Dragonfruit
4.7 out of 5 (35 experiences)
Survivor
Fast grower
Also known as
Hylocereus undatus, Dragonfruit, White-fleshed Pitahaya and Pitahaya
Taxonomy
Selenicereus undatus
Selenicereus
Cactaceae
Caryophyllales
How to care for Dragonfruit
How often to water your Dragonfruit
every 12
Dragonfruit needs 0.5 cups of water every 12 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.
Water 0.5 cups every
12
Finding light for Dragonfruit in your home
a window
Dragonfruit love being close to bright, sunny windows 😎.
Place it less than 1ft from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
Dragonfruit does not tolerate low-light 🚫.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Dragonfruit in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize Dragonfruit
Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.
By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Dragonfruit after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
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Will this plant fruit? Hello everyone! This is my dragonfruit plant, and i love him!! He’s growing super super fast, yay! My question is…will he ever produce fruit? I’m a little confused because when I look it up online, it looks like there are bush type plants that do not, and then trees that do. If i’m honest, I have no idea what I bought. It just said ‘dragonfruit’. Thought I would ask people who know much more than I do! :) Thank you in advance!
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New Growth on Dragonfruit plant!! So excited to share how happy RAWR seems to be doing since we’ve put him in his newer, much bigger pot. It was a risk to skip a few pot sizes, but he was growing faster than we could keep up with! He seems to be much happier, now! #HappyPlants #DragonFruit #NewGrowth
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What is wrong with it #HylocereusUndatus
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Hey folks, I've had my dragon fruit for a few months and it hasn't grown much at all, as well as this it has recently been starting to look very sad and I was wondering if anyone could look at this photo and tell me what we might be doing wrong ? #HylocereusUndatus
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Lots of roots!! Am I able to give this plant a trim? He has roots everywhere!! Does he look healthy? #HylocereusUndatus
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I’m propagating my dragonfruit from a stem cutting. Where should I keep the cutting? I noticed today, when I was bringing my cacti and succulents outside for some sun, that my dragonfruit has root rot. I watered it two weeks early when I repotted it a few weeks ago and the base is mushy and has black spots. I know the base is done for. BUT I had a stem I was able to save. I cut it and I’m letting it callous. I don’t have fungicide though 😞. Everything I see online says to keep it in a warm, dry place. I have it in a west facing window. Is this good enough? Or is that going to burn it? I’m trying to think of a sterile, warm and dry place so I can save my plant 😩 #CactusClique #RootRot #DragonFruit
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Can I cut? Should I? Hey everyone. I have this dragon fruit cactus that A friend gave to me and it was just about 6 in tall and literally just one piece of cactus. But now there's a piece that has grown on one side and it's like about 2 ft long now and I'm not sure if I need to cut that and propagate it or what I need to do because this is so confusing and the first time I've actually had this type of cactus before. Any advice please help? 😅 Excuse the other plans behind it, I really don't have anywhere else to put them except for all my patio table at the moment and it's totally covered. But the dragon fruit cactus is the great big long one that I have my hand on LOL
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What should I do now? Hi! So my Dragonfruit has grown a lot lately. Should I start repotting them? And if so, how many in each pot? The plants are currently in a basin of water since I just got back from travelling. They seem to really like it, should I keep them in there? Thanks so much in advance! #HylocereusUndatus
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Hi everyone this is my dragon fruit atm-can anyone help me by instructing me what to do with him? #HylocereusUndatus
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How do I unclutter these? Yo! My dragonfruit is sprouting like crazy. But for some reason most of them sprouted in the middle, even though I tried to spread the seeds evenly. How should I unclutter them? They seem really fragile🤔 #HylocereusUndatus
Care Summary for Dragonfruit
Dragonfruit
Greg recommends:
Water
0.5 cups every 12 days
Placement
< 1ft from a window
Nutrients
Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.
What other plant parents say
Survivor 22
Fast grower 20
Easy to propagate 9
Large, lush leaves 5
Blooms easily 3
Browns easily 1
12/08/2021
Easy to keep. Fragile. Hard to kill
Survivor
10/11/2021
Cute
10/09/2021
Needs a very sturdy tall trellis
Easy to propagate
10/04/2021
Cactus looking but produces amazing fruit!
Blooms easily
09/16/2021
Grows from seed easily but needs lots of sun and lots of support. It’s pretty weak, you’ll need to prop it up with stakes.
08/13/2021
Propagates within 3-4 weeks does not need a ton of water
Fast grower
Easy to propagate
Survivor
07/13/2021
This guy is one for someone who is patient. I propagated him from a friends plant and put him directly into soil as was directed. However he has taken so long to grow roots and settle in his new pot. Her plant has exploded in the large pot and takes up so much room that he needs a new one soon. They are easy to take care of and relatively low maintenance which is great! But they do require patience.
07/12/2021
so so easy to care for! and it’s so cute :)
Survivor
06/25/2021
He has survived my dog knocking him over!
Survivor
06/08/2021
These are so pretty and fun to look at and they grow so fast!
Large, lush leaves
Easy to propagate
Fast grower
06/06/2021
So fun to watch these guys grow! They’ve got fun almost vines and they’re great to look at!
Fast grower
05/25/2021
A really hardy plant! I water it very rarely. I can’t actually remember the last time I watered it lol! You can forget about it for a month and it will be fine! A piece of the plant was actually growing on the plastic tag that had the care instructions on it. It wasn’t even attached to the mother plant! Both the mother plant and the small leaf have survived and they’re thriving. I would highly recommend this plant to anyone!
Fast grower
Large, lush leaves
Survivor
Easy to propagate
05/18/2021
I think this is my new fav plant
Survivor
05/17/2021
My dragonfruit plant, Rasputin, was originally supporting a moon cactus because the moon cacti are unable to thrive on their own. They are typically grafted onto the top of a hylocereus. This left him with a brown spot in the middle, but the death of the moon cactus has allowed him to thrive beautifully since then. He has grown so many new branches, and he’s so easy to care for. These plants can get very big when given the opportunity to do so. I definitely recommend!
Fast grower
Survivor
Browns easily
05/15/2021
hard to kill, can go without water for a while, loves the sun
Survivor
04/27/2021
Water ever couple of days, and get a large pot
Fast grower
Easy to propagate
04/13/2021
They grow extremely fast. Within hours of sunlight exposure they’ll be bending towards the light! Very cute when small but can easily become unmanageable.
Fast grower
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