Lycium ruthenicum
Lycium ruthenicum, the black goji berry, is considered a superfood as it is packed with nutrients plus healthful flavonoids and anthocyanins.
Lycium ruthenicum is known as the black goji berry. It is considered a superfood as it is packed with nutrients plus healthful flavonoids and anthocyanins. The purple-black fruit is produced in such quantity that it turns this upright shrub to six feet into a weeping shrub. Eat the fruits fresh, dried or as a tea. Self-fertile but the presence of a second plant might result in heavier crops on both plants. Drought tolerant.
Common Name: Black Goji Berry
Family: Solanaceae (The Deadly Nightshade Family)
Zone Hardiness: 5-9
Light: Full Sun, Part Sun
Height: 4-6'
Width: 2-3'
Primary Bloom Colour: Purple
Secondary Bloom Colour: Yellow
Bloom Time: Spring - Summer
Foliage Colour: Green, Bluish
Class: Deciduous
Type: Shrub
Soil Moisture: Average, Dry, Drought Tolerant
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: No
Berries: Black
Benefits: Bees
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Saline deserts, sandy places, and roadsides.
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