Tasty and very healthful, Goji berries are grown commercially in China. Red Empress Goji Berry is one of the most popular varieties in Chinese orchards and produces good crops of large, dark red, sweet and flavorful berries.

Latin Name: Lycium barbarum
Site and Soil:  Goji Berries like full to half-day sun and well-drained soil.
Pollination Requirements: Self-fertile.
Hardiness: Hardy to minus 15° F. or below.
Bearing Age: 1-2 years after planting.
Size at Maturity: 6-8 ft. in height
Taste: Sweet
Fruit Skin: Dark red
Bloom Time: Late spring
Ripening Time: Late Summer through Fall
Yield: Up to 1 quart
Pests & Diseases: Goji is not bothered by pests or diseases
USDA Zone: 5

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The Phoenix Tears Goji Berry (Lycium barbarum) is native to parts of Asia. The deep orange-colored fruits are high in nutrients, with carotene levels higher than found in carrots. The jellybean-shaped fruits ripen over a long period in mid-summer, with up to four weeks of harvest. Ripened fruits of Phoenix Tears adhere to plant stems for long periods of time. Fruit has sweet flavor with slight acidity.

The multi-stemmed shrub grows to 5 to 6 feet tall and 5 feet wide. Train branches with a simple one-wire trellis to ease harvest and support the many pounds of ripened fruits produced. Small, light violet-colored flowers that produce fruit appear in late spring on plant stems that are at least two years old. The cold- and drought-tolerant plants can be grown successfully in Zones 3-8.

Latin Name: Lycium barbarum ‘Phoenix Tears’
Site and Soil: Goji likes full to half-day sun and well-drained soil.
Pollination Requirements: Goji is self-fertile.
Hardiness: Goji is hardy to minus 15° F.
Bearing Age: 1-2 years after planting.
Size at Maturity: 5-6 ft. in height and 5 ft. wide
Bloom Time: Late spring
Ripening Time: Late Summer through Fall
Yield: Up to 1 quart
Pests & Diseases: Goji is not bothered by pests or diseases
USDA Zone: 5
Sunset Western Zone: 3, 9, 14, 18-20
Sunset Northeast Zone: Not listed

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We are pleased to offer this popular Chinese variety. Grown commercially in northern China, Crimson Star Goji Berry often begins bearing the year after planting and produces good crops of tasty, large, bright red fruit.

Latin Name: Lycium barbarum
Site and Soil: Crimson Star Goji likes full to half-day sun and well-drained soil.
Pollination Requirements: Goji is self-fertile.
Hardiness: Goji is hardy to minus 15° F. or below.
Bearing Age: 1-2 years after planting.
Size at Maturity: 6-8 ft. in height
Bloom Time: Late spring
Ripening Time: Late Summer through Fall
Yield: Up to 1 quart
Pests & Diseases: Goji is not bothered by pests or diseases
USDA Zone: 5
Sunset Western Zone: 3, 9, 14, 18-20
Sunset Northeast Zone: Not listed

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A unique cross, and the first we’ve seen between the black goji (Lycium ruthenicum) and the golden goji (Lycium barbarum), Stardust Purple Goji Berry produces beautiful purple speckled fruits that are delicious and nutritious! The beautiful berry laden bushes resemble a goji galaxy when they peak. Sure to become as essential a cultivar in the berry patch as Hoagy Carmichael’s “Stardust” is to the Great American Songbook.

Latin Name: Lycium barbarum x ruthenicum
Site and Soil: Full to half-day sun and well-drained soil.
Pollination Requirements: Goji is self-fertile.
Hardiness: Goji is hardy to minus 20° F. or below.
Bearing Age: 1-2 years after planting.
Size at Maturity: 6-8 ft. in height
Bloom Time: Late spring
Ripening Time: Late Summer through Fall
Yield: Up to 1 quart
Pests & Diseases: Goji is not bothered by pests or diseases
USDA Zone: 5
Sunset Western Zone: 3, 9, 14, 18-20
Sunset Northeast Zone: Not listed

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A beautiful new variety of goji berry, Golden Goji Berry is a more juicy and delicate berry than the typical red goji berries with no bitterness and very little aroma. An excellent selection for making goji berry juice, having 15% more juice by weight than the red goji berry. Yields are very large and the plants look stunning when they’re full of the ripening yellow berries.

Latin Name: Lycium barbarum
Site and Soil: Full to half-day sun and well-drained soil.
Pollination Requirements: Goji is self-fertile.
Hardiness: Goji is hardy to minus 20° F. or below.
Bearing Age: 1-2 years after planting.
Size at Maturity: 6-8 ft. in height
Bloom Time: Late spring
Ripening Time: Late Summer through Fall
Yield: Up to 1 quart
Pests & Diseases: Goji is not bothered by pests or diseases
USDA Zone: 5
Sunset Western Zone: 3, 9, 14, 18-20
Sunset Northeast Zone: Not listed

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