🎨 AI-generated botanical illustration
🍎 Miracle Fruit
Synsepalum dulcificum
fruits
Evergreen Shrub
Sapotaceae
☀️ Sun
Partial Shade
💧 Water
Moderate
🗺️ Zones
10-11
🧪 Soil pH
4.5-5.5
🪴 Soil Type
Acidic, well-draining
🚿 Drainage
Well-drained
📏 Spacing
4-6 ft
📐 Height
6-15 ft
🤝 Companions (2)
🤝 Coffee
Both acid-loving understory plants
🤝 Pineapple
Acid-loving tropical companions
⚠️ Keep Apart (3)
⚠️ Fennel
Allelopathic - may inhibit growth
⚠️ Mint
Aggressive mint competes for resources
⚠️ Walnut
Susceptible to juglone toxicity from walnut trees
📝 Growing Notes
Berry containing miraculin - makes lemons taste like lemonade! Effect lasts 30-60 minutes. Flavor-tripping parties.
🛒 Buy Seeds & Plants
Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds
Johnny's Selected Seeds
Botanical Interests
True Leaf Market
Burpee
Territorial Seed Company
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