Dragon Fruit Plant

The Dragon Fruit Plant is several different cactus species that grow in the Americas and produce a fruit called Dragon Fruit or Pitahaya.

The fruit of these plants known as “dragon fruit” also called pitahaya and pitaya in Mexico and pitaya roja in Central America and northern South America. The Dragon fruit Plant can be found almost all over the world but in the USA in Hawaii, California and Florida, it’s a vining cactus that loves rain but tolerates dry weather.

The Dragon Fruit Plant blooms at night with large white flowers that are beautiful to see and fragrant to smell. Once pollinated they create a large and delicious fruit, the Dragon Fruit.

The health benefits of eating Dragon fruit are well know and many. Just Google “health benefits of dragon fruit” and read.