{"title":"Goji Berry Plants","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"lycium-firecracker-goji-berry-29533","title":"Lycium 'Firecracker' Goji Berry","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnleash the power of the superfruit in your own back yard with the Lycium 'Firecracker' Goji Berry. This fruit-bearing deciduous shrub blooms in stunning purple-white flowers early summer and adorns the garden with vibrant scarlet-red berries by fall. Known for its early and abundant fruiting, from the 2nd year onwards, it reaches peak fruit production in its 4th or 5th year. Enjoy these juicy, sweet berries fresh from the branch, or freeze them for later use. The fruits can also be dried to add a healthful boost to your meals. \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eAs a variety of \u003ci\u003eLycium barbarum\u003c\/i\u003e, also known as wolfberry, matrimony vine, or box thorn, 'Firecracker' Goji Berry is a dense, well-branched shrub with cane-like stems. It exhibits a moderate growth rate and a mounding, suckering habit. If left to its own devices, it will naturalize, forming a rich thicket, but it can be pruned into a more tree-like form. \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eBelonging to the Boxthorn family, goji berries are native to Southeast Europe and Asia, and are relatives of the nightshade plants, such as potato, tomato, eggplant, tobacco, and chili pepper. Goji berry thrives in sunny to dappled shade spots with rich, moist, well-drained soil, but is also adaptable to a wide range of soil types. This hardy plant is resistant to disease, pests, deer, and rabbits. \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe shrub is self-pollinating and will bear fruit without any pollen from other varieties. \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eShips as a 1-year bareroot plant\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"parkseed","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42354661326907,"sku":"29533","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/8580\/4859\/files\/Product_MediaImage_29533_1.jpg?v=1753891869"},{"product_id":"lycium-barbarum-goji-sweet-lifeberry-36036","title":"Lycium barbarum Goji Sweet LifeBerry®","description":"\u003cp\u003eAmazingly nutritious and so easy to grow, this vining shrub is finally making inroads in American gardens. Goji Sweet LifeBerry® has been a staple of Far Eastern diets for many years, but the antioxidant-rich, protein-intensive berry is now coming to our plates . . . via an easy, fast-growing vining shrub in the sunny to partly shaded garden!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Goji Sweet LifeBerry® has been called a superfruit because it so rich in health benefits. Nearly 13% protein, it is also very high in vitamin C, and is a powerful antioxidant. Eaten fresh from the vine or dried and then cooked, it has a pleasant, tomato-influenced tart flavor and herbal scent. The berries themselves are oblong (rather like olives) and orange-red, beginning green and then ripening and remaining on the plant from midsummer all the way to frost.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Native to the Himalayas, Goji Sweet LifeBerry® is a quick-growing vining shrub that may take a season to establish in your garden. But once it makes itself at home, expect it to put on 4 to 5 feet of growth a year! With this in mind, you may want to prune it down to bush form, and then give it an annual late-winter \"haircut.\" Or, if you prefer, shape it into a small single-stemmed tree. If this is too much bother, let it vine! Very versatile, it flowers and fruits generously in any form, but does much better with an annual pruning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  The flowers appear in early summer, white and lavender. They remain for a few weeks, soon replaced by masses and masses of berries. This plant is rather spiny, which discourages nibbling pests from eating the fruit. It should also discourage you from touching the green berries, which may blacken if they are handled!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Expect this shrub to reach 8 to 10 feet in a single season, or prune it smaller. It needs plenty of sunshine, but tolerates a bit of shade in warm climates. Good soil drainage is essential too. Other than this, Goji Sweet LifeBerry® is quite carefree, ready to bloom and flower for many years to come! It is self-fertile, so you need plant only one. Zones 5-9.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"parkseed","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42354673057851,"sku":"36036","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/8580\/4859\/files\/Product_MediaImage_36036_1.jpg?v=1753891781"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.parkseed.mom\/collections\/goji-berry-plants.oembed","provider":"Park Seed","version":"1.0","type":"link"}