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Blue Moon™ Honeyberry Plant

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Description

The Blue Moon™ Honeyberry is a must-have for northern gardeners!

Grow blueberry-like fruit without acid soil. These noninvasive members of the honeysuckle family produce clusters of unique, elongated berries with a high level of antioxidants and a sweet-tart blueberry flavor that is good for fresh eating or making preserves.

Honeyberries are long-lasting plants — a life span of up to 50 years! Upright growth habit. These berry plants are very cold-hardy, thriving where traditional berries cannot. Ripens in late May, early June. For this specimen to produce, it’ll need a different honeyberry plant that blooms around the same time to pollinate it.

Characteristics

Bloom Color Cream, Yellow
Bloom Time Late
Fruit Color Blue
Fruit Size Large
Hardiness Zone Range 3 - 8
Pollination Pollinator Required
Ripens/Harvest Late May, Early June
Shade/Sun Partial Shade - Full Sun
Soil Composition Loamy
Soil Moisture Well Drained
Soil pH Level 5.5 - 7.5
Taste Sweet
Texture Juicy
Years to Bear 1 - 2

Zone Compatibility

This Variety's Zone Range 3 - 8
My Hardiness Zone ?
The USDA hardiness zones offer a guide to varieties that will grow well in certain climates. Each zone corresponds to the minimum winter temperatures experienced in a given area. Make sure that your hardiness zone lies within the zone compatibility range of this variety before ordering.

Pollination

This variety requires another one for adequate pollination.

Cross-pollination by a different variety is key to its growing and bearing success. Plant one of these varieties within 100' for best pollination.

Tools & Supplies

Having the proper tools and supplies when growing your own can make the difference between a good harvest and a great harvest! Here's a list that our experts recommend for this variety.

Planting & Care

Learn all about how to grow honeyberry plants in The Growing Guide. An entire section of our website dedicated to your growing success.

Read about how to grow honeyberry plants »

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6 Questions
Why did you choose this?
Stark Bro'sStore

Wanted to try a Honeyberry.

Jacquelyn R

pollinator

HAROLD D

As a pollinator for the Blue Diamond Honeyberry.

MELISSA P

Pollinator of Blue Velvet;

William L
Are these Japanese or Russian variety ?
Norman E
Blue velvet honey berry is out of stock. So shall I wait till both blue moon and blue velvet honey berry lands are available? Or can I order blue moon now and blue velvet when it becomes available?
Susan S.

We appreciate you reaching out to us. I am sorry a variety is out of stock, but yes you may order one now get it planted and then the other when it becomes available. I suggest signing up for the product notification so you will be notified first of its availability.

If you have any further questions please don't hesitate to reach back out to us. Have a great day!

TiffanyF
What size is it when it arrives?
Carol

Thank you for your question. The age and size information for our honeyberries is as follows: 4” pot: 6-12 months old and 4” tall; Small gallon container: 2 years old and 12” tall.

LeAnn
The recommended pollinator is not available, but are Blue Moon and Cinderella Honeyberries compatible as pollinators for each other?
ELIZABETH A

No they are not compatible becasue their bloom times do not line up.

Titania N.
Since the pollinator Blue Velvet is discontinued, what other variety can be used as a pollinator for Blue Moon?
ANA S

Unfortunately since the blue velvet has been discontinued, we do not have another variety that is a late bloomer to pollinate the Blue Moon.

Titania N.
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1-10 of 25 Reviews
Rated 5 out of 5
Jun 16, 2019
Planted the bush about 1 year ago. This year it is strong and full of foliage - even had a few flowers. Looking forward to next year and a bush ready to produce some fruit.
MICHAEL S
Rated 5 out of 5
May 3, 2018
very sturdy and hardy plants
These plants seem to really be hardy in the COLD AND FREEZING winters of MICHIGAN. Looking forward to this growing season
Paul H
Rated 5 out of 5
May 18, 2016
One year Blue Moon Honeyberry
The Blue Moon Honeyberry I got last fall has grown to roughly12 inches high. It has couple small flowers this year. The leaves appear very healthy green. It doesn't bother the heat of Sacramento much. So far it receives pretty good rain this season. It grows stronger. I think it has been doing well. Thank you!
First Time Honeyberry Planter.
Zhengchang V
Rated 5 out of 5
May 15, 2016
Hardy Surviver
Last spring I purchased a Blue Moon Honeyberry. It was inadvertently forgotten in it's pot, and spent all winter through our Vermont weather. Usually any plant that sits out in a pot all winter rather than planted in the ground will die from exposure to temperatures as low as 25 below zero. This spring the Blue Moon honeyberry not only lived, it leafed out and bloomed
David B
Rated 4 out of 5
Jul 2, 2018
Minnesota - Southeast
Really slow growth the first year - almost nothing, but then the following spring they really took off and are growing well. I think they will do fine anywhere in Minnesota.
Mike L
Rated 4 out of 5
Jun 6, 2018
Nice little bushes, no berries yet
Planted spring 2017, nice little bushes now (1') and healthy. No berries yet.
laurie n
Rated 4 out of 5
Jun 20, 2017
Did not sample the fruits yet
Nice looking plants, last year the fruits did not ripen, either mildew or dried up. Hopefully will do well this year, they look good so far.
GISELE H
Rated 4 out of 5
May 14, 2017
one of the plants did not make it through this winter. the other is doing fine and looks great.
LAIDLEY M
Rated 4 out of 5
Aug 11, 2016
Well worth space in your garden.
Lovely plant. Vigorous little shrub that had a dozen berries it's first spring. I'm pleased with it and looking forward to a larger harvest next year.
Carol S
Rated 4 out of 5
Aug 3, 2016
It would be good to be patient.
We have ordered about eight of these over the last three years, several have died. The key is to keep them out of the sun for a long time, a month would be good, then gradually expose them to direct sunlight. If you don't, they get sunburned. The win is to keep them alive the first year - when they sprout the second year, they are fine. And, maybe because they are not native, they have very few pest problems. And the few berries we have gotten so far are really good.
James M

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