Blue Velvet honeyberry
Lonicera caerulea 'Blue Velvet'
USDA zones3 to 7
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size3 to 4 feet tall3 to 4 feet wide
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Blue Velvet' honeyberry (Lonicera caerulea 'Blue Velvet') is a shrub for hedges, food gardens, and low maintenance plantings. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist soil of most types. It is not a favorite of deer, though hungry deer will eat almost anything. Fragrant flowers open in spring, and birds visit the plant. It also tolerates drought.
Pairs well with Berry Poppins winterberry, Dalmatian bellflower, Carlton daffodil, and Foxtail barley.