Solanaceae
Lycium pallidum var. oligospermum
Lycium pallidum var. oligospermum var. oligospermum
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Wolfberry · Lycium · Native Shrub · Xeriscape · Drought Adapted · California Native · Nevada Native · Solanaceae · Wildlife Habitat · Desert Shrub
Pale wolfberry is a drought-adapted shrub native to the arid foothills of California and Nevada, thriving in well-drained soils with partial shade. Water deeply but infrequently, allowing the soil to partially dry between waterings. It is best suited for xeriscape or native plant gardens and is not recommended for indoor cultivation.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply but allow soil to dry partially between waterings · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 7–8.5
- Temperature
- -40°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 3a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 3 ft – 10 ft
- Spread
- 6.7 ft
- Spacing
- 60 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Purple
- Foliage
- Green · Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- California, Nevada
- Attracts
- Bees, Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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