Blue Bird™ Honeyberry

Scientific Name: Lonicera caerulea 'Sinyaya Pititsa'

Also Known As

Lonicera caerulea 'Blue Bird'
Lonicera caerulea Blue Bird™

Plant type

shrub, fruit / vegetable

size

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

planting zones

3a-9a

Blue Bird™ Honeyberry plant details

Blue Bird™ 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 Blue Bird™ 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 Blue Bird™ 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

The elongated blue berries of this 4-6' Siberian shrub ripen a month before blueberries and are sweet enough to eat fresh or cook; plant another early-blooming variety with it to get best pollination. S-Sh/M