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Miracle Fruit
Although not sweet itself this miraculous fruit, consumed fresh and allowed to coat the mouth alters your tastebuds so that everything you eat tastes sweet, lasting for an hour or two.
The beauty of it is that it only removes the sourness 'acidity' from what you are eating, the natural aroma and taste remains. It has been used to sweeten bitter medicines.
For success the plant prefers a pH as low as 4.5. A great companion for your blueberries. Requires a sheltered position free from frost and partial shade. Excellent unusual potted plant that can be moved into a hot spot during the cooler months. Very slow growing and best to grow as a potted planted until at least 1 metre high
| Height | Frost tol. | Pollination req'd | Evergreen/Deciduous | Harvest period |
| 1-3 | Low | No | Evergreen | April - September |
We welcome your Tips on Miracle Fruit. Share Your Tip.
Growing great in a pot in Wollongong, surviving the winter without any problems. It does better in a partially shaded spot. | Richard Walter - Wollongong, NSW 23-Nov-2006
I mix peat moss old fruit and vegetable peices and daily coffee grounds to make the soil to grow the seed we get from our older plants. The new baby seeds do wonderfully and the older plants give 10Xs more fruit. | Sunshine - Miami, FL 22-Dec-2006
How to store miracle fruit. U can use thick and fit plastic tupperware, put in aroung the 'very old' newspaper in and wrap the miracle fruit with other very old newspaper, put in freezer vegetable section. I'm sure u can save itu until 30 days. | Sufian - East Malaysia, KELAN 29-May-2007
I had mine growing in a pot for 6 months...no fruit, the flowers would just die after blooming and then nothing. I added an azalea type fertilizer (acid loving) and bam, 3 fruits within 2 weeks. | Samantha - Brandon, FL 01-Aug-2007
I had mine growing in a pot for 6 months inside...only one fruit so far,the buds would just die before blooming. I added Miracid too. I searched and finally was told that problem was 'pollinating'! Here in Wisconsin, do I have to wait till next spring? | Akiko Teng - Madison, , WI 29-Nov-2007
1M height in full sun on Gold Coast. Plentiful fruit mid to late February. | Ian - Gold Coast, QLD 25-Feb-2008
From previous experience it needs a lot of wampth and is very frost tender. I plan to put my plant near the pool so that ambient heat may keep it going over wineter It is such a fun plant to share with kids. my daughters adore it! | Michael Angel - Wyongah, NSW 25-Mar-2008
I had mine growing initially along the border line, fencing. Then I decided to transferred it between 2 foxtail palms, with morning sunshine, lots of top soil & slow release fertizers = hundred of fruits! | R Rasing - Millner, NT 22-Jun-2009
My plant is indoors in a pot, so insect pollination is not an option. Only ever had 1-2 random berries. A couple of weeks back I tried 'buzz pollination' with an electric toothbrush (like with tomatoes) and now I've got about 40 berries coming. | S O'neill - Melbourne, VIC 27-Jan-2010
I have about 20 flower buds but none have bloomed in 4+ weeks, I'm using the 50/50 perlite/peat moss soil mix. Any ideas? also how do I pollinate? | Dw - Ftworth, TX 07-Jul-2010
My bush is nearly 2 years old and is fruiting prolificly now. Did had lack of fruit until now. | Gary - Aitkenvale, QLD 03-Aug-2010
I'm not sure but i think these are wind pollinated. Perhaps if you gently shake your plants when they're in flower, you may have more berries. Then again, maybe not. That toothbrush method sounds successful too. | Brian - Pawtucket, RI 15-Aug-2010
You can hand pollinate this fruit by using your nails to brush against the flower gentally. White pollen will fall on the nails and used to wipe the stigma of many flowers. You can tell the flowers are open as there is a very strong perfume that wafts. | Patrick Wu - Perth, WA 19-Sep-2010
Growing nicely in pots in perth. Currently sitting in partial shade | Mike - Perth, WA 02-Mar-2011
Plant doing very well in a narrow but deep pot .I'm in Canberra so brought it in over winter and put it under a HPS lighting. Plant too young to fruit yet. Yates Osmocote slow release pelets seem to do the trick. Use Azalea potting mixture. | Mr Dave Brimmer - Richardson, A.C.T 17-Jun-2011
I planted on the West side of the house. Leaves started curling and looking very sunburnt. So 2 weeks ago replanted the miracle bush into another pot under the front veranda; East side. It now looks very happy and showing new growth :) | Mistykat - Newcastle, NSW 15-Oct-2011
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