Synsepalum dulcificum Miracle Fruit sweet 2 sour berry tropical rare LIVE PLANT - $30 - (Boynton Beach, FL)
Up for sale is an edible known as "Miracle Fruit." The miracle is: after eating one fruit, sour and bitter foods taste sweet. Eating even the sourest of limes, one will taste only sugary sweetness. The fruit is not sweet itself, but this amazing effect occurs and some people even use them as natural sweeteners. This effect lasts between 15-60 minutes. This slow growing African shrub likes to be grown outdoors in a shady/filtered light area. They do well in containers and can be grown indoors with bright light and high humidity, but it is ideal to grow outdoors when possible. Fruit is produced through out the year and hundreds of berries can be harvested from a single plant. Miracle fruit can be rare to find. FAMILY : Sapotaceae ORIGIN : Central and western tropical Africa TYPE/USES : evergreen shrub that bares edible fruit MATURE SIZE : 6' - 12' LIGHT REQUIREMENTS : filtered light WATER REQUIREMENTS : average/medium MIN. TEMP. : low 30's for a short period of time, protect from freezing if possible FLOWER : warmer months ***The plant you will be receiving is Florida grown and is in a 6" pot or 1gallon pot. You will be receiving the exact plant OR one similar to the one you see in the first 5 photos. The pictures with the berries were taken of our mature mother plants, not of the plants for sale. The plant you will receive does not currently have any berries, but it is mature to fruit in 2017.*** ***DELAYS with USPS priority mail are common THE WHOLE MONTH OF DECEMBER and going into January. Please try to choose or ask for a different shipping method if your weather is in the 30's F or colder, for sensitive plants, or if you need your plants to arrive by a certain date. Other shipping methods are now available at check out. SHIPPING AND IMPORTANT INFORMATION -We ship Mon-Wed & occasionally Saturday, using mostly USPS priority mail. Fedex ground and USPS express are now available at checkout and they are more reliable than priority mail. Please contact us with zip …
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