Chinese boxthorn

Lycium barbarum

Also known as Goji berry, Chinese wolfberry, Lycium vulgare var. barbarum, Jasminoides flaccidum

Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Goji Berry · Wolfberry · Superfood · Medicinal · Deciduous Shrub · Solanaceae · Drought Tolerant · Edible Berry · Traditional Chinese Medicine · Antioxidant

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