Growing Zones 3 to 8
Page Number 41
Planting Season Spring
Fertilizer Type 6-6-6
Light Requirements Partial Sun
Fragrant n
Needs Pollinator y
Edible Parts Fruit
Size Shipped 12 to 18 in. plants
Height 3 ft to 4 ft
Foliage Color Green
Fruit Color Blue
Spacing 3 ft to 4 ft
Bareroot y
Deciduous y
Pest Resistant y
Disease Resistant y
Genus Lonicera
Species caerulea
Subspecies Velvet
Common Name Blue Velvet™ Honeyberry

Blue Velvet™ Honeyberry

#30416
$25.95
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A good pollinator for Blue Moon™. A high-yielding selection that bears very large and flavorful, sweet-tart medium blueberries.

Blueberry-like fruits ripen before strawberries. Withstanding temperatures of -40 degrees, this unique member of the honeysuckle family hails from Eastern Siberia. Growing in popularity in America, the bushes display small, white, slightly fragrant flowers in March followed by fruits similar in color and flavor to large blueberries, ripening about two weeks before strawberries. Easy to grow with no pest or disease problems. Prefers partial shade where summers are hot, but plants are happy in full sun in the north. Not self-fruitful, so plant 2 varieties for cross-pollination if the fruit is desired. Bears 2 to 3 years after planting. Compact plants grow 3 to 4 feet tall. Blue Moon™ is the best pollination partner, or plant 'Boreal Beauty'.
Zones: 3-8


Growing Zone: 3 to 8

Light Requirements: Partial Sun

Own Root

Height: 3 ft to 4 ft

State Restrictions

AK;HI

Growing Zones 3 to 8
Page Number 41
Planting Season Spring
Fertilizer Type 6-6-6
Light Requirements Partial Sun
Fragrant n
Needs Pollinator y
Edible Parts Fruit
Size Shipped 12 to 18 in. plants
Height 3 ft to 4 ft
Foliage Color Green
Fruit Color Blue
Spacing 3 ft to 4 ft
Bareroot y
Deciduous y
Pest Resistant y
Disease Resistant y
Genus Lonicera
Species caerulea
Subspecies Velvet
Common Name Blue Velvet™ Honeyberry