Lycium ruthenicum seed

LATIN NAME: Lycium ruthenicum

COMMON NAME: Black Goji

The black goji is the lesser-known cousin of the red one, and the small, purple-black berries are worth the finding. The low, thorny, deciduous shrub carries the small, narrow leaves and the small, purple, funnel-shaped flowers through the summer, to be followed by the small, round, glossy, purple-black berries. The berries have a long record in the old practice of the East, and the shrub is a fine, easy presence of the warm border and the fruit garden. It is a plant of the open, sunny, well-drained ground.

Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology

The black goji is a lesser-studied berry of the plant science, and the small, purple-black fruits keep appearing in the work on the antioxidant berries. The chemistry of the purple-black berries, which have a long record in the old practice of the East, has been looked at closely, and it keeps showing up in the studies of the healthy berries, the drought-tolerant shrubs and the members of the nightshade family. The small, narrow leaves and the low, thorny habit have also made it a fine garden plant, and the black goji is a regular subject of the studies of the dark berries of the warm world.

Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications

The black goji is a fine, small berry of the health food shelf and the garden. The small, round, glossy, purple-black berries come through the late summer, carrying the fine, sweet-sharp taste, and they have a long record in the old practice of the East as a tea and a tonic. The shrub stands the heat and the drought with the ease, making it one of the fine choices for the dry border and the fruit patch. It has been written about in the health and the horticultural papers for the dark berries and the easy dry ways, and it is a fine, easy shrub of the open, sunny, well-drained garden.

The black goji is one of the dark berries of the dry garden, and the small, purple-black fruits come through the late summer. The low, thorny shrub stands the heat and the drought with the ease.

To grow the black goji from seed, sow the small, flat seeds on the surface of a pot of fine seed compost, pressing them in lightly, keep the pot in a warm, bright spot and water gently. The seedlings push through within a couple of weeks and grow on steadily. With the sun, the warmth and the well-drained ground, the dark berries will come through the late summer.

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