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Honeyberry |
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Sweetberry Honeysuckle |
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Blue-berried Honeysuckle |
Plant Habit: | Shrub |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
Water Preferences: | Wet Wet Mesic Mesic |
Soil pH Preferences: | Very strongly acid (4.5 – 5.0) Strongly acid (5.1 – 5.5) Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0) Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35) |
Plant Height: | 4 to 6 feet |
Plant Spread: | 4 to 6 feet |
Leaves: | Deciduous |
Fruit: | Showy |
Fruiting Time: | Late spring or early summer Summer |
Flowers: | Showy |
Flower Time: | Spring |
Suitable Locations: | Bog gardening |
Edible Parts: | Fruit |
Eating Methods: | Raw Cooked |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees |
Pollinators: | Various insects |
Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil Monoecious |
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