Lycium barbarum

Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Lycium barbarum

Family: Solanaceae

Hardy shrub to 8′.  Goji Berry.  China.  An edible and ornamental shrub with a dense, bushy habit. The dark green, narrow foliage varies in shape from oblanceolate to elliptic with rounded or pointed tips.  Funnel-shaped purple flowers bloom singly or in groups up to three from the leaf axils and have five reflexed lobes. Flowers are followed by eye-catching orange to red, oblong, fleshy berries with considerable nutritional value.  Valued by many as a superfood! Delicious, nutritious and attractive!  Pruning is recommended after the first growing season for best fruit yields.  Best grown in evenly moist, well-draining, sandy soil in full sun.  3 & T2