Late blooming and late ripening, blue honeysuckle. Origin: USSR Botanical Garden, Kiev, Ukraine. Selection of L. caerulea from Monero, Iturup or Kunashir Islands. Tree: Fruit: large; sweet-tart flavor. Plant grey-green pubescent foliage; compact spreading shrub, 0.9-1.2 m tall and about 1.2 m wide; blooms late; cold hardy but survives well in Pacific Maritime climates. Note: Blue Velvet TM Honeysuckle is associated with an ornamental selection of L. korolkowii first used by Colorado State University in 1999.
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