Name: American Beauty Dragon Fruit
Brand: Guatemalensis
SKU: american-beauty

AB is Known for its sweet, juicy, and slightly tart flavor, often described as a combination of watermelon and berries, with hints of strawberry. Some also detect subtle notes of pineapple and a clean, refreshing taste. The flesh is a deep purple and the fruit is generally considered to be very pleasant and well-balanced.

The "American Beauty" dragon fruit variety's hybrid parentage is not explicitly documented or widely known. It's described as a variety introduced from Guatemala to Florida, then to California, with parentage that is "unknown". While its specific hybrid origins are unclear, it's known to be a variety of S. Guatemalensis. This variety is recognized for its attractive appearance and excellent flavor.

American Beauty is one of the most sought-after dragon fruit varieties due to its stunning appearance, self-fertility, and great taste. The plant has much skinnier branches than most varieties, with thorns that don’t match up on adjacent ribs. This makes the plant look quite unique, if a little spindly. Despite its skinny branches, American Beauty still produces fruit of a reasonable size on its own pollen

A recent DNA test has shown that American Beauty and Bien Hoa Red to be considered the same. However, a few growers reported that Bien Hoa Red produces slightly larger fruit.

American Beauty Flowers are White, Nocturnal and self-pollinating.

Buds

This variety is one of the first to bud, alongside the setaceus varieties (e.g., Sugar Dragon and Pink Panther). This makes it a great choice if you are looking to extend your fruiting season. Buds start as pointy globules which quickly become a lime green with a faint red rim. Buds take a very typical time of around three weeks to mature and open. American Beauty has a slightly different looking flower to most varieties. It is a little smaller than average and does not open as fully as most other varieties. Also, the stigmatic lobes (tentacle-like protrusions at the head of the stigma) are slightly smaller than average, and they also do not open as fully as you would expect. However, none of these characteristics hinder pollination assuming you have hand-pollinated correctly, or maybe even without.

The fruit size ranges from 0.75 to 1 pound. When the is fruit is ripe, it has a round shape, the skin is a lighter pink with deep green fins. American Beauty produces nice, round fruit of a moderate size. Fruit development is perhaps a little slower than average, though not outrageously so by any stretch. I have only tasted several fruits so far, and I was a little underwhelmed by the flavour and texture. However, it was quite difficult to tell when they were ripe as the colour did not change past a dull red, and I believe the main reason for my disappointment was picking them too late. American Beauty dragon fruit offers a sweet, juicy, and refreshing flavor profile, often described as a blend of watermelon and berries, or sometimes with hints of kiwi and pineapple. It's known for its vibrant magenta flesh and balanced sweetness, with a slight tartness that gives way to a pleasant, fruity taste.

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