Tundra Honeyberry

Scientific Name: Lonicera caerulea 'Tundra'

Also Known As

Tundra Haskap

Plant type

shrub, fruit / vegetable

size

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

planting zones

3a-9a

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Tundra Honeyberry plant details

Tundra 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 Tundra 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 Tundra 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

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. 'Tundra' was selected by the University of Saskatchewan for its high production of sweet and tart berries. It also makes a good pollinator for 'Aurora', 'Borealis', and 'Berry Blue' and vice versa as haskaps need to be pollinated by a different clone, all of which will bear fruit. Fragrant, yellow, tubular, spring flowers attract bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds. Deer resistant.

By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

Large tangy-sweet fruit (like oversize blueberries with 2-3 times the anti-oxidants!) and firm enough for commercial picking; a 4-6' fruit plant that everyone can enjoy; needs Blue Belle for pollination. S/M PP#11747