Known to some as Chinese Wolfberry, Goji is a woody, perennial shrub that produces bright red berries in the summer and fall. Much lauded as a "superfruit" in recent years, Goji has been used medicinally in China for centuries. Extra sweet and super nutritious, Goji berry plants produce a valuable harvest you can freeze, dry, juice and of course, eat raw like a blueberry or cranberry or dry and use like raisins.
With its purple flowers, attractive foliage and bright berries, Goji berry plants make a wonderful addition to your perennial garden. Plant prefers full sun and fast-drying soils. High desert conditions are quite conducive. Goji plants are drought-tolerant.
A graceful shrub that bears large edible berries. The leaves are also edible when fresh and used in salads. A wine is made from the fruit that is said to prolong life. A perennial for zones 5-9.