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Goji Berry

Scientific Name: Lycium barbarum

Also Known As

Chinese Wolfberry
Duke of Argyll's tea tree
Matrimony Vine

Plant type

shrub, fruit / vegetable

size

H: 4'-10'
W: 4'-10'

planting zones

5a-9b

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Goji Berry plant details

Goji Berry is a broadleaf deciduous fruit / vegetable or shrub with green foliage. In summer purple flowers emerge followed by orange and red fruit. Attracts bees and birds making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun - mostly sun and regular - low water. Drought tolerant once established. Does well in alkaline, average, rich and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something heat tolerant and humidity tolerant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Goji Berry

Plant type: fruit / vegetable or shrub
Plant family: solanaceae
Foliage: deciduous green
Mature size: 4 FT - 10 FT - wide, 4 FT - 10 FT - tall
Flowers: purple blooms in summer
Uses: border plant, container plant, easy-to-grow, edible, spiky

GROWING CONDITIONS for Goji Berry

USDA Zones: 5a - 9b
Sun exposure: sun - mostly sun
Watering frequency: regular - low
Resistant to: deer, heat and humidity
Soil needs: alkaline, average, rich and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

You can grow this new super fruit! Berries are high in protein, antioxidants and Vitamin C and are produced from lavender flowers mid-summer to fall and have a nice sweet tart flavor fresh or dried. This vining shrub is a fast grower and will grow 8-10’ in a hurry…it is semi evergreen and can be pruned to a more compact shrub or a multi trunked small tree. Appreciates sun to part shade, well-drained soil and regular water; deer resistant. USDA Z5

By: Secret Garden Growers

Also known as wolfberry, goji berry is a perennial shrub that bears profusions of bright red berries. Hailed as a powerful super fruit, it is it packed with antioxidants. Dried it makes an excellent addition to trail mix. An added bonus, these plants are extremely easy to grow and are perennial down to zone 4 in the United States.

By: jiovi® at Foxgreen Farm

Deciduous shrub.Sweet red edible berries

By: Little Prince of Oregon

Yes, it's Goji Berry. The anti-oxidant star of such fruits. This will tolerate and thrive in far harsher conditions than say Blueberries. By harsher, we mean drier and hotter so while we don't get the heat here in PT, we be dry in the summer. These should prove quite trouble-free and easy. 4' - average to drier - summer - Z5 - sun/pt sun