Dragon Purple Fruit

Purple dragon fruit, also known as Pitaya, is a fruit that came originally from South America. The skin of this fruit looks like dragon scales and that is the reason why it is known as Dragon fruit. Purple dragon fruit, or Hylocereus polyrhizus, is one of the red dragon fruit varieties.There are a lot of health benefits of this fruit.

Produces round, Red colored fruits. The round fruit is covered with distinguished scales and can get up to 5 inches long. Enclosed in the thin rind is a large mass of sweetly flavored Red colored pulp and numerous small black seeds. The fruit can be eaten out-of-hand, and is also used as a flavoring in pastries and drinks.

This gorgeous rare dragonfruit variety is yellowish-orange on the outside and light pink to deep fuchsia on the inside. The flavor is similar to red dragonfruit, but sometimes it can be a bit sweeter. Sweetness varies from fruit to fruit