Haskap 'Berry Blue'
Lonicera caerulea 'Berry Blue' (early-season)
Berry Blue Honeyberry, Canadian Haskap, Blue Honeysuckle
DESCRIPTION: Berry Blue Honeyberry is a variety of haskap that matures early, and acts as a pollinator for all other varieties of haskaps, while simultaneously producing its own yield. This dense shrub boasts fragrant flowers, followed by large, dark blue edible berries that look like a cross between a blueberry. and a grape.
Main interest: good pollinator, and fruiting variety.
Exposure: full sun to partial shade, average water needs
Flower colour: creamy white
Flowering period: April to May
Foliage: green
Mature height & width (max.): height: 4-5 ft (1.2-1.5 m) width: 4-5 ft (1.2-1.5 m)
Use: edible landscapes, orchards, hedges, screens, general garden use, mass planting
Available in 1 gallon pots