Lonicera caerulea var. kamtschatica 20 PCS fresh seeds, Blue honeysuckle, Sweetberry honeysuckle, Honeyberry seeds, Fruit tree seeds

Lonicera caerulea var. kamtschatica fresh seeds, Blue honeysuckle, Sweetberry honeysuckle, Honeyberry seeds, Fruit tree seeds (lat. Lonicera caerulea var. kamtschatica).

A shrub belonging to the Honeysuckle family (Caprifoliaceae). It grows up to 2 m in height, the habitus is compact and erect. A long-lived plant (even up to 50 years old). The bark is gray, longitudinally exfoliating. The leaves are oblong, 3-7 cm long, rounded at the base, and blunt or short-pointed at the top at first on both sides, and later only pubescent from below. Stipules of opposite leaves are sometimes fused in pairs.

The flowers are pale yellow paired with awl-shaped, fused bracts at the base. The tubular wrapper, consisting of fused bracts, does not fall off, but fuses with the fruits of two flowers, forming a juicy black-blue copulation. A cup with short teeth. The stamens are attached to the corolla tube and usually protrude slightly from it. The corolla is yellowish, with two poorly defined lips and a long tubular funnel-shaped part.

Blooms with the beginning of unfolding leaves in May. It bears fruit from June to July, the fruit is ellipsoidal, consists of two dark blue, juicy and bitter berries. Mature fruits are elongated-elliptical or cylindrical, about 1 cm long.

An ornamental plant. It is recommended in single plantings, groups, hedges and for gardens.