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This thread is about plants that I tried this year and won’t try again next year as well as ones that did really well.
East coast North America, zone 8/9, rainfall 120cm.
*Updated with pics
11/ Miracle berry. Consistently producing perennial.
The fruit on the seed is scant. But it produces a lot of berries spring-fall and doesn’t want a lot of fertilizer. It wants a lot of perlite and sand in its soil so it is well-draining. Full sun to part shade. Bring indoors in winter. I do water it since it’s in a pot but it isn’t a water hog.
@malterod Synsepalum dulcificum
@malterod it’s an easy plant but is sensitive to over-fertilizing (it can die). It needs a lot of perlite in its potting mix (~25-30%). If it seems like too much, it’s probably enough. It can’t sit in water. Indoors, you need to hand-pollinate the flowers and it doesn’t set much fruit (maybe one or two berries in winter. In summer outside, it produces a lot. Give it as much light as you can to set fruit. Keep it above 10C.