🍎 Dragon Fruit

Hylocereus undatus

fruits Climbing Cactus Cactaceae

☀️ Sun

Full Sun to Partial Shade

💧 Water

Low to Moderate

🗺️ Zones

10-12

🧪 Soil pH

6.0-7.0

🪴 Soil Type

Well-draining, sandy

🚿 Drainage

Excellent

📏 Spacing

6-10 ft

📐 Height

10-20 ft (needs support)

Key:🤝 Grows well together❌ Keep apart☀️ Sun needs💧 Water🗺️ Hardiness zone

🤝 Companions (2)

🤝 Bean

Nitrogen fixer beneath climbing dragon fruit

🤝 Squash

Both need strong support; squash shades dragon fruit roots

⚠️ Keep Apart (1)

⚠️ Fennel

Allelopathic inhibition

📝 Growing Notes

Night-blooming cactus with breathtaking flowers. Massive one-night-only blooms. Sweet, refreshing fruit.

🛒 Buy Seeds & Plants

Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Johnny's Selected Seeds Botanical Interests True Leaf Market Burpee Territorial Seed Company

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