Boreal Beast honeyberry
Lonicera caerulea 'Boreal Beast'
USDA zones2 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
Size4 to 6 feet tall2 to 3 feet wide
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Bloom color
- Yellow
Garden uses
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Notes
'Boreal Beast' honeyberry (Lonicera caerulea 'Boreal Beast') is a shrub for the food garden, grown for fresh eating, pies, jams, and jellies. It is hardy to USDA zone 2, or down to -50°F (-46°C). This plant likes full or part sun. Fragrant yellow flowers open in early to late spring and attract bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds. Deer tend to pass it by. Plant a different clone nearby for pollination, such as Boreal Blizzard or Boreal Beauty.
Pairs well with Danica American arborvitae, Pearly everlasting, and Red fescue.