Thai Red Giant
Description
New Variety — First flowered in late 2024, with the first fruit harvested on 7 January 2025.
Thai Red Giant is a vigorous-growing plant showing strong potential as a commercial option. Producing attractive pink-skinned fruit with a skin thickness of approximately 5mm, it offers good structure and handling quality.
The flesh is a striking, vibrant magenta, making it visually stunning for fresh fruit platters, smoothie bowls, cocktails, desserts and natural food colouring.
Average fruit size sits around 500g -700g, offering a generous but manageable portion.
Currently undergoing pollination trials.
Self-pollinating status: Unknown (testing in progress).
Sourced from a NSW hobby grower and now being evaluated in Agnes Water conditions.
Flower
White, night-blooming flower.
Taste
Brix tested at 15.2. 16.1but tasted sweeter
A smooth, pear-like texture with a refreshing flavour profile. Nicely balanced and juicy, rather than overly sweet — a clean, enjoyable eating fruit.
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.
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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 :)
No post to WA, NT and TAS due to quarantine restrictions and biosecurity