Name: Blue Banana Haskap
Brand: NVK Nurseries
SKU: 8057-2G
Price: 24.0 CAD
Availability: OutOfStock

Lonicera caerulea 'Blue Banana'

This fruiting shrub that produces edible fruit in the home orchard or kitchen garden.

Fruit is produced reliably in Ontario's climate; well suited to home orchard and kitchen garden use.
Flowers in spring provide pollinator value before the fruit develops through summer.
Plant in full sun with well-drained soil.
Best in full sun with well-drained soil.

Size

2 gal

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Plant Characteristics

Sunlight

Full sun

Soil Type

Loam

Soil Moisture

Well-drained

Hardiness Zone

2 – 2

Mature Height (meters)

1.25 – 1.5

Mature Spread (meters)

1.0 – 1.2

Growth Rate

Medium

Flower Colour

Yellow

Foliage Colour

Green

Fall Colour

Yellow

Bloom Time

Spring

Habit

Upright

Pollinator Friendly

✓

Attracts Birds

✓

Landscape Uses

Hedge, Border, Mass planting

Growing & Maintenance Tips

Haskaps grow best in highly organic matter, a well-drained soil, and lots of sunlight for optimum productivity. A compatible cultivar is needed for any fruit production. These berries will look ripe 1-2 weeks before they are truly ready to be eaten. If the berries are green inside, they are not ripe; they should be a deep purple-red inside when fully ripened.

Notes

Haskaps have a sweet and tart flavor, often described as a mix between a blueberry and a raspberry. The botanical name for Blue Banana Haskap has been updated from Haskap x 'Blue Banana' to Lonicera caerulea 'Blue Banana'.