Hylocereus costaricensis or purple dragon fruit is a variety of good taste,
but it is mainly used as a pollinator for other varieties of red pitaya (Hylocereus undatus) and improve fruit set of flowers.
It is easy to grow and very rapid growth. Need a substrate with much humus and sufficient moisture in summer but with good drainage. Should not be less than 10 ° C during winter. It can grow in partial shade or full sun. Extra light early spring, stimulate the production of buds and no vegetative buds. It blooms from summer to fall.