Voodoo Child

Store: Shulman Dragon Fruit Orchard • Moorpark, CA, US

Voodoo Child is a highly popular hybrid dragon fruit variety known for its compact size, exceptionally sweet grape-like flavor, and vibrant reddish-magenta flesh. It’s self-pollinating, making it a reliable producer for home gardeners without the need for manual cross-pollination.

Fruit Profile

• Flavor & Texture: Sweet, juicy taste often compared to grapes or a blend of berries; semi-firm flesh.
• Appearance: Small, oval fruit, 0.25 to 0.75 pounds, with pink-to-red skin and small green-to-brown fins.
• Brix: One of the sweeter varieties, consistently testing at 18 to 20+.

Plant Characteristics

• Growth: A robust, fast-growing climbing cactus well-suited to containers or in-ground planting in warm climates.
• Pollination: Self-pollinating and highly fertile; its pollen also cross-pollinates other varieties effectively.
• Flowers: Massive white blooms over 15 inches across, with one of the longest blooming seasons – often the first and last variety to fruit each year.
• Care: Thrives in USDA Zones 9-11; provide 30-40% shade cloth above 95-100F. Needs a sturdy trellis or pole – an umbrella-style canopy makes harvesting easier.