Lonicera caerulea 'Dolce Vita'

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Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous shrub.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread endozoochory
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Cultivation

Flowers very early, strong, vigorous plants with large, sweet fruit and good characteristics for mechanical harvesting. Origin: Vlckov, Czech Republic, by F. Krejci. Selected 2001 from seedlings from a cross between unnamed seedlings made 1998. Tree: vigor strong, growth habit semi-upright, shape rounded, branching strong, bud burst very early; no noticeable disease or pest issues. Fruit: width 8.3 cm; broad elliptic in cross section, narrow oblong in lateral view, calyx end rounded; bloom strong.
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Germination duration (days) 180
Germination temperacture (C°) 15 - 21
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Germination treatment stratification
Minimum temperature (C°) -40
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Vigor high vigor
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Synonyms

Lonicera caerulea 'Dolce Vita' Lonicera caerulea 'Sugar Mountain® Blue'