Boreal Blizzard Honeyberry
What: Haskap (also known as honeyberry), Lonicera caerulea ‘Boreal Blizzard’, is a medium-sized shrub grown primarily for its edible qualities. It produces large, sweet, bluish-purple oblong berries that are ready for picking in early summer.
Best use: This versatile shrub is excellent for mass plantings, hedges/screening, general garden use, and orchard/edible landscaping. The berries are most often used for fresh eating, baking, and preserves, making it both a functional and ornamental addition to your landscape.
Plant Details
| Height | 3 feet |
| Spread | 3 feet |
| Hardiness Zone | 2 |
| Sunlight | full sun to partial shade |
| Watering | Dry to average moisture levels; requires well-drained soil |
| Growth Rate | Medium |
| Maintenance | Occasional; best pruned in late winter |
| Uses | Edible berries, ornamental landscape plant |
| Bloom Time | Early spring |
| Pollination | must have another honeyberry variety for cross pollination |




