- Flavor Profile: Known for being both sweet and tart. Some describe it as resembling a blend of grape and berry flavors, with a tartness similar to the skin of a green apple. Another source describes the taste as mildly tart with juices that resemble crystallized sugar and a flavor close to raspberry-watermelon. There's also the perspective that it may not taste exactly like the candy, but evokes a similar sensation due to its initial tartness followed by sweetness.
- Flesh Color: Purple or magenta.
- Weight: Fruits can reach weights of up to 1 pound. A specific example weighed 337 grams.
- Brix Score: Has been measured at 19.6%.
- Self-Fertile: Can pollinate itself, but hand pollination can improve fruit set.
- Market Perception: Some sources suggest the name and flavor descriptions are part of marketing hype, noting that the taste differences between varieties of the same species can be minor. There is a sentiment that the name is used to attract buyers and doesn't always reflect a strong similarity to the candy it's named after.
- Growing Characteristics: It is a strong grower with stems that are olive green and thick with small spines along the rib line of each branch. These stems can grow over five feet long. Flowers are large, over 15 inches across, opening after sunset and closing at sunrise. The variety is considered self-fertile but hand pollination is recommended for maximum yield. The pollen from Sour Patch Kids can be used to pollinate almost any other dragon fruit variety.
SOURCE: Grafting Dragon Fruit YouTube
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The dragon fruit variety "Wild Berry Skittles," developed from the Asunta 6 lineage (a hybrid of Hylocereus stenopterus and Hylocereus guatemalensis), was created by Edgar Valdivia, likely around 2021. The "Sour Patch Kids" dragon fruit variety, known for its sweet and tart flavor, is of unknown specific lineage, creator, and creation year, though its name may be a marketing tactic.
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