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Sugar Dragon

Variety of Pitaya Β· Hylocereus undatus
Small, extremely sweet fruit with rosewater-berry aroma - top beginner variety.
Also known as: S8, Sugar Dragon S8
Edible value7Other uses5
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Taste & characteristics

Taste

sweetfloralaromaticrefreshing

Profile

Parentage
Hylocereus Hybride (rotfleischig)
Pollination
self-sterile – needs a pollinator variety
Fruit weight
250 g

Flowering & harvest

J F M A M J J A S O N D
Flowering
Fruit harvest

Given in thirds of a month (early / mid / late) for the northern hemisphere in a temperate climate; altitude and season shift them.

Description

Fruit

Red skin with greenish-brown bracts, red-purple flesh; very sweet (18+ Brix) with berry/rose notes.

Yield

Reliably productive; smaller fruit, good disease resistance.

Notes

Self-fertile and a universal pollinator for other varieties.

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