General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Fruiting Time: Spring
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Edible Parts: Fruit
Eating Methods: Raw
Cooked
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Pollinators: Other: Need 2 varieties
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil

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Trade name information:
Trade Name: Blue Moon™
Cultivar name: 'Sergei'
Common names
  • Haskap
  • Japanese Honeyberry
  • Japanese Blue Honeysuckle
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Lonicera caerulea subsp. edulis
  • Synonym: Lonicera caerulea subsp. kamtschatica
Also sold as:
  • Sergie

Photo Gallery
Location: The Honeyberry Farm, Bagley, MN
Date: 2022-05-22
One of the latest bloomers - no blossoms yet while early bloomers

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