Chinese boxthorn

Chinese boxthorn

Lycium barbarum

Lycium
Solanaceae
Native Plants
Zone 211
🐾 Pet-Safe
🌱 Beginner Friendly

Chinese boxthorn (goji berry) is a vigorous, drought-tolerant deciduous shrub that produces the well-known, antioxidant-rich red goji berries valued in traditional Chinese medicine and as a superfood. Plant in full sun in well-draining soil and water deeply but infrequently once established; it tolerates poor soils and mild salinity remarkably well. Annual pruning after harvest keeps the plant productive and prevents it from becoming invasive, as it can spread vigorously by root suckers in favou

Care Requirements

Care Level

Low

Sun

Partial Sun

Water

Moderate

Growth Rate

Moderate

Mature Height

12″ – 84″

Soil

loam

Life Cycle

Perennial

Spacing

60

Watering Schedule

Every 10-14 Days Once Established; Newly Planted Shrubs Every 5-7 Days • Water Deeply But Infrequently; The Plant Is Quite Drought-Tolerant Once Established And Prefers To Dry Out Between Waterings

Soil pH

7 – 7.5

Temperature

40°95°F

Mature Spread

up to 36

Root Depth

Medium

Foliage

Coarse

Propagation: Seed

Ecology & Origin

Native to

Alabama
Albania
Alberta
Argentina South
Arkansas
Austria
Baleares
Belgium
British Columbia
Bulgaria
California
Central European Rus
China North-Central
China South-Central
Colorado
Connecticut
Corse
Czechoslovakia
Delaware
Denmark

Attracts

🐝 Bees
🐝 Butterflies
🐝 Birds
Safety & Use
⚕ Medicinal
🐾 Pet-safe

Sources

Data: trefle, usda

Image: trefle.io — Taken Apr 10, 2022 by Fabrice Rubio (cc-by-sa)

Hardiness Zones
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