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Dragon Fruit (Kamalam)All seasonsRooted stem cutting (yellow-skin cultivar)Updated 8 October 2026

Palora (Yellow)

A yellow-skinned, white-fleshed type (Selenicereus megalanthus, the Ecuadorian "Palora"), the sweetest of the common types and a slow, premium niche crop in India тАФ later-maturing, smaller-fruited and more demanding than the pink-skinned types.

SeasonAll seasons
Maturity periodSlower to establish and bear than pink types; niche
Expected yieldLower and slower, but highest price per fruit
Suitable soilAll soils

Quick facts

Crop
Dragon Fruit (Kamalam)
Type
Rooted stem cutting (yellow-skin cultivar)
Season
All seasons
Maturity period
Slower to establish and bear than pink types; niche
Expected yield
Lower and slower, but highest price per fruit
Suitable soil
All soils

About this variety

Palora is the yellow-skinned, white-fleshed dragon fruit (Selenicereus megalanthus), named for the Ecuadorian region famous for it, and the sweetest of the types grown in India. It is a slow, demanding, premium niche crop here: the plant is less vigorous and later to bear than the pink-skinned Hylocereus types, the fruit is smaller and spinier, and yields are lower тАФ but each fruit commands the highest price of any dragon fruit. It suits an experienced grower chasing a high-value specialty market rather than a first commercial planting, and is usually grown in small blocks alongside the mainstream pink types.

Key characteristics

    Plant typeRooted stem cutting (yellow-skin cultivar)
    MaturitySlower to establish and bear than pink types; niche
    Yield potentialLower and slower, but highest price per fruit
    Disease resistanceNo special resistance widely documented
    SoilAll soils
    SeasonAll seasons

Sowing & cultivation

  • Spacing2 m ├Ч 2 m to 3 m ├Ч 3 m between poles, 3тАУ4 cuttings per pole

Yield & maturity

Maturity period

Slower to establish and bear than pink types; niche

Expected yield

Lower and slower, but highest price per fruit

Actual yield depends on sowing time, soil, irrigation, weather, seed quality and crop management.

Pest & disease considerations

Major diseases

  • No special resistance widely documented

Advantages & considerations

Why farmers may choose it

  • Sweetest of the common dragon-fruit types and the highest price per fruit.
  • A genuine specialty/niche option for an experienced grower.

Things to consider

  • Slower, less vigorous and lower-yielding than pink types тАФ not a first commercial planting.
  • Smaller, spinier fruit that needs careful handling at harvest.

Suitable regions

States this variety is recommended for тАФ check locally, since a state can have more than one recommended zone.

  • Maharashtra
  • Karnataka