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Jahns Prairie Gooseberry vs Firecracker Goji Berry

Lycium barbarum Firecracker

Ribes oxyacanthoides Jahns Prairie

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Firecracker Goji Berry
Jahns Prairie Gooseberry

The Firecracker Goji Berry is a thornless cultivar of the Goji Berry that is known for its sweet red berries. This deciduous perennial produces purple flowers from June through September, with fruit maturation taking place between August and October. Fruit production typically starts in the second year of growth with maximum production in the fourth and fifth year.

Firecracker Goji Berry berries are delicious, nutrient rich, high in antioxidants, and are often called a super fruit. Many describe the Firecracker as sweeter than other cultivars.

Jahns Prairie Gooseberry produces large, delicious red fruit.

Found in the Red Deer River valley by Dr. Otto Jahn in 1984. This cultivar was found to resist insects and disease, tolerate frost, and produce high quality fruit.

Firecracker Goji Berry Quick Facts

Jahns Prairie Gooseberry Quick Facts

Zone: 3a
Zone: 3a
Height: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Height: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Spread: 1.2 m (4 ft)
Spread: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: full sun
Moisture: normal
Moisture: normal, wet
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: fast
Life span: short
Life span: short
Suckering: none
Suckering: none
Maintenance: medium


Foliage: evergreen
Fall colour: yellow
Flowers: purple
Fruit: edible
Berries: red
Berries: red-pink berries
Flavor: sweet
Harvest: June - September
Harvest: mid to late July
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Other Names: goji berry firecracker