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Lycium barbarum 'Sweet Lifeberry'
Sweet Lifeberry Gogi Berry / Edible Lifeberry
Lycium barbarum 'SMNDSL' Sweet Lifeberry®

$22.00 $28.60
This size 10 in stock Product ID: 809776

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CULTURAL CONDITIONS

Plant Min Zone: 5a

Plant Max Zone: 9a

Sunlight: Full Sun

Water / Rainfall: Average

Soil Quality: Average, Rich

FLOWERS AND FOLIAGE

Bloom Season: Summer, Late Summer

Flower Color: Purple

Berry / Fruit Color: Red, Orangish Red

Spring Foliage Color: Green

Summer Foliage Color: Green

Fall Foliage Color: Green, Brown-Beige

Evergreen Foliage: No

Winter Interest: No

Scented Flowers: No

PLANT TOLERANCES

Drought Tolerance: Medium

Wet-Feet Tolerance: Medium

Humidity Tolerance: Medium

Wind Tolerance: Medium, High

Poor Soil Tolerance: Clay Soils, Rocky Soils, Alkaline Soils (high PH)

GROWTH AND MAINTENANCE

Height: 3' - 5'

Width: 3' - 5'

Growth Rate: Medium

Service Life: Medium: 3-5 years

Maintenance Need: High

Spreading Potential: Medium

Yearly Trimming Tips: Trim Shrub to Desired Size in Late Winter or Early Spring Before New Growth: Blooms on New Wood.

PLANT USES AND LIMITATIONS

Plant Grouping Size: Small Grouping of 3-5

Best Side of House: South Exposure, West Exposure, East Exposure

Extreme Planting Locations: None

Ornamental Features: Easy to Eat Edibles

Special Landscape Uses: None

Possible Pest Problems: None

Plant Limitations: Lack of Ornamental Features, Needs Frequent Pruning / Trimming

Description

Gogi berries (Lycium barbarum) have purple flowers in mid-summer develop into jewel-like red fruits that are bitter and tomato-like when fresh but turn sweet when set out to dry for a week or so. Very high yielding, especially in alkaline soils. Sweet Lifeberry Gogi Berry (Lycium barbarum 'Sweet Lifeberry') was selected for its extra-sweet fruit which makes for easier harvesting. 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! Fruits become especially sweet when dried. Goji berries are easy to grow in full sun, although some staking is recommended for maximum access to the nutrient-rich fruit. A pollinator is not needed. In Eastern Kansas, typically our 40 inches of rainfall is sufficient without extra water. All Proven Winners® plants are legally propagated, healthy and vigorous, true to name, and tagged with color pictures and growing information.

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