Lycium barbarum 'Little Goji'? - 30-40 CM C3

Description
The Chinese box thorn 'Little Gojii'® (Lycium barbarum) produces red berries. These are sweet and sour with an aromatic flavour. Well-drained, calcareous, nutrient-rich soil and a sunny to semi-shady location create the ideal conditions for a high-yielding harvest from August. Its purple-coloured flowers are a beautiful sight. With its bushy and compact growth, the Chinese box thorn 'Little Gojii'® grows to a height of around 1 metre, making it ideal for growing in pots on balconies or terraces.

Synonym
Synonyms (botanical): Lycium halimifolium.

Bulletpoints
* sweet-sour, aromatic flavour * the flowers are highly favoured by bees, bumblebees and hoverflies * tolerates pruning * easy to care for * heat tolerant, drought resistant, resistant to urban climates, salt air tolerant

leaves
The deciduous leaves of Chinese box thorn 'Little Gojii'® are grey-green, lanceolate, leathery and alternate.

Spread
China.

Frost hardiness
The Chinese box thorn 'Little Gojii'® has good frost hardiness.

Growth
Chinese box thorn 'Little Gojii'® is a bushy and compact growing shrub that can reach a height of 0.8 - 1 m.

Water
Water regularly and allow the soil to dry out in the meantime.

Pruning
Pruning, ideally from February to March, is advisable for this plant.

Location
Preferred location in a sunny to semi-shady position.

Soil
Lycium barbarum 'Little Gojii'® prefers nutrient-rich, sufficiently moist soil. Commercially available container plant soil.

Planting time
Container plants can be planted all year round, except when the soil is frozen and in summer heat (over 30°C).

Tasks
- Fertilise: In the period from March to April - Watering: In the period from May to September - Pruning: In the period from February to March.

Care
- Fruit trees planted in spring must be watered generously throughout the summer. Well-rooted plants only need additional water in extremely dry conditions. - Cut back boldly in spring so that the plant grows compactly.

Flower
The lilac-coloured, bell-shaped flowers appear from June to September.

Fruit
The red berries have a sweet-sour, aromatic flavour. The berries are oval. Ripening time from August.

Use
Tubs, privacy screen, cottage garden, bee pasture, fresh consumption, bird food plant, jam, dried

Shoots
The shoots of Lycium barbarum 'Little Gojii'® are spiny.

Root
Lycium barbarum 'Little Gojii'® is a deep-rooting plant.