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Purple Pearl Dragon Fruit Plant

Purple Pearl Dragon Fruit

Purple Pearl is a superb, large-fruited dragon fruit with smooth pink-red skin and rich purple flesh. This perfectly round variety stands out for both its size and vibrant colouring, making it an impressive addition to any home orchard or commercial planting.

A hybrid between the well-known Vietnamese cultivar Dragon Pearl and CFA Red, Purple Pearl combines excellent fruit presentation with reliable performance in subtropical Queensland conditions.

Plant Characteristics

  • Self-pollinating: Yes (Self-fertile)

  • Flower: Large white night-blooming flower

  • Growth Habit: Fair, steady grower

  • Skin Colour: Pink to red

  • Skin Thickness: Medium

  • Flesh Colour: Deep purple

  • Average Fruit Weight: Approx. 600g

Taste

Flavor profile still under observation as trees mature. Early fruit indicate a pleasant sweetness with balanced texture.


Brix: 19.5

Origin

Sourced from a North Queensland dragon fruit farm and grown under spray-free conditions at Rare Dragon Fruit in Agnes Water.

Opinion from a fellow NSW grower.
8.8/9 
Brix 19.5
Flavor pineapple infused with watermelon with good juicy berry  l
Less fruit production in 20/05/2021, 1st year protection of cold,
Always cross pollinated
When young cold, rot prune, on of top DF varieties, not quick growing

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. 

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 :)


 


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