White or red dragon fruits are popular in Vietnam, however, yellow dragon fruit is quite rare. Some farmers in Binh Thuan province have tried to plant but failed.

Recently, yellow dragon fruit is much sought after by Vietnamese customers as it is tasty and believed to help improve their health. 

Yellow dragon fruit flowers

Many shops import yellow dragon fruit from Malaysia and sell at VND690,000 per kilo.

Yellow dragon fruit is also grown as an ornamental plant.