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Big Lifeberry® Goji Berry Lycium barbarum

Exposure
  • Sun
Flower Season
  • Spring
  • Summer
Mature Size
12' 7' 3.7m 2.1m
Height: 10' - 12'
Spread: 5' - 7'
Height: 3.0m - 3.7m
Spread: 1.5m - 2.1m
  • 120 - 144 Inches
    60 - 84 Inches
    60 - 84 Inches
    3.0m - 3.7m
    1.5m - 2.1m
    1.5m - 2.1m

    Features

    This variety is no longer available from Proven Winners®. The information on this page is for reference only. 

    Red Fruit

    Produces Berries
    Attracts: 
    Birds

    Characteristics

    Plant Type: 
    Shrub
    Shrub Type: 
    Deciduous
    Height Category: 
    Medium
    Garden Height: 
    120 - 144 Inches 3.0m - 3.7m
    Spacing: 
    60 - 84 Inches 1.5m - 2.1m
    Spread: 
    60 - 84 Inches 1.5m - 2.1m
    Flower Colors: 
    Purple
    Foliage Colors: 
    Green
    Foliage Shade: 
    Green
    Habit: 
    Mounding Trailing
    Container Role: 
    Thriller

    Plant Needs

    Light Requirement: 
    Sun

    The optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours).

    Maintenance Category: 
    Easy
    Blooms On: 
    New Wood
    Bloom Time: 
    Early Summer
    Bloom Time: 
    Mid Summer
    Bloom Time: 
    Late Summer
    Hardiness Zones: 
    5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b
    Water Category: 
    Average
    Uses: 
    Landscape
    Uses Notes: 

    Landscapes

    Maintenance Notes: 

    Does best in well-drained neutral to slightly alkaline soils. At planting time, sink a 1x1" wood stake near the plant and bundle the canes around it. Let the tips of the stems cascade down, like a fountain. Each spring, move the tied point up further along the stake so that about one-quarter of the growth is above the tie. Then cut the branch tips back by 4-6". This encourages lateral branching, which is where most of the flowering and fruiting takes place. 

    Grow superfruit in your own backyard!

    Big Lifeberry has extra-large fruit, perfect for using fresh in savory recipes. Goji berries are easy to grow in full sun, although some staking is recommended for maximum access to the nutrient-rich fruit. Add it to home gardens, or grow it in a patio pot.  Find out more.

     

    Big Lifeberry® Lycium barbarum 'SMNDBL'
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