Lonicera caerulea Blue Pagoda (Late Blooming)
Lonicera caerulea Blue Pagoda is widely grown in northern Japan for its abundant crops of large, flavourful, sweet fruit.
Lonicera caerulea, known as haskap or honeyberry, is a super hardy zone 2 shrubby honeysuckle that produces tasty cylindrical blue fruits high in vitamin C that taste like a combination of blueberry and raspberry that can be eaten fresh or used for pies, jams, jellies, and other desserts. Blue Pagoda (‘Chitose #11’) is widely grown in northern Japan for its abundant crops of large, flavourful, crisp, juicy fruit with excellent sweetness. Shrubs have an upright form. Fragrant, yellow, tubular, spring flowers attract bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds. Plant with another late blooming variety for cross pollination. Deer resistant.
Common Name: Honeyberry - [Fall Citrus Pre-Order]
Family: Caprifoliaceae (The Honeysuckle Family)
Zone Hardiness: 2-9
Light: Full Sun Part Sun Part Shade
Height: 4-6'
Width: 2-3'
Primary Bloom Colour: Yellow
Secondary Bloom Colour: White/Cream
Class: Deciduous
Type: Shrub
Bloom Time: Spring
Soil Moisture: Average, Dry, Moist
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: Yes
Berries: Blue
Benefits: Hummingbirds Butterflies Bees
Deer Resistant: Yes
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Circumpolar and circumboreal often found near wetlands in heavy peat soils but also in mountains and along coasts.
Award: GPP
Geographical Origin:
