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Honeyberry (organic Grown) - Lonicera Kamtschatica Duet / 3L / 55Cm
Lonicera kamtschatica 'Duet'
Confirmed format: 3 Litre Pot • approx. 55cm supplied height
Plant Highlights: Organically grown fruiting shrub • Produces early crops of elongated blue berries • Creamy yellow flowers in early spring • Excellent cold hardiness • Suitable for kitchen gardens, borders, and containers
Overview
Honeyberry 'Duet' is an organically grown fruiting shrub that produces elongated blue berries with a sweet, tangy flavour often compared to a blend of blueberry and blackcurrant. As one of the earliest soft fruits to ripen, it provides a welcome harvest in late spring to early summer, ahead of many traditional berry crops. In spring, the shrub is covered with small creamy-yellow flowers that are attractive to early pollinating insects. Its compact, bushy habit makes it well suited to kitchen gardens, fruit borders, and larger containers.
Why We Love It
'Duet' extends the fruiting season by producing one of the earliest harvests in the garden. Its combination of attractive spring flowers, edible fruit, and reliable hardiness makes it a rewarding choice for both experienced and first-time fruit growers.
Plant Details
| Botanical Name | Lonicera kamtschatica 'Duet' |
|---|---|
| Common Name | Honeyberry, Haskap |
| Plant Type | Deciduous fruit shrub |
| Foliage | Mid-green, deciduous |
| Flower Colour | Creamy yellow |
| Flowering Season | Early spring |
| Fruit | Elongated blue edible berries |
| Harvest Season | Late spring to early summer |
| Habit | Compact, bushy |
| Position | Full sun or partial shade |
| Soil | Moist but well-drained soil |
| Hardiness | RHS H7 (below −20°C). |
| Mature Height | Approximately 1 m to 1.5 m |
| Mature Spread | Approximately 1 m to 1.5 m |
Growing Guide
| Position | Plant in full sun for the best fruit production, although light partial shade is also suitable. |
|---|---|
| Soil & Mulching | Honeyberries prefer fertile, moisture-retentive but well-drained soil and benefit from an annual mulch to help conserve moisture. |
| Watering | Water regularly while the plant is becoming established and during prolonged dry spells. |
| Pruning | Prune after harvesting by removing a few of the oldest stems to encourage vigorous new growth and maintain productivity. |
Perfect For
- Kitchen gardens
- Edible borders
- Fruit gardens
- Containers
Good to Know
- Although 'Duet' can produce some fruit on its own, planting it alongside a different compatible honeyberry variety with a similar flowering period will generally improve pollination and increase yields.
Product Information
| Supplied Format | 3 Litre Pot • approx. 55cm supplied height |
|---|---|
| Cultivation Method | Organically grown |
| Plant Type | Deciduous fruit shrub |
| Position | Best grown in full sun or partial shade |
| Ideal For | Kitchen gardens, edible borders, and fruit gardens |
| Harvest Period | Late spring to early summer |
Growing & care
- Plant type
- Deciduous fruit shrub
- Position & light
- Full sun· Partial shade
- Watering
- moderate
- Soil & drainage
- Acid neutral· Well drained· Moist
- Mature size
- 1.0m high· 1.0m wide
- Flowering
- Early spring· Cream· Yellow· Multicolour
- Foliage
- deciduous
Useful to know
Good for containersGood for borders
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