Light
Full sun for reliable cropping.
Learn how to care for your green friend
Haskap / Honeyberry
Lonicera caerulea
Fruit & berries · Planned variety
Meet your green friend.
An early-fruiting deciduous shrub with elongated blue berries. Named varieties differ in flavour, season and compatibility.
A space where it can thrive
Grow outdoors in a position suited to the plant. Containers need drainage and closer moisture checks than garden beds.
Ask about availabilityAvailability, size, pot and price will be confirmed in store. Pictures illustrate the plant type.
Studio illustration. Appearance varies with age, variety and growing conditions.
Your care routine
Watering
Keep the shallow root zone moist while establishing and during dry spells.
Soil & drainage
Well-drained loam; mulch widely and keep competing grass clear.
Fertilizer
Use a light spring compost dressing; avoid heavy feeding of shallow roots.
Outdoor hardiness
USask describes haskap as hardy to Canadian zone 1. Confirm the selected cultivar locally.
Humidity
Allow air to circulate between plants. Water the soil rather than wetting foliage.
Pollination
Plant two compatible, genetically different cultivars with overlapping bloom. Both can bear fruit; two plants of the same cultivar are insufficient.
Harvest
Let fruit ripen fully; timing varies with variety and region.
Through the seasons
Thin crowded older branches while dormant; protect ripening berries from birds.
When your plant needs help
- Check changes in foliage and growth before choosing a treatment.
Pets & little ones
Eat only correctly identified ripe haskap fruit; other honeysuckle berries are not interchangeable.
Grow with your neighbourhood store.
Independent, family-owned and right here in Uptown New Westminster. Browse before your visit and keep this guide handy at home.
Visit The Golden BazaarCare references
Guidance is a starting point. Adjust watering to your plant, pot, light and season; follow fertilizer labels and check outdoor cultivar hardiness.