Bright orange-red, 1/2- to 1-in. berries have a slightly sweet, mildly tangy flavor. Berries can be eaten fresh, made into juice, wine or herbal tea, or dried and enjoyed as a snack similar to raisins. The Goji shrub will grow 8-10 ft. in full sun to partial shade, with emerald foliage on graceful, vine-like branches. Star-shaped blooms in shades of white, lilac and purple will appear in early summer, with fruit ripening in July. It will continue to fruit and flower until heavy frost.
The name Ashna is of Sanskrit origin. The meaning of Ashna is friend. Ashna is generally used as a girl's name. It consists of 5 letters and 2 syllables and is pronounced As-hna.
The root of the word Ashura has the meaning of tenth in Semitic languages; hence the name of the remembrance, literally translated, means the tenth day. According to the orientalist A. J. Wensinck, the name is derived from the Hebrew Ê¿ÄsÅr, with the Aramaic determinative ending.