Selenicereus ‘American Beauty’
Selenicereus (syn. Hylocereus) 'American Beauty' is a highly prized dragon fruit cultivar with sweet, tasty fruit.
Selenicereus (syn. Hylocereus) ‘American Beauty’ is a highly prized dragon fruit cultivar valued for its reddish skin with bright green scales and the magenta-red interior fruit which is sweet and tasty filled with crunchy black seeds. The fruit is produced from gorgeous, white, fragrant, night-blooming flowers. Plants are self-fertile though hand pollination is recommended. Also pollination by another cultivar may increase fruit set. The fruit is oblong and about 0.5-1 pound each. A cool houseplant with the potential for delicious edible fruit. Likely a selection of hybrid involving S. guatemalensis. The photo is a generic image of dragon fruit and does not depict this cultivar. Photo: Wikipedia
Common Name: Dragon Fruit - [Citrus Pre-Order]
Family: Cactaceae (The Cactus Family)
Zone Hardiness: 9-12
Light: Full Sun, Part Sun
Height: 2-4'
Width: 2-3'
Primary Bloom Colour: White/Cream
Secondary Bloom Colour: Yellow
Bloom Time: Summer - Fall
Foliage Colour: Green
Class: Deciduous
Type: Tender
Soil Moisture: Average, Moist, Dry
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: Yes
Berries: Red
Benefits: Bees
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Scandent or semi-pendent epiphytic or rock-dwelling from forest and woody areas.
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Geographical Origin: Central and South America
