Hi I was very interested in getting one of these very expensive plants but was wondering if it will produce berries if there is only one plant and if it is raised indoors?
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I've never actually seen one, but nothing I've read suggests that you need two of them for fruiting. Sounds like actually a nice houseplant:
"Miracle fruit plants are quite simple to grow if you understand the basic facts about this plant. Its origin is the hot dense forests of West Africa, where it grows in mostly shaded areas of heavy jungle with high humidity. If you can give it what it likes it will thrive for you. Heat, partial shade, acidic soil and a steady source of water. Our experience shows it is happy in a pot that has a mix of canadian peat, pine bark and a slow release fertilizer with trace minerals. Compost is always a plus and will help support the complex organisms that help the roots adsorb nutrients from the soil. Make sure the pot is as wide as the plant and as deep.
IMPORTANT TIP: make sure soil can breathe as this plant will root rot quickly if over watered or your soil is too compact. You can add perlite or similar items to the mix to help keep it open.
...The miracle fruit plant can grow well indoors with only indirect bright light and a little direct sunlight. Keep the soil moist just below the surface and do not let the plant sit in water constantly."
https://www.livemonarch.com/MFP.txt
Very interesting plant, for those that don't know it, here's a little bit from Wikipedia:
The miracle fruit, or miracle berry plant (Synsepalum dulcificum), produces berries that, when eaten, cause sour foods (such as lemons and limes) subsequently consumed to taste sweet. The berry, which contains active polyphenols[2] was first documented by explorer Chevalier des Marchais[3] who searched for many different fruits during a 1725 excursion to its native West Africa. Marchais noticed that local tribes picked the berry from shrubs and chewed it before meals ...The berry itself has a low sugar content[4] and a mildly sweet tang. It contains an active glycoprotein molecule, with some trailing carbohydrate chains, called miraculin.[5][6] When the fleshy part of the fruit is eaten, this molecule binds to the tongue's taste buds, causing sour foods to taste sweet. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miracle_fruit
"Miracle fruit plants are quite simple to grow if you understand the basic facts about this plant. Its origin is the hot dense forests of West Africa, where it grows in mostly shaded areas of heavy jungle with high humidity. If you can give it what it likes it will thrive for you. Heat, partial shade, acidic soil and a steady source of water. Our experience shows it is happy in a pot that has a mix of canadian peat, pine bark and a slow release fertilizer with trace minerals. Compost is always a plus and will help support the complex organisms that help the roots adsorb nutrients from the soil. Make sure the pot is as wide as the plant and as deep.
IMPORTANT TIP: make sure soil can breathe as this plant will root rot quickly if over watered or your soil is too compact. You can add perlite or similar items to the mix to help keep it open.
...The miracle fruit plant can grow well indoors with only indirect bright light and a little direct sunlight. Keep the soil moist just below the surface and do not let the plant sit in water constantly."
https://www.livemonarch.com/MFP.txt
Very interesting plant, for those that don't know it, here's a little bit from Wikipedia:
The miracle fruit, or miracle berry plant (Synsepalum dulcificum), produces berries that, when eaten, cause sour foods (such as lemons and limes) subsequently consumed to taste sweet. The berry, which contains active polyphenols[2] was first documented by explorer Chevalier des Marchais[3] who searched for many different fruits during a 1725 excursion to its native West Africa. Marchais noticed that local tribes picked the berry from shrubs and chewed it before meals ...The berry itself has a low sugar content[4] and a mildly sweet tang. It contains an active glycoprotein molecule, with some trailing carbohydrate chains, called miraculin.[5][6] When the fleshy part of the fruit is eaten, this molecule binds to the tongue's taste buds, causing sour foods to taste sweet. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miracle_fruit