Anderson's Wolfberry
Lycium andersonii
Anderson's wolfberry is a spiny desert shrub with small lavender flowers and red berries that birds and mammals depend on, an early-blooming, drought-proof native of the Southwest.
- Family
- Solanaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 3–8 ft
- Spacing
- 4–8 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- February, March, April, May
- Bloom colors
- white, purple
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, songbirds, mammals
- Landscape uses
- specimen, hedge or screen, foundation
- Native states
- AZ, CA, NM, NV, UT