Dragonfruit - Purple Megalanthus

The Purple Megalanthus offers a complex and refreshing taste that has been described as a delicious blend of sweet lemonade and berry sherbet . With an incredibly high sugar content measuring 23 Brix, it is one of the sweetest dragonfruit varieties you can grow . The flesh is firm with a pleasant, crunchy seed texture, making it perfect for fresh eating, fruit platters, or blending into vibrant smoothies 

The Purple Megalanthus is NOT self-fertile. It requires pollen from a compatible variety to set fruit. For best results, we recommend growing it alongside a suitable pollinator partner such as:

Sugar Dragon

Yellow Dragonfruit (Hylocereus megalanthus)

Frankie’s Red 

These varieties bloom around the same time and produce the compatible pollen needed. The good news? Hand-pollinating dragonfruit is a simple and rewarding task. When the large, fragrant flowers open at night, simply take a small brush (or even a cotton bud), collect pollen from your pollinator plant, and transfer it to the stigma of your Purple Megalanthus flower