Lycium barbarum Crimson Star
Lycium barbarum Crimson Star is a popular variety grown commercially in northern China with tasty, sweet fruit.
Lycium barbarum, also known as the goji berry, is touted as a super food packed with vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. It is a deciduous shrub that blooms with purple flowers in late spring to early summer. The bright orange-red goji berries ripen from August to October. Crimson Star (‘Ningxia #1’) is a popular variety grown commercially in northern China. It produces good crops of tasty, large, bright red fruit even on young plants. They can be eaten fresh or dried or used in baking.
Common Name: Goji Berry - [Citrus Pre-Order]
Family: Solanaceae (The Deadly Nightshade Family)
Zone Hardiness: 5-10
Light: Full Sun, Part Sun
Height: 4-6'
Width: 2-3'
Primary Bloom Colour: Purple
Secondary Bloom Colour: Yellow
Bloom Time: Spring
Foliage Colour: Green
Class: Deciduous
Type: Shrub
Soil Moisture: Average
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: No
Berries: Red
Benefits: Bees
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat:
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Geographical Origin: Europe and Western Russia, Southwest Asia and Asia Minor
