Sugar Mountain® Balalaika Honeyberry

Scientific Name: Lonicera caerulea 'Stimul'

Also Known As

Lonicera caerulea 'Balalaika'
Lonicera caerulea Sugar Mountain® Balalaika
Stimul Haskap
Stimul Honeyberry

Plant type

shrub, fruit / vegetable

size

H: 5'-6'
W: 5'-6'

planting zones

3a-9a

Sugar Mountain® Balalaika Honeyberry plant details

Sugar Mountain® Balalaika Honeyberry is a broadleaf deciduous fruit / vegetable or shrub with green foliage. In spring cream flowers emerge followed by blue fruit. Attracts bees, birds and hummingbirds making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun - mostly sun and regular water. Does well in average, rich and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Sugar Mountain® Balalaika Honeyberry

Plant type: fruit / vegetable or shrub
Plant family: caprifoliaceae
Foliage: deciduous green
Mature size: 5 FT - 6 FT - wide, 5 FT - 6 FT - tall
Flowers: cream blooms in spring
Uses: edible

GROWING CONDITIONS for Sugar Mountain® Balalaika Honeyberry

USDA Zones: 3a - 9a
Sun exposure: sun - mostly sun
Watering frequency: regular
Resistant to: deer
Soil needs: average, rich and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Abundant sweet fruits, up to 1" long and 1/2" wide; this low-maintenance variety is cross pollinated by another cultivar of sweet honeysuckle to get a good crop of fruit. S-PSh/M