I have several miracle fruit seedlings (synsepalum dulcificum) or clivia seedlings--both yellow or orange--in exchange for plants of theobroma cocoa. Pictures available. Thanks! --Rick in CT

I am looking for any plumeria cutting, dormant or not, but preferably with some second-year wood on it. Check out my trade page--among other things, I have clivia seedlings (yellow or orange), voodoo lillies and some other amorphs that will be ready soon, and for the right trade, I can include a small Miracle Fruit (synsepalum dulcificum) seedling. Let me know! Rick in CT

id love to get ahold of some too.

Gabi, It is truly a rare gem. The berry (when chewed) releases a protein called Miraculin that wraps itself temporarily around the taste buds and makes bitter and acidic foods taste sweet for about 30 min or so. The fruit itself is bland. Miracle fruit was supposely banned in the 70's because of the sugar/fake diet sugar industry (so goes the story) loosing money and so it was 'silenced' in some ways. Saccharin/Aspartame (formaldehyde) vs fresh fruit...ban fresh fruit, yeah that makes sense! No harm to the fruit though. Plants are sold online to various home grow sites incl ebay and the bidding wars for a fruit baring plant goes anywhere between $100 -$250, ($18 is probably not a real miracle fruit) Well deserved however considering rarity and growth rate to maturity. Plus each single berry goes for around $2 if sold with 2 harvests per year. It's true...the benefit of curbing (actual sugar) cravings or intake is undeniable. Awesome diet support, that's one more miracle. I've heard of cancer patients raving about it because it eases the metallic taste during chemo, that's another miracle. If you want to grow them from seeds, be careful about buying seeds. Some people offer sterile seeds without even knowing. Once picked of the plant the germination rate decreases rapidly in about a week. Be sure to get your hands on fresh berries to harvest the seed from. Expect a harvest in 6+ years from a seed-grown plant, maybe 2 years from a rooted cutting. Make sure berries come from a trusted and reliable source if you intend to eat them. You want to know what you're eating and where it came from!! Hope this helped! Good Luck! Here is a link that might be useful: Miraculin Miracle Fuit