Another excellent honeyberry introduction from the University of Saskatchewan, Boreal Blizzard produces some of the largest honeyberries of any cultivar and ripens later than most varieties. It has good resistance to powdery mildew and the berries have an excellent flavor.

Latin Name: Lonicera caerulea
Site and Soil: Moderately fertile, well-drained soil with full to partial sun.
Pollination Requirements: Two varieties with similar bloom time are needed for cross-pollination.
Hardiness: Hardy to minus 40º F.
Bearing Age: 2-3 years after planting.
Size at Maturity: 3-5 ft. in height and 3-5 ft. in width
Taste: Sweet-tart, blueberry-like flavor
Fruit Skin: Blue
Fruit Size: Large
Bloom Time: March-April
Ripening Time: May-June
Pests & Diseases:  To deter birds, use mylar flash tape or cover plants with netting. Powdery mildew is common fungal disease that affects Honeyberry plants, but doesn’t cause significant damage.

USDA Zone: 2-7
Pollination Requirements: Two varieties with similar bloom time are needed for cross-pollination.

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Boreal Beauty Honeyberry is another late season variety to extend your honeyberry season.  Fruit ripens in June. Boreal Beauty should be planted alongside the likes of Boreal Beast, Strawberry Sensation, Aurora, Tundra or Indigo as these varieties have overlapping pollination and will therefore bless you with rewarding fruit production. Boreal Beauty is especially choice for growers looking to harvest large, high quality, flavorsome berries; because of its strong, upright branching, it is well suited for mechanical harvesting. Lastly Boreal Beauty has the potential to produce up to ten pounds of berries upon full maturity.

Latin Name: Lonicera caerulea
Site and Soil: Moderately fertile, well-drained soil with full to partial sun.
Pollination Requirements: Two varieties with similar bloom time are needed for cross-pollination.
Hardiness: Hardy to minus 40º F.
Bearing Age: 2-3 years after planting.
Size at Maturity: 4-6 ft. in height and 3-5 ft. in width
Taste: Sweet-tart
Fruit Skin: Blue
Fruit Size: Large
Bloom Time: March-April
Ripening Time: May-June
Pests & Diseases:  To deter birds, use mylar flash tape or cover plants with netting. Powdery mildew is common fungal disease that affects Honeyberry plants, but doesn’t cause significant damage.

USDA Zone: 2-7
Pollinizer for: Borealis and most other varieties

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A brand new honeyberry introduction, hailing from Berries Unlimited’s illustrious collection, it’s one of the sweetest varieties of honeyberry we’ve ever tasted! Named for its elongated shape and delicious texture, Blue Banana will become a staple for home gardeners who are looking for a honeyberry with large, sweet, delicious fruit right off the bush.

Latin Name: Lonicera caerulea
Site and Soil: Moderately fertile, well-drained soil with full to partial sun.
Bearing Age: 2-3 years after planting.
Size at Maturity: 4-6 ft. in height and 3-5 ft. in width
Taste: Sweet
Fruit Skin: Blue
Fruit Size: Large
Bloom Time: March-April
Ripening Time: May-June
Pests & Diseases:  To deter birds, use mylar flash tape or cover plants with netting. Powdery mildew is common fungal disease that affects Honeyberry plants, but doesn’t cause significant damage.

USDA Zone: 2-7
Pollinizer for: Borealis and most other varieties

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Giant’s Heart Honeyberry is a patented cultivar from Berries Unlimited belonging to the Blue Treasure group of very late ripening honeyberries. Pollination and production would benefit greatly from being planted alongside another very late variety such as Boreal Beast, Strawberry Sensation, Aurora, and possibly even Tundra  which overlap within a week of one another. Fruit matures into late June and early July extended your honeyberry season. Its name matches the appearance of the ovular heart shaped fruit and as honeyberries go, they are rather giant. The fruit is sweet, firm, rewarding to pick, and the giant’s heart is said to provide up to an eight pound yield after reaching full maturity. Really suitable for commercial growth, it has a vigorous and upright growth habit that forms into a dense dome shaped crown.

Late Blooming Honeyberry Varieties

These varieties bloom up to 2 months later in the NW region than the early blooming varieties. Later blooming means that more bees and other insects are available for pollination and fruit set is significantly better. These varieties are also good for east of the Cascade Mountains, and other colder regions of the US.

Latin Name: Lonicera caerulea var. emphyllocalyx 
Site and Soil: Honeyberry likes 1/2 day to full sun in the Pacific Northwest and other cool regions, partial shade in hot regions, and well-drained soil.
Pollination Requirements: Two varieties with similar bloom time are needed for cross-pollination.
Hardiness: Hardy to minus 40º F.
Bearing Age: 1-2 years after planting.
Size at Maturity: 5 ft by 5 ft
Taste: Sweet
Fruit Skin: Blue
Fruit Size: Large
Bloom Time: March
Ripening Time: June
Yield: 5-10 lbs.
Pests & Diseases:  To deter birds, use mylar flash tape or cover plants with netting. Powdery mildew is common fungal disease that affects Honeyberry plants, but doesn’t cause significant damage.
USDA Zone: 3
Sunset Western Zone: A1-A3; 1-3
Sunset Northeast Zone: 31-45

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One of the best selections from the University of Saskatchewan’s Honeyberry breeding program, Boreal Beast features incredibly large fruits that flower late and ripen 2-3 weeks later than most varieties. Yields are so large that this variety amongst many others is being utilized as a commercial crop in Canada. Boreal Beast is also much more vigorous than most of the other honeyberry varieties we grow. We’re so grateful to our neighbors to the north for furthering honeyberry breeding with their fantastic new selections.

Late Blooming Honeyberry Varieties

These varieties bloom up to 2 months later in the NW region than the early blooming varieties. Later blooming means that more bees and other insects are available for pollination and fruit set is significantly better. These varieties are also good for east of the Cascade Mountains, and other colder regions of the US.

Latin Name: Lonicera caerulea
Site and Soil: Honeyberry likes 1/2 day to full sun in the Pacific Northwest and other cool regions, partial shade in hot regions, and well-drained soil.
Rootstock Description:
Pollination Requirements: Two varieties with similar bloom time are needed for cross-pollination.
Hardiness: Hardy to minus 40º F.
Bearing Age: 1-2 years after planting.
Size at Maturity: 2-3 ft. in height
Taste: Sweet-tart
Fruit Skin: Blue
Fruit Size: Very large
Bloom Time: March
Ripening Time: June
Yield: 5-10 lbs.
Pests & Diseases:  To deter birds, use mylar flash tape or cover plants with netting. Powdery mildew is common fungal disease that affects Honeyberry plants, but doesn’t cause significant damage.
USDA Zone: 3
Sunset Western Zone: A1-A3; 1-3
Sunset Northeast Zone: 31-45

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Aurora Honeyberry is quickly becoming the standard for fresh eating honeyberries. While not as deeply pigmented or nutritious as other varieties, it has a higher sugar content and larger berry size than most varieties. Aurora honeyberries ripen mid to late season and flower late. Plants are more upright growing and get to a taller height than many other varieties. An excellent variety if you’re new to honeyberries or looking for a great fresh eating variety.

Latin Name: Lonicera caerulea
Site and Soil: Full sun to partial shade and well-drained soil.
Pollination Requirements: Two varieties with similar bloom time are needed for cross-pollination. Check here for other Early Blooming varieties.
Hardiness: Hardy to -35° F
Bearing Age: 1-2 years after planting.
Size at Maturity: 4-6′ tall
Taste: Sweet, high sugar content
Fruit Skin: Blue
Fruit Size: Large
Bloom Time: March-April
Ripening Time: May-June
Yield: 5-10 lbs.
Pests & Diseases:  To deter birds, use mylar flash tape or cover plants with netting. Powdery mildew is common fungal disease that affects Honeyberry plants, but doesn’t cause significant damage.
USDA Zone: 3-8

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The Honeyberry Bundle 4 pack is perfect if you are having a hard time trying to decide which delicious varieties to plant. This bundle includes four varieties listed below:

Blue Sea Honeyberry  

This unique and productive variety was selected from group of Japanese seedlings at our nursery. Blue Sea Honeyberry is prized for its good crops of crisp, very large, sweet and flavorful fruit. With its spreading form and soft, dark green foliage, it is also a fine ornamental for your yard or landscape. This unique and productive variety was selected from group of Japanese seedlings at our nursery. Blue Sea Honeyberry is prized for its good crops of crisp, very large, sweet and flavorful fruit. With its spreading form and soft, dark green foliage, it is also a fine ornamental for your yard or landscape.

Blue Pacific Honeyberry  

From the Russian Far East, Blue Pacific Honeyberry is a special variety prized for its attractive spreading form, light green foliage, and good crops of large, dark blue, tasty berries.

Blue Moon Honeyberry 

A very attractive, compact and spreading shrub, Blue Moon features soft, dark green, velvety foliage and bears good crops of large, tasty, dark blue fruit.

Indigo Treat Honeyberry

Indigo Treat Honeyberry is a sweet and slightly chewy blueberry- like berry perfect for eating fresh. Honeyberry is a species of Honeysuckle.

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Honeyberries are a very hardy and unique small shrub related to Honeysuckle but with sweet and tasty fruit. Native to Eastern Siberia, the Russian Far East, and Northern Japan, they are valued for their tasty, blueberry-like fruit. They are also extremely early ripening, often two weeks before strawberries. And finally, they are exceptionally hardy handling temperatures to minus 40 degrees F., or below. They are great for fresh eating, juicing, and preserves. To deter birds, use mylar flash tape or cover plants with netting. Powdery mildew is common fungal disease that affects Honeyberry plants, but doesn’t cause significant damage.

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The Indigo Treat Honeyberry is a sweet and slightly chewy blueberry- like berry perfect for fresh eating. Honeyberry is a species of Honeysuckle native to Easter Siberia, Far East Russia, and Northern Japan.

Latin Name: Lonicera caerulea
Site and Soil: Full sun to partial shade and well-drained soil.
Pollination Requirements: Two varieties with similar bloom time are needed for cross-pollination.
Hardiness: hardy to -35° F
Bearing Age: 1-2 years after planting.
Size at Maturity: 4-6′ tall
Bloom Time: March-April
Ripening Time: May-June
Yield: 5-10 lbs.
Pests & Diseases:  To deter birds, use mylar flash tape or cover plants with netting. Powdery mildew is common fungal disease that affects Honeyberry plants, but doesn’t cause significant damage.
USDA Zone: 3

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Honeybee  Honeyberry is an excellent pollinizer variety that starts fruiting at a very early age and holds onto its fruit better than most varieties. The fruit is slightly more tart than Borealis, but not as tart as its Russian ancestors. Plants are very vigorous and regularly produce fruit in their second year after planting.

Latin Name: Lonicera caerulea
Site and Soil: Moderately fertile, well-drained soil with full to partial sun.
Pollination Requirements: Two varieties with similar bloom time are needed for cross-pollination.
Hardiness: Hardy to minus 40º F.
Bearing Age: 2-3 years after planting.
Size at Maturity: 4-6 ft. in height and 3-5 ft. in width
Taste: Sweet-tart
Fruit Skin: Blue
Bloom Time: March-April

Pests & Diseases:  To deter birds, use mylar flash tape or cover plants with netting. Powdery mildew is common fungal disease that affects Honeyberry plants, but doesn’t cause significant damage.
Ripening Time: May-June
USDA Zone: 2-7
Pollinizer for: Borealis and most other varieties

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Latin Name: Lonicera caerulea
Site and Soil: Moderately fertile, well-drained soil with full to partial sun.
Pollination Requirements: Two varieties with similar bloom time are needed for cross-pollination.
Hardiness: Hardy to minus 40º F.
Bearing Age: 2-3 years after planting.
Size at Maturity: 3-5 ft. in height and 3-5 ft. in width
Taste: Sweet-tart, blueberry-like flavor
Fruit Skin: Blue
Fruit Size: Large
Bloom Time: March-April
Ripening Time: May-June

Pests & Diseases:  To deter birds, use mylar flash tape or cover plants with netting. Powdery mildew is common fungal disease that affects Honeyberry plants, but doesn’t cause significant damage.
USDA Zone: 2-7
Pollination Requirements: Two varieties with similar bloom time are needed for cross-pollination.

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