature, making Purple 8 a promising long-term performer for growers seeking flavour, colour, and consistency.

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 point up to the sky.

Regular Fertilizer 

Water once the soil has dried out.

Once rooted transfer onto a post. 

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Plant Sizes: These are available in 20cm, cutting