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Blue Velvet

Variety of Honeyberry · Lonicera caerulea
Also known as: Myberry Blue Velvet
Edible value5

Taste & characteristics

Taste

sour

Profile

Fruit weight
0.6 g

Flowering & harvest

J F M A M J J A S O N D
Flowering
Storage

Given in thirds of a month (early / mid / late) for the northern hemisphere in a temperate climate; altitude and season shift them.

Description

Fruit

Dark blue bloomed, roundish-oval small fruit 1.5 cm long, weight 0.60 g, with light hairs at the tip. Slightly tart in flavour.

Growth

Compact shrub 1 m tall with bluish-bloomed leaves.

Notes

Self-sterile, requires a pollination partner. At the University of Saskatchewan it was crossed with Blue Belle, giving rise to Tundra, Borealis and the Indigo series.

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