🍎 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

Key:🤝 Grows well together❌ Keep apart☀️ Sun needs💧 Water🗺️ Hardiness zone

🤝 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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