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Christmas Berry

from $10.00

Lycium carolinianum

Christmas Berry is a sprawling evergreen shrub native to Florida's coastal regions that grows 3-6 feet tall with rigid, thorn-tipped branches. This hardy species features small, succulent linear leaves clustered along thorny branches and produces small, tubular blue to lavender flowers that bloom primarily in fall. True to its common name, it develops bright scarlet-red berries in December that attract birds and wildlife. Extremely salt and drought tolerant, it naturally occurs in salt marshes, mangrove edges, shell middens, and coastal dunes, making it an excellent choice for harsh coastal conditions.

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Lycium carolinianum

Christmas Berry is a sprawling evergreen shrub native to Florida's coastal regions that grows 3-6 feet tall with rigid, thorn-tipped branches. This hardy species features small, succulent linear leaves clustered along thorny branches and produces small, tubular blue to lavender flowers that bloom primarily in fall. True to its common name, it develops bright scarlet-red berries in December that attract birds and wildlife. Extremely salt and drought tolerant, it naturally occurs in salt marshes, mangrove edges, shell middens, and coastal dunes, making it an excellent choice for harsh coastal conditions.

  • Native, evergreen, perennial, '6’ tall by 4’ wide

  • Full sun to part shade, average to moist soils

  • Very salt-tolerant - grows naturally on the landward side of mangroves

  • Succulent-type leaf, showy & fragrant purple flowers for pollinators, and red berries for overwintering birds that look like Christmas lights!

  • Related to Gogi berry - edible for humans!