Lonicera caerulea Borealis (Haskap)
$43.99
Borealis Honeyberry is a medium-sized shrub that is commonly grown for its edible qualities, although it does have ornamental merits as well. It produces blue round berries which are usually ready for picking from late spring to early summer. The berries have a sweet taste.
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Description
An interesting hardy shrub with clean foliage and delicious bluish-purple berries that are edible; dense growing habit, must have another honeyberry variety for cross pollination; selected for better fruit production and higher yields | Plant Form: round | Hardiness Zone: 2 | Grow Height: 5 feet | Grow Spread: 4 feet | SunLight Requirement: full sun to partial shade | Moisture Requirement: dry to average | Flowering Period: in early spring | Landscape Application: Massing;Screening;Garden;Orchard
Additional information
| Common Name | Borealis Honeyberry |
|---|---|
| Height | 120 cm – 140 cm |
| Spread | 120 cm – 180 cm |
| Flowering months | March, April |
| Synonyms | |
| Family | Caprifoliaceae |
| Hazardous | unknown |
| Variegated | unknown |
| Color flower spring | White, Cream |
| Aspect | East, South, West |
| Foliage | Deciduous |
| Habit | Bushy |
| Moisture | Moist but Well Drained, Well Drained Soil |
| Ph | Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
| Position | Full sun, Partial shade |
| Shape | Spreading |
| Suggest planting location | Hedges and screening plants, Edible fruit plants, Cottage and informal gardens |
| Type | Shrub |
| Use for | Hedge, Low maintenance, Edible |
| Drought resistance | moderate |
| Cultivation | |
| Soil | Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand |
| Harvest in | 7, 8 |
| Local names | Honeyberry 'Borealis' |
| Blomidon Item No | 120528, 119983, 129394, 134830, 113620, 108407, 108545, LONCABO0001G, 100-6151, 6LCEB 122 |
| Usps | Blue berries nestle among dense green leaves on a compact shrub., Pick the soft, sweet-tart fruit carefully by hand., Grow in sun or partial shade in evenly moist, well-drained soil. |