Goji Berry, Lycium Chinese, Shrub Seeds



Fast Growth, Easy to Grow, Showy Edible Fruits, Attracts Birds, Wildlife Food/Shelter, Drought Tolerant



Goji berry is a vine-like, multi-stemmed, deciduous shrub with sprawling branches that typically grows to 3 to 6 feet tall. Occasional thorns appear on the stems. It is native to slopes, roadsides, disturbed areas and wastelands in Southern China. Ovate, rhombic, elliptic or lanceolate leaves 1 to 3 inches long are bright green. Small, tubular, pale purple to lavender flowers bloom in spring on stalks rising from the leaf axils. Bright red berries (Goji berries) are about 7/8 inch long and mature in fall. Ripe berries are edible (sweet licorice flavor). Berries (fresh or dried), young shoots and leaves are used in oriental cooking. Berries are used to make an herbal tea. Berries are dried for herbal use. China reportedly produces over 5 million kilograms of dried fruit per year. This is a long time medicinal plant (leaves, roots and berries) in China.



Other Names: Wolfberry, Goji Berry, Gojiberry, Chinese Matrimony Vine, Chinese Wolfberry, Chinese Boxthorn, Mede Berry, Barbary Matrimony Vine, Bocksdorn, Duke of Argyll's Tea Tree, Murali, Red Medlar, or Matrimony Vine.

Zone: 6 to 9

Growth Rate: Fast

Plant Type: Fruiting Deciduous Shrub
Family: Solanaceae

Native Range: Southern China

Height: 3 to 6 feet
Spread: 3 to 10 feet

Bloom Time: May to August

Bloom Color: Purple, Lavender

Sun: Full Sun

Drought Tolerance: High

Water: Medium
Maintenance: Medium

Site Requirements /Soil Tolerances: Grow in moderately fertile, medium moisture, well-drained soils in full sun. Plants tolerate some light shade. Established plants tolerate some drought. Where winter hardy, this shrub will naturalize by self seeding and by suckering.

Culture: Stems may be pruned back to 2 feet tall in late winter each year to keep plants at a reasonable size with less sprawling. If grown for fruit production, branches may be attached to a trellis to facilitate harvest.

Uses: Erosion Control, Hedge, Will Naturalize. Interesting ornamental landscape shrub which can also be grown for harvest of leaves, berries, young shoots and roots for culinary purposes. Informal hedge. Shrub border. Dry/sandy banks or slopes. Spreads rapidly.



Sowing Lycium chinense Seeds:

The seeds of Goji Berry are very small.

For best results, please follow the instructions in the order provided.

Scarify: Soak in water for 24 hours

Stratify: None

Germination: Surface sow indoors under a grow light. Use a dome lid and mist regularly to keep moist. Requires light for germination. Artificial light is recommended.

For more information about seed pretreatment and growing trees and shrubs from seed, please try the following link:

https://cdn.forestresearch.gov.uk/2007/08/fcpg018.pdf



Germination:

Seeds Packets are labeled with seed name and sowing details.
Seeds have not been pretreated unless specified in the listing.
Seed is not a specific Cultivar (Variety) unless specified in the listing.
Due to the many factors involved in successful germination, Seller cannot be responsible for buyers growing methods or mistakes.
I have provided what I believe to be a good overview on this page (which you are free to print for further reference), however, it is still recommended to check specialist literature for more details and practices specific to your climate and soil conditions to avoid mistakes in the germination and growing process.