Honeysuckle which variety is better

Edible honeysuckle is not only a useful plant that can give a rich harvest of delicious berries, but also a bright decoration of the spring garden. Let's see which varieties of honeysuckle should be preferred.

Based on the opinion of experienced gardeners, we have selected the top ten varieties. Although, in terms of decorative qualities, these shrubs can sometimes be inferior to other types and varieties of honeysuckle, but first of all they are famous for their good yield, winter hardiness and unpretentiousness.

In the list, the varieties are located not by popularity (they are all held in high esteem by gardeners), but alphabetically.

1. Altair

This early maturing variety has already managed to fall in love with many gardeners due to its resistance to cold, common diseases and pests. Delicious and sweet berries (blue-blue with a waxy coating) ripen on a bush with a dense and squat crown in mid-June and do not crumble for a long time. Therefore, Altair is great for people who come to the country no more than once a month.After all, even fully ripe berries remain on the plant until you pick them.

Bush height (m)	Ripening period berries	Fruit weight (g)	Yield (kg per bush)	Pollinating varieties
Up to 1.4	June 12-16	0,9-1	1,7-2	Blue spindle Malvina, Morena

2. Bakchar giant

This large-fruited variety of medium ripening is suitable for those who have enough free space on the site. After all, the powerful bushes of the Bakchar giant reach a height of almost 2 m, and a width of 1.3 m. The crown is oval, spreading, loose. Thanks to the sparse crown, it is convenient to pick fruits from the bush.

Leaves are gray-green, matte. Berries are large (up to 5 cm long), elongated-oval, slightly asymmetrical, dark blue with a waxy bloom. Fruits can be eaten fresh, frozen, and can also be used for making wines, juices, jellies, compotes, and preserves from them.

The plant is winter-hardy, resistant to diseases and pests.

Bush height (m)	Ripening period berries	Fruit weight (g)	Yield (kg per bush)	Pollinating varieties
1,7-1,9	end of June	1,8-2,5	2-3	Amphora, Pride of Bakchar, Azure, Nymph, In memory of Gijuk

3. Blue spindle

This early maturing honeysuckle is distinguished by its high yield, good resistance to frost and drought, as well as to diseases and pests.

The crown of the bush is rather rare, the shoots are thin, straight, greenish in color. Leaves are oval, elongated, dark green. The berries are large (about 2.7 cm long), shaped like an elongated spindle. The skin is blue with a waxy bloom. The flesh is sweet and sour, but can taste bitter during drought. Therefore, when growing this honeysuckle, you must observe the watering regime.

The disadvantage of this variety is that ripe berries quickly crumble.

Bush height (m)	Ripening period berries	Fruit weight (g)	Yield (kg per bush)	Pollinating varieties
Up to 1 m	June 12-23	1-1,5	1,5-2,5	Cinderella, Kamchadalka, Azure, Bluebird, Tomichka, In Memory of Gidzyuk

4. Long-fruited

This is one of the first zoned Ural varieties. Long-fruited honeysuckle is characterized by high winter hardiness and early ripening of fruits in the form of an elongated flat cylinder. Their length is up to 2.7 cm. The bush is spreading, with a rounded crown. Shoots are thin, long. Leaves are lanceolate, elongated, dark green.

The skin of the fruit is thin, violet-blue, with a whitish waxy coating. The pulp is sweet and sour, tender, without bitterness. Sprinkling rate of ripe berries is average.

Bush height (m)	Ripening period berries	Fruit weight (g)	Yield (kg per bush)	Pollinating varieties
Up to 1 m	June 10-20	0,9-2	1,4-3	Zest, Smolinskaya, Sineglazka, Morena, Chernichka. But the best pollinator variety is Chelyabinka

5. Cinderella

On compact low bushes with a dense crown, thin light green shoots and leaves of the same color, tasty berries ripen in the form of an elongated cylinder or spindle. The skin is thin, dark blue (almost black) with a blue bloom. The pulp is soft, sweet and sour, with a light strawberry aroma, very tasty.

Due to the low growth of the bush, picking berries is difficult, and they also quickly crumble. However, most of the fruits are located on the outside of the crown, therefore, when manually harvesting, it is possible to save the crop.

The variety is distinguished by very good winter hardiness, flowers are immune to recurrent spring frosts. In addition, the plant is resistant to disease.

Bush height (m)	Ripening period berries	Fruit weight (g)	Yield (kg per bush)	Pollinating varieties
0,6-0,7	June 15-22	0,6-1,4	1-3	Azure, Gerda, Amphora, Kamchadalka, Leningrad giant, In memory of Gidzyuk, Parabelskaya, Tomichka

6. Leningrad giant

An adult shrub of this vigorous honeysuckle can reach a height of just over 2 m. It is erect, slightly spreading, with a compact rounded-oval crown. Berries are large (about 3 cm long), as a rule, elongated-cylindrical in shape. They ripen unevenly throughout the month. The berries are arranged in bulky bunches, so they are easy to pick.

The skin is dense, dark blue, with a thin layer of gray waxy bloom. The pulp is dense, fibrous, delicate in taste, sweetish-sour, does not taste bitter.

The variety is resistant to diseases and pests, the plant is not damaged by frost even in severe winters, the flowers can withstand spring frosts down to –7 ° С.

Bush height (m)	Ripening period berries	Fruit weight (g)	Yield (kg per bush)	Pollinating varieties
1-2	June 20 - July 30	1-4	1-3,3	Gzhelka, Blue spindle, Malvina, Morena, In memory of Kuminov, Bluebird, Start

7. Morena

This early-maturing honeysuckle has a rather wide (up to 1.7 m) and squat crown of an oval shape, lanceolate leaves of a light green color and large fruits (up to 3 cm long) in the form of an elongated jug. They have a thin, almost transparent, blue-blue skin with a pronounced waxy coating. The pulp of the berries is sweet and sour, tender, with a light aroma, without bitterness. Ripe fruits do not fall off the bush for a long time.

The winter hardiness of the variety is above average. The plant is rarely damaged by pests and practically does not get sick.

Bush height (m)	Ripening period berries	Fruit weight (g)	Yield (kg per bush)	Pollinating varieties
Up to 1.7	June 15-30	1-3	1,2-2	Viola, Amphora, Blue spindle Kamchadalka, Malvina, In memory of Kuminov, Bluebird, Start

8. Nymph

The shrub of this variety is medium-sized, with a rounded and slightly spreading crown, prone to thickening. Shoots are long, straight, brownish-green. Leaves are oblong-oval, dark green. The berries are rather large (up to 3 cm long), elongated, resemble a spindle in shape, sometimes they are curved and have bumps on the surface.

The skin is bluish-blue, covered with a waxy bloom of medium intensity. The pulp is fibrous, sweetish-sour, slightly tart, with a spicy aroma and light bitterness. On young plants, ripe berries do not crumble for a long time, and on old ones, ripe fruits quickly end up on the ground.

The variety is very winter hardy, suitable for growing in extreme conditions. The plant is rarely sick.

Bush height (m)	Ripening period berries	Fruit weight (g)	Yield (kg per bush)	Pollinating varieties
Up to 1.7	June 13-30	1-3	1,3-2	Amphora, Chosen One, Azure, Pavlovskaya, In memory of Gijuk

9. Bluebird

This variety is obtained on the basis of Kamchatka honeysuckle. Bushes - vigorous, with a spreading oval crown. Shoots are thin, straight. Leaves are oval, with a pointed tip. Berries are medium (up to 2 cm long), in the form of a slightly elongated ellipse. The skin is bluish-black, with a strong waxy bloom. The pulp is tender, sour-sweet, slightly tart. The fruit tastes like blueberries.

Honeysuckle Blue bird is unpretentious in care, almost does not get sick, does not freeze in winter and is not afraid of harmful insects.

Bush height (m)	Ripening period berries	Fruit weight (g)	Yield (kg per bush)	Pollinating varieties
1,3-1,8	June 14-22	0,8-1,2	1-2	Blue spindle, Cinderella Kamchadalka, Malvina, Morena, In Memory of Kuminov, Titmouse, Start

10. Tomichka

This plant has a compact, semi-spreading crown, the ends of the shoots falling to the ground. Leaves are light green, slightly pubescent. The berries are shaped like a jug or a wide drop with a depressed top. They have an uneven surface, the skin is blue-violet (almost black) with a waxy coating. The pulp is sweet and sour, without bitterness. The berries are not crumpled during transportation.

In rare cases, the plant can damage aphids.

Bush height (m)	Ripening period berries	Fruit weight (g)	Yield (kg per bush)	Pollinating varieties
1,5-1,6	June 10-20	1-2	2,5-3,2	Blue Spindle, Blue Bird, Pavlovskaya, Bakcharskaya, Vasyugan, Daughter of the Giant, Bakchar giant

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Honeysuckle relatively recently began to be grown as a berry crop.But breeders have already managed to develop many varieties of this plant, which differ significantly from each other both in taste characteristics and in the degree of resistance to adverse conditions.

Edible Honeysuckle

To date, more than 100 types of honeysuckle are known. The fruits of almost all of them are inedible, and some are poisonous. So, eating the berries of common honeysuckle (Lonicera xylosteum), which is widespread in the forests of our country, can be fatal.

The fruits of the common honeysuckle are very poisonous

In Russia and the CIS countries, only one species of this plant with edible berries is cultivated - blue honeysuckle, or blue (Lonícera caeruléa). It is a deciduous shrub 1 to 2 m high with bluish-black oblong berries that taste like blueberries. In the wild, this species of honeysuckle is most commonly found in East Asia.

Video: honeysuckle - a guest from the Far East

Blue honeysuckle has many subspecies. Among them:

• Altai honeysuckle. Shrub no more than 1 m high. Black-blue fruits with a pronounced bitterness ripen throughout the summer. This honeysuckle grows in the forests of Altai, Siberia and the Urals, but it can also be found on open mountain slopes;
• Kamchatka honeysuckle. Strongly branched shrub 1.5–2 m high. Begins to bear fruit in the second decade of June. Dark blue berries have a sweet-sour, slightly tart taste;
• Pallas honeysuckle. Shrub up to 1 m high. Its bluish-black fruits ripen from late June to early September. Most often they have a bitter taste, but there are specimens with rather sweet berries. Pallas honeysuckle usually grows in moist coniferous forests of North-Eastern Europe and Siberia;
• honeysuckle Turchaninov. Shrub about 1 m high with a dense spherical crown. The berries are both oblong and round. Their taste ranges from sweet to bitter sour. In the wild, Turchaninov's honeysuckle is found only on Sakhalin;
• honeysuckle is edible. A low-growing shrub, the maximum height of which does not exceed 1 m. Dark blue berries with a bluish bloom ripen in late June - early July. They are appreciated for their sweet and sour taste and pronounced aroma. Edible honeysuckle is often found in the coniferous and deciduous forests of Eastern Siberia and the Far East.

Most subspecies of blue honeysuckle have similar characteristics. Often only professional biologists can distinguish between them.

Description and characteristics of different varieties of honeysuckle

When creating new varieties, breeders use different subspecies of honeysuckle. This allows you to obtain plants that meet the different requirements of gardeners. The following characteristics are especially important:

• resistance to adverse natural conditions;
• the presence of immunity to common diseases and pests;
• fruiting period;
• yield;
• the degree of crumbling;
• the size and flavor of the berries.

Sweet varieties

In the wild, the fruits of blue honeysuckle often taste bitter. Breeders have done a great job in order to rid the fruits of cultivated plants from this disadvantage. As a result, many varieties have been developed that have a rather sweet taste.

Siberian

Sibiryachka was created in 1972 by employees of the Bakcharsky point of northern gardening (Tomsk region). Its fruits 1.9–2.4 cm long and weighing up to 1.4 g contain 8.5% sugars and 1.2% acids. Sibiryachka berries are very juicy and aromatic. They are eaten both fresh and processed.

The Sibiryachka variety is valued for its sweet and aromatic berries.

The maximum plant height is 1.6 m. Fruiting begins in the 2-3rd year of the plant's life. Ripening of berries is amicable, usually in mid-June. In the first year of fruiting, 0.5 kg of berries can be harvested from the plant. The bush reaches its maximum yield (about 4 kg) by the age of 14-15. Active fruiting continues for 25-30 years.

Sibiryachka is a very winter-hardy variety that can withstand air temperatures down to -50 ° C. In addition, the bush easily tolerates drought and is almost not exposed to pests and diseases.

Among the disadvantages of the variety are:

• rather thin skin of the fruit, excluding the possibility of long-term transportation;
• shedding of berries not removed in time, especially strong in conditions of lack of moisture;
• severely curved branches that make harvesting difficult.

Nymph

The Nymph variety was obtained at the Pavlovsk station of the N.I. Vavilov (St. Petersburg). Its main advantage is sweet and aromatic berries with an almost complete absence of bitter aftertaste. The bluish-blue fruits of the Nymph, the average weight of which is 0.8 g, are securely attached to the branches, so that they do not crumble for a long time.

Nymph berries have an elongated fusiform shape and a slightly lumpy surface.

Nymph is a vigorous variety. An adult plant can reach a height of 2.5 m. In the middle lane, the fruits ripen in the last decade of June. The yield is usually about 2 kg per bush. Under favorable conditions and good care, it can increase to 3–3.5 kg per plant.

The nymph easily tolerates frosty winters: the shoots remain viable at -50 ° C, and the roots at -40 ° C. Flowers and ovaries can withstand short-term temperature drops down to -8 ° C. This variety is rarely affected by aphids and does not suffer from powdery mildew or tuberculariosis.

Many gardeners note the tendency of the Nymph to thicken the crown. This can be easily avoided by pruning the branches in a timely manner.

Silginka

Silginka was bred by the staff of the Bakcharsky point of northern gardening. The bush rarely grows above 1.4 m. The berries have a sweet, slightly sour taste and delicate aroma. The fruits are dark blue, elongated, with a pointed tip. Their average weight is 1.2–1.4 g. They reach technical ripeness by the end of June. Up to 3 kg of berries can be harvested from one plant. The main disadvantage is strong crumbling. At the same time, the easy separation of the berries from the stalk allows you to quickly and effortlessly collect the entire crop.

Silginka is very resistant to the vagaries of the weather. It easily tolerates winter frosts, summer heat and prolonged absence of rain. Plants of this variety rarely suffer from diseases and pests.

Practically the tastiest, sweetest and largest among the varieties in the garden. If you lay the material under the bush in advance, it can be easily collected by shaking, the berries easily crumble when ripe. Harvest in the 4th year from planting 1.5 kg. I consider it a good result for myself. A worthy variety for every garden!

Video: Silgink's honeysuckle

Cinderella

A selection variety of the Siberian Research Institute of Horticulture named after M.A. Lisavenko. The berries have a harmonious sweet-sour taste and aroma reminiscent of strawberry.

The Cinderella variety was bred in 1974

The height of the bush is no more than 70 cm. The weight of the berries varies from 0.7 to 1.4 g. They usually ripen in the second decade of June. In some cases, fruiting takes several weeks. Cinderella is distinguished by its early maturity: the first berries can be picked already in the 2nd year of the plant's life. 7–8 years after planting, the bush gives from 2 to 5 kg of fruit.

Honeysuckle of this variety is resistant to low temperatures. For all the years of observations in Siberia, not a single case of damage to bushes from frost or sudden changes in weather was noted. Cinderella is immune to most common diseases.

Large-fruited varieties

Today there are varieties with berries weighing more than 2 g. Many of them, in addition to outstanding sizes, have excellent taste and resistance to unfavorable conditions.

Bakchar giant

One of the largest-fruited varieties of honeysuckle. The average weight of its fruits is 1.8 g, and the maximum weight is 2.5 g. The taste of the berries is sweet and sour. Their flesh is very juicy and tender.

The length of the Bakchar giant fruit is 4–5 cm

The bush of the Bakchar giant is quite powerful.Its height can reach 2 m, and its width - 1.5 m. The crown is very thinned, which greatly facilitates the collection of berries. This variety tolerates severe winter frosts without much loss and is rarely affected by pests.

The fruits ripen in late June - early July. The average yield is about 2.5 kg of berries per plant, the maximum is 4.5 kg. Ripe berries fall off the bush quite easily.

Bakchar Giant - I love! I have not seen abundant yield yet. The berries are huge, the skin is thin, not perceptible, the taste is sour, it makes no sense to overexpose on the bush. It does not become sweeter, and when overripe, the berries become very tender, choking in the hands.

Leningrad giant

The Leningrad giant is prized by gardeners for its large and sweet fruits without characteristic bitterness. The weight of the berries of this variety can reach 4 g. The advantages also include:

• high yield (average - 3 kg per plant, maximum - 5 kg);
• dense skin of the fruit, allowing you to transport berries without much loss;
• slight crumbling;
• resistance to severe frosts, as well as to diseases and pests.

The disadvantages of this variety include uneven ripening of fruits, which often stretches from mid-June to late July.

The fruits of the Leningrad giant grow in clusters, which greatly simplifies their collection.

Early varieties

Honeysuckle is the first berry to ripen in our plots. Many gardeners strive to speed up this process and choose the earliest varieties of crops for planting, the fruits of which ripen already in late May or early June.

Blue spindle

An early ripe variety, bred by employees of the M.A. Lisavenko in 1980. The berries of the Blue Spindle ripen in the first half of June in the conditions of central Russia and Siberia, and in the south in May. Their average weight is about 1 g.

The fruits have a pleasant sweet and sour taste. But with a lack of moisture, noticeable notes of bitterness appear in them. Because of this, Blue Spindle berries are often consumed in processed form. The blue spindle has a high fertility rate. The first berries appear the next year after planting. The average yield is about 2 kg per plant. The main disadvantage of this variety is its rather strong crumbling, due to which up to 15% of ripe fruits are lost.

I didn't really like the Blue Spindle variety. The berries are interesting, spindle-shaped, but not only are they sour, they also taste bitter.

Video: Comparison of Blue Spindle Honeysuckle with other varieties

Swan

In central Russia, Swan berries ripen in early June. They are characterized by a pleasant sweet and sour taste. The average weight of elongated-cylindrical fruits is 1.2–1.5 g.

Mature bushes of this variety grow up to 2 m. The yield of one plant under favorable conditions reaches 2.5 kg. Among the advantages of the Swan, experts note the dense skin of the fruit, thanks to which they are perfectly kept fresh for about 5 days. In addition, the plants perfectly tolerate frost and sudden temperature fluctuations in winter.

Blue bird

Fruiting of the Blue Bird variety usually occurs in mid-June. Small berries (0.7-0.9 g) have a sweet taste and aroma similar to blueberry.

Bluebird fruits ripen in mid-June

Bluebird bushes are vigorous, with a dense spherical crown. Mature plants grow up to 1.8 m in height. Ripe berries stick tightly to the branches and practically do not crumble.

The main disadvantage of this variety is its rather low yield. No more than 2 kg of berries can be harvested from one plant.

Non-crumbling varieties

The berries of most honeysuckle varieties crumble easily, which is why gardeners who do not harvest ripe fruits on time can lose most of the harvest. Breeders are constantly working to eliminate this deficiency.

Amphora

Amphora berries weighing about 1.2 g are firmly attached to the branches, which can make harvesting difficult.Under favorable conditions, about 2 kg of fruits are harvested from one bush.

The main advantages of this variety include:

• harmonious sweet and sour taste with a slight bitterness;
• thick and dense skin of the fruit, which guarantees good transportation;
• friendly ripening of fruits;
• resistance to low temperatures.

Amphora is rarely affected by disease. But in some cases, young shoots of the plant may suffer from aphids or honeysuckle mites. To avoid this, it is necessary to prevent thickening of the crown and monitor the general condition of the bush.

Moraine

Morena (or the Little Mermaid) is an early ripening variety. Its large water lily fruits ripen in mid-June. The average yield is about 1.5 kg per adult plant. In especially favorable years, it can reach 2.5 kg. Ripe fruits do not wither for a long time and do not crumble.

Morena fruits grow up to 3–3.5 cm in length and weigh about 1.5 g

Morena berries have a sweet-sour dessert taste without bitterness and a pleasant weak aroma. They are often used in the preparation of desserts and preparations for the winter. Morena is included in the State Register of Varieties as a crop recommended for cultivation in all regions of Russia. It perfectly tolerates severe frosts and drought, and also has a high resistance to major diseases and pests.

Morena seemed to me of my 10 varieties the most beautiful, large and dessert and without bitterness, in such a dry spring it showed an excellent result (there was no rain at all in May), it wintered well and was covered with large dessert berries, the branches did not dry out, unlike some other varieties, the berries are very large, but light.

Malvina

Malvina belongs to the medium early varieties of honeysuckle. In the central region of Russia, its fruits usually ripen in mid-June. Ripe berries stick well to the stalk and do not crumble.

The height of the Malvina bush exceeds 1.5 m. The berries are elongated pear-shaped with a dense skin. Their pulp has a sweet and sour dessert taste and delicate aroma. The average fruit weight is slightly more than 1 g. The yield of this variety is quite high. With good care, it is possible to collect about 3 kg of berries from one bush.

Varieties of modern selection

Breeders do not stop working on the creation of new varieties of honeysuckle. At the same time, they pay much attention to the consolidation of such qualities as high yield, large-fruited, lack of bitterness and resistance to adverse natural conditions.

Daughter of a giant

The giant's daughter was bred in 2009 by the specialists of the Bakchark stronghold of northern gardening. Today this variety is one of the largest. The length of the berries can reach 6 cm, and the weight is 2.5–3 g. Fruit ripening is rather extended in time and covers the period from late June to mid-July.

The Giant's Daughter berries are much larger than most honeysuckle varieties.

Also among the virtues of the Giant's Daughter include:

• high yield (from 3.5 to 5 kg per plant);
• sweet and sour pleasant taste;
• fruits do not crumble;
• dry separation of berries;
• excellent transportability of fruits;
• resistance to low temperatures and lack of moisture, diseases, pests.

The daughter of a giant is a large, beautiful berry, ripens later than other varieties, the skin is denser than that of the Bakchar giant, the taste is more pleasant.

Sweetheart

The newest selection of the Kamchatka Research Institute of Agriculture. Sweetheart fully lives up to its name. Its fruits contain 13.3% sugar and 1.8% acid. The characteristic features of this variety are:

• purple with a strong waxy bloom, the fruit color is almost regular cylindrical in shape;
• small size of berries (maximum weight about 1.5 g);
• sweet and sour taste of pulp with a pronounced aroma;
• high productivity;
• early maturity (in the conditions of the Moscow region, the fruits ripen in mid-June);
• resistance to low temperatures and diseases.

The subtleties of choosing a variety for different regions

When choosing a variety of honeysuckle, experienced gardeners pay special attention to its adaptability to the climatic conditions of a particular region. Plants that bear fruit well in the North may not withstand the hot weather of more southern regions, and vice versa.

Recommended varieties for growing in Siberia

Siberia is the optimal region for growing honeysuckle. Almost all cultivated forms of this plant are perfectly adapted to cold winters and short wet summers. The best results when grown in Siberia are shown by the following varieties:

• Bakchar giant;
• Siberian;
• Cinderella;
• Amphora;
• Moraine.

Honeysuckle for the Moscow region and the middle lane

In the Moscow region and in other regions of the middle lane, honeysuckle often suffers from repeated autumn flowering, which significantly weakens the plant and prevents successful wintering and abundant fruiting in the next season. The main reason for this is the warm weather in September-October. Moscow varieties are particularly resistant to repeated flowering:

• Kingfisher;
• Gzhel early;
• Moscow 23;
• Ramenskaya;
• Roxanne;
• Amphora.

The champion in yield among them is the Moskovskaya 23 variety, from one bush of which up to 4 kg of sweet, slightly tart berries can be harvested. They usually ripen in the first half of June. The fruits must be picked on time, otherwise they will begin to crumble.

Berries of the Moscow 23 variety weigh about 1 g

Gardeners who prefer sweet berries choose Kingfisher. There is practically no bitterness in the taste of the fruits of this variety. Other pluses include:

• the yield is above average;
• resistance to severe frosts and pests;
• berries do not crumble.

Varieties for the Leningrad region and the North-West region

When choosing a variety for planting in the gardens of the Leningrad region and the North-West region, it is necessary to take into account its resistance to freezing after short-term thaws. This quality is possessed by:

• Leningrad giant;
• Swan;
• Amphora;
• Moraine;
• Nymph.

They perfectly tolerate the climatic conditions of this region and varieties of Moscow selection.

Varieties cultivated in Belarus

In terms of its climatic conditions, Belarus is very similar to the North-West region of Russia, therefore, the varieties of honeysuckle cultivated in the Leningrad region feel great here. In addition, the breeders of this country do not stop working on the creation of their own varieties. In 2007, they bred the Zinri variety, which is distinguished by an early harvesting date (June 3-9).

Other features of the Zinri variety:

• excellent sweet taste with a refreshing aroma;
• fairly high yield (up to 3 kg per plant);
• resistance to low temperatures and fungal diseases;
• low degree of fruit crumbling.

Zinri berries are barrel-shaped

Honeysuckle for Ukraine and southern regions of Russia

Honeysuckle, which grows in Ukraine and southern Russia, suffers greatly from hot and dry summers. It is almost impossible to get a good harvest under these conditions. Also, with a lack of water, the fruits of many varieties acquire strong bitterness. Silginka is a pleasant exception to this rule. She quite easily tolerates extreme heat and prolonged absence of rain.

Experts of the State Commission of Ukraine for Testing and Protection of Plant Varieties recommend two varieties of honeysuckle for planting in the gardens of Poltava, Sumy and Kharkov regions:

• Bogdan. A high-yielding variety that is not prone to shedding. The fruits ripen in the last decade of May and have a sweet dessert taste;
• Violet. The average yield is just under 2 kg per plant. The pulp of the fruit is sweet and sour with a delicate aroma. On the territory of Ukraine, the berries ripen in early June. A significant disadvantage of this variety is the tendency to shedding, due to which you can lose up to 40% of the crop.

To minimize the adverse effects of the hot climate, experts recommend regularly watering the honeysuckle bushes.An excellent result is also obtained by planting this culture near the shores of natural and artificial reservoirs.

Honeysuckle is growing in the south. Suffers from thaws in winter and hot weather in summer. Therefore, the harvest even on 10-year-old bushes is small.

What varieties of honeysuckle should be planted together

All varieties of blue honeysuckle are self-fertile. For pollination of flowers and the appearance of berries, the presence of representatives of another variety in the reach zone is necessary. The more there are, the richer the harvest. When choosing varieties for a garden, it is imperative to take into account the timing of flowering plants. If they do not match, pollination will be impossible and the fruits will not be tied.

According to most breeders, the taste of the berries and the size of the harvest depend on the choice of the pollinator.

Table: Best Pollinators for Popular Varieties

An important condition for obtaining a good harvest of honeysuckle is the correct choice of the variety. In this case, it is necessary to take into account not only your own preferences, but also the climatic conditions of the region in which cultivation is planned. Subject to this rule, honeysuckle will delight the gardener for a long time with tasty and healthy berries.

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• "Amphora"
• Honeysuckle variety "Cinderella"
• • Significantly expands the diet.
• Honeysuckle Sorceress has an average ripening period. She has large berries with a dessert taste. The variety tolerates drought and hot climate well, but the berries crumble a little after ripening.

Decorative varieties

In addition, decorative types of honeysuckle, valued not so much for their fruits, but for their beautiful appearance, have two groups:

1. Honeysuckle Varieties Honeysuckle is a wonderful plant that is perfect for growing on the site. This plant is not only a valuable source of vitamins, whose fruits are very beneficial for health and have excellent taste, but also very beautiful.
2. There are many good varieties. And there should be many different ones for mutual pollination - then the yield increases many times over. I like the varieties Blue Bird, Blue Spindle and others. But it is not a fact that you will actually get the varieties that you buy. There is a re-sorting everywhere, both from the seller and from the reseller, and even from the manufacturer.

The most common types of honeysuckle

Variety "Sibiryachka"

The first fruits appear in the 3rd year. Order seeds on verified sites. Look for information on the forums. I collect my own seeds, but I ordered the seedlings from the site several times. This year I managed to get my own varietal seedlings from honeysuckle cuttings, which I wrote out in the spring of 2013. Honeysuckle obtained from cuttings begins to bear fruit in the 2nd year.

Variety "Fire Opal"

Hello, maybe tell me, I have a plant, they also say honeysuckle, the greens are the same and bloom as well, only the fruits are red and there are several berries on the leaf at once, maybe this is decorative honeysuckle? Thank you. Best regards, Natalia.

Variety "Morena"

Good day, everyone. Tell me, please, is a warm climate suitable for honeysuckle? I want to buy for my parents. They live in the south.

Honeysuckle variety "Kamchadalka"

Narym honeysuckle

Comes from the wild Kamchatka honeysuckle and is suitable for growing in the cold regions of Russia. Medium ripening. The bush is low, up to 1.5 meters, dense, rounded crown. It is recommended to plant Amphora next to Morena, Gzhelka, Altair. "Amphora" bears fruit in the third year after planting. The berries are large, up to 2.2 cm long, have a beautiful jug-like shape and are covered with a strong skin. Perfectly transported. The fruits of "Amphora" have a sweet and sour taste with a slight bitterness. The berry is ideal for homemade preparations. Productivity - from 0.8 to 1.3 kg of fruits per bush.

Variety "Berel"

"Cinderella"

Today's "cultivated" honeysuckle is the pride of Russian breeders. She took her rightful place in our gardens and at our table.

Honeysuckle variety "Magician"

Gerda is a winter-hardy and mid-early variety that resists diseases and pests well. The variety also tolerates Siberian frosts well. The plant bears the first fruits for 3-4 years of its life. Compound fruits do not crumble after ripening, the fruits are universal in use: they can be consumed fresh or processed.

Variety "Gerda"

Vines: curly, Brown's honeysuckle, honeysuckle, Hector's and Thälmann's honeysuckle.

Honeysuckle varieties (video)

Variety "Lenita"

There are many different varieties of honeysuckle, among which you can pick up a lot of options for your site.

Barkcharsky honeysuckle variety

Therefore, answering your two questions at once, I will tell you how I do:

Honeysuckle varieties

Better to plant honeysuckle in the fall. And look at the varieties in the Bakchar nursery. You won't find better.Natalia, are these berries?

Laura, you know, I haven’t seen it grown here ... She needs snow, as far as I understand .., but where can we get it ?! :))

"Kamchadalka"

Honeysuckle variety "Altair"

- a great hard worker. She begins to bear fruit in the second year after planting. Refers to the early maturing species of honeysuckle. Likes to coexist with bushes of varieties "Leningradsky Giant" and "Amphora". The bush is low - up to 0.7 meters, with thin shoots, without pubescence. The berry has a pleasant sour-sweet taste with the smell of strawberries. The fruits of "Cinderella" are not large, with a delicate blue bloom and thin skin. They are famous for their healing properties and rich content of vitamins P and C. "Cinderella" is called the princess among honeysuckle, because it has an exquisite taste and unusually fragrant. Productivity - from 1.5 to 3 kg of fruits per bush.

So, the most delicious and popular varieties of honeysuckle

One of the largest-fruited varieties of honeysuckle is Lenita. They ripen late, but the berries of the bush are very sweet and do not crumble. The bush has sprawling branches with red curved shoots and hanging tops. The leaves of the shrub are green and medium in size. With careful and proper care, the variety has a yield - 1.5 kg of berries per bush. The fruits of the shrub are used fresh and after technical processing.

Erect bushes: golden honeysuckle, alpine, Maak's, Korolkov's, Maksimochvich's honeysuckle, common honeysuckle, Tatar, veil.

Honeysuckle has a huge number of different varieties, from which you can choose the one that suits you in terms of its properties and characteristics. There are various options for classifying varieties.

Taking into account that seedlings with a closed root system can be planted at any warm season, then I go to buy honeysuckle only with a closed root system when its berries are ripe. I try the berries right on the bush, and if I like the taste, size, consistency, then I take it, and several different varieties. The names themselves are no longer important - after all, you are satisfied with their taste. And how the seller will "acquire" them is unknown - he can name the most popular varieties offhand - you still cannot check.If there is, then several different varieties are topThis is honeysuckle, honeysuckle, an inedible decorative liana :) Last edited on 10 September 2015, 13:15

Parents, where exactly, in the south? If the Rostov region or the Stavropol Territory is tolerable .. if the Crimea or the Kuban .., then it is unlikely ... Survive, it will survive .., only the fruits ... Small .., dryish and little ... Rusty will suffer, probably ...

- a high-yielding and frost-resistant representative of the Siberian selection. This is a medium-ripening honeysuckle variety. A shrub up to 1.5 meters high, with a dense conical crown and large, elongated leaves, is able to refine the exterior. Looks very nice in front gardens and hedges. Kamchadalka does not like sudden temperature changes and grows well in temperate climates. Its berries are large, elongated, up to 2.7 cm long, with delicate pulp and thinnest skin. Productivity - from 2.7 to 3.5 kg. berries from the bush.Altair

Honeysuckle variety "Morena"

Honeysuckle cultivar "Viliga"The basis of northern gardening is the Barkcharsky variety, which has an average ripening period. The bushes are very compact in shape, medium-sized, the branches are loosely arranged. All this makes it very easy to harvest. The berries have a pear-shaped shape, which is well preserved when picked, do not have bitterness, and are sweet and sour. Such fruits are good fresh and frozen, since they do not sour after thawing. We recommend reading the article on preparing ornamental shrubs for winter.

Sibiryachka is an early ripening variety. It is a medium-sized bush with curved branches and a rounded crown. The leaves of the shrub are elongated-oval, there are also elongated-drop-shaped very large fruits with a bumpy surface and a pointed tip. The berries have a sweet and sour taste, the yield is 2.5 kg per honeysuckle bush.

Low-growing varieties with a height of 1-1.5 m: Nizhegorodskaya early, Gzhel late, Lyulia, Lakomka, Violet, Gerda, Ramenskaya, Julia, Souvenir, Kamchadalka.Now they sell in containers those with a closed root system.Such seedlings can be planted at any time BUT honeysuckle for berries needs 2-3 varieties They must be pollinated

Can be poured and shaded. There are many varieties, some for decoration, only flowers, others for food. The main thing is a good root - no rot and not dry

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In general, all varieties of honeysuckle are good. With a minimum of labor and money, honeysuckle brings a lot of benefits. She is tasty, healthy, unpretentious, beautiful and very friendly. In other words, it perfectly adapts among other plants in your garden. How to plant and grow honeysuckle, read the article "This wonderful honeysuckle ... planting and care."

- a variety of early ripening honeysuckle of the famous Pavlovsk selection. But in the weather conditions of Moscow and the Moscow region, the fruits ripen a week later than other varieties of honeysuckle. "Altair" comes from the Kamchatka population of wild-growing honeysuckle, therefore it is very unpretentious in care and rarely gets sick.The shrub has a dense, squat crown of a spherical shape and reaches a height of 1.5 meters. Berries of medium size, have a pronounced waxy coating. "Altair" is one of the most delicious types of honeysuckle, the fruits are juicy, soft, very sweet, with a characteristic astringency. Productivity - up to 2.5 kg of berries per bush.Morena

The river

HoneysuckleThe Fire Opal variety is very frost-resistant, and even to spring frosts. Bushes of low size, with a spreading crown, straight shoots. The leaves of honeysuckle are dark green, slightly pubescent on the back of the leaf, as well as along its edge. The berries of Fire Opal are large, smooth. Due to the fact that the fruits have a slight bitterness, they are often used to make jam. This type of plant has a high yield, giving about 6 kg per bush from the ninth year of life. The fruits ripen every year, their taste is quite pleasant and refreshing. In addition, the shrub is resistant to diseases and is rarely attacked by pests.

Medium height (1.5-2): Gzhel early, Gzhelka, Kubyshka, Kingfisher, Kuminovka, Korchaga, Princess Diana, Heap is small, My Joy, Ulyana, Shahinya, Cinderella, Bakcharskaya, Tomichka, Azure.

Honeysuckle should be planted with several bushes. Cross-pollination is in progress and yields are getting higher. Honeysuckle is not a very high-yielding crop anyway. Delicious honeysuckle blue spindle. Now there are very sweet varieties, but I will not tell you the names. It is necessary to look at the Chelyabinsk residents. Also, what are you going to do with it? I'm making jam. And somehow she ate jam from honeysuckle, which is bitter. The taste is completely different than the jam made from sweet honeysuckle varieties. Did you eat red rowan jam (with bitterness?)?Honeysuckle is planted in several varieties, it needs a pollinator. And the term depends on the region. I planted mine in June, and now we still have knee-deep snow in the Moscow region. The variety can be searched on the Internet on gardening sites, there is a full description, but not the fact that you will buy what is written on the label

Yes, yes, it was she, the birds really liked it!

I would like to correct the author - it struck me painfully. In the 90s at the dacha on the way to Akademgorodok (now the garden partnership "Pobeda") spent the whole summer and honeysuckle was growing there, and not only in our garden. Although she was sour, but we dragged her from the neighboring gardens because there was nothing to do. But the jam from it turned out to be simply excellent! So it was clearly more than 20 years ago that it was domesticated, back in the days of the USSR.Thank you Elena for a great review. We adore honeysuckle, have lived for many years in Kamchatka and now we grow honeysuckle in the country. This is the earliest berry in our country, the children are delighted with it.

Honeysuckle variety "Dolphin"

- a variety of Pavlovsk selection. In the conditions of Moscow and the Moscow region "Morena" ripens a week earlier than other varieties of honeysuckle, but the berries remain on the bushes for a long time and do not crumble. The bush is medium-tall, with a squat crown and bright green leaves. "Morena" pleases us with fragrant fruits, with a tart-sweet taste, without bitterness. The skin is thin, translucent. The berries are very large, up to 3 cm long, so picking Morena from the bush is easy and pleasant. But it does not belong to high-yielding varieties. For the season, it gives up to 1.5 kg. berries from the bush.Wiliga

Literally burst into Russian gardens! Until 20 years ago, no one even thought of this berry as a garden plant. After all, honeysuckle is a forest dweller.

Diana Serzhevna, St. Petersburg-Vyborg

Morena is a versatile variety, vigorous, with large, aromatic, sweet and sour berries, completely free of bitterness, which distinguishes the variety very favorably from others. They have an elongated cylindrical shape.

mtl

High varieties: Kingfisher, Nymph, Violet, My Joy, Lakomka, Gzhel late, Moscow-23, Ramenskaya.

It is necessary to plant at least two bushes, and, preferably, not on different edges of the site, so it is easier for her to pollinate.

Sibiryachka, Blue Spindle, Nymph, Morena, Amphora.Bakhcharskaya, Leningrad giant. Roxanne

For the second year I have been prescribing seedlings, including honeysuckle, in the nursery Sady Urala Miroleeva. It is easy to find through the search. Saplings come in excellent condition in spring and autumn. The prices are very affordable.

Lora Frolova

In May of this year I bought several honeysuckle bushes - 2 two-year-olds and 5 one-year-olds.

Natalia, Novorossiysk

Thanks for the stuff!

Lora Frolova

"Dolphin"

Tinkova Natalia

Honeysuckle variety "Blue Bird"

, Which in the Magadan region, gave the name to this wonderful variety of honeysuckle. "Viliga" is cultivated by Moscow breeders for cultivation in Siberian regions and can withstand frosts up to 50 degrees, is unpretentious and weakly crumbled. The height of the bush reaches 2 meters when planting not thickened. Berries contain organic acids and are very rich in vitamins C, P, PP, A. "Vilinga" has elongated cylindrical fruits up to 3 cm long, refreshing and surprisingly tasty, with a characteristic astringency. Productivity - up to 2.5 kg of fruits per bush.

Olga, Rybnitsa

What does she do in our suburban areas?

Tinkova Natalia

The bush is resistant to cold weather, diseases and pests.

Tinkova Natalia

Sweet with sourness: Nizhny Novgorod early, Gzhel late, Kuminovka, Korchaga, Gzhel early, Princess Diana, Kamchadalka, Bakcharskaya, Tomichka, Korchaga The heap is small.

2-3 varieties of honeysuckle are a must-have

If you buy honeysuckle seedlings in pots (ZKS), then you can plant from spring to autumn. ...

DEAR Elena, I am interested in your berry. Is it possible to send me seedlings to Germany? Thank you in advance!

At first, one-year-olds seemed to grow, new leaves appeared, but now they began to bend ... on one of them, the leaves first turned yellow, then turned completely brown and twisted ... in short, dried up ... The rest are a little better, but it is also clear that they are not well ...

Could the author or other readers of the magazine tell you where you can buy these delicious varieties of honeysuckle in the Moscow region?

- a representative of the coastal population of honeysuckle. Medium ripening. More suitable for cultivation in the eastern regions of Russia. The shrub blooms twice a season - in spring and autumn, so its winter hardiness is reduced. The bush is up to 1.5 meters high and has a round, densely growing crown. The shoots are drooping, with wide concave leaves. The berries are large, cylindrical in shape. The top of the berries is shaped like a dolphin's smile (hence the name). The surface of the fruit is slightly bumpy, the skin is rather thick. The berries are not large, but they grow abundantly and are very tasty. The yield is high - up to 3 kg of fruits per bush.

"Blue Bird"

Honeysuckle variety "Gzhelka"

• Gives us a wonderful harvest of unusually tasty, vitamin berries.

Narym honeysuckle is a dense bush with a rounded shape, which has large dark purple infructescences with a waxy bloom. The stem of the plant is thin and green, the fruits have a good, sweet and sour taste and light aroma. Ripens early, but elongated. Possesses high winter resistance, as well as drought, pests and diseases. Begins to bear fruits from the second year of life after planting.

Sweet without sourness: Azure, Kingfisher, Ramenskaya.

The most optimal is 4 bushes of different varieties (one variety must be with bitterness). There are many varieties, I do not know which ones are in your region, but I, like Nina, like the Blue Spindle. There is one little secret in growing honeysuckle (this winter was suggested by a woman who collects 2-3 buckets from a bush every year, I will definitely do this). The secret is to use fluffy lime (2 times per season).

If you plant seedlings with an open root system (OCS), then first place the roots of the seedling in a bucket of water for 1 hour, and then plant, and shade the seedling itself from the scorching sun.

Hello DEAR Elena is writing you to Moldova Vasily, I will buy at you such beauties and probably delicious as you can, so that you sell me at least one hell of a Semets, I will send you money how much you say, I beg you for the early, I will say THANK YOU to Vasily

When planting, Ogorodnik added fertilizer based on chicken droppings - it seemed like it was indicated on the package what was used for planting ...

There is something in online stores that theoretically deliver anywhere, and I was even going to order in one, but then I looked for reviews on the Internet and found a lot of impartial ...

Honeysuckle variety "Leningrad Giant"

I want to buy honeysuckle seedlings. Which variety is better? And is it possible to plant it after May 9, that is, not in early spring?

Julia Gorshenina

Descended from its wild Kamchatka counterpart. The selection of this crop was carried out at the Research Institute of Horticulture in Siberia. "Blue Bird" - honeysuckle of early ripening, very unpretentious and practically not susceptible to disease. The harvest begins in the 3rd year after planting; fruiting lasts 20-25 years. The shape of the crown of the shrub is round, the bush is vigorous, massive. The berries are bluish-blue, elongated, weighing 0.9-1.2 grams, with a pronounced waxy bloom. "Blue Bird" has a soft-soft taste, without sourness specific to honeysuckle. Has a high sugar content (6.4%). Productivity - from 1.5 to 2.5 kg of berries per bush.

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"Gzhelka

Elena

• Perfectly decorates landscape design with its persona.

Tane4ka

The berel variety is also characterized by winter hardiness, resistance to diseases and pests. The fruits have excellent taste, do not crumble, do not have bitterness. Its fruit stems are well attached to the peduncle. The fruits of the berel are dark blue, large with a waxy bloom. The fruit has a fibrous pulp and a firm skin. The berries have a sweet and sour taste with a barely noticeable bitterness. Therefore, berries are recommended for making natural juice, compote or food coloring from them. The variety is self-fertile, and therefore it must be pollinated with the help of varieties of Kamchatka honeysuckle, as well as its seedlings.

D E N V E R

Sweet with strawberry flavor: Cinderella, Volkhova.
In the spring, before flowering, the soil under the bush is sprinkled with fluff, slightly loosened and shed well. In the fall, they simply sprinkle the earth with this lime
South Ural - I have 3 varieties - MORENA, LONG-FRUIT AND CHELYABINKA - 2-3 varieties are needed - pollinators. We have a good pair of LONGS. and CHELYAB. Honeysuckle bears the earliest - plant as early as possible. Unpretentious. You can root the layers. To taste - Long-fruited is good, Chelyab is also Morena - the later variety is also nothing.

Tatiana Panikovskaya-Konyukhova

Is it possible to grow honeysuckle from seeds? And then somehow the seedlings are not delivered to us :(

Natalia Solovieva

When it was hot, I watered, although this summer is very rainy and somehow I didn't have to take care of it….
Can someone recommend verified sites?

Merry Hilda

"Leningrad Giant"
Honeysuckle variety "Amphora"
»Ripens later than other varieties of honeysuckle and is resistant to recurrent frost during the flowering period. If you plant "Gzhelka" in an open place, then the bushes can grow up to two meters high. If you thicken the planting, the bushes will be undersized, but this will not affect the yield at all. "Gzhelka" is also used to decorate the garden. Large dark green leaves of the shrub are just as suitable for decorating hedges in landscape design. "Gzhelka" is a versatile variety, two in one - a hedge and a magnificent sweet berry with the characteristic tartness of honeysuckle. Productivity - up to 2.5 kg of berries per bush.

Olga

• Serves as an excellent remedy for all ailments.

What is the tastiest edible honeysuckle variety? Is it possible to plant only one bush or two?

Nina Ablalimova

The blue spindle variety perfectly tolerates severe Siberian frosts.It is not susceptible to disease and frost-resistant in spring. It has an early ripening period. It is versatile in use, has sweet-sour fruits with a slight bitterness.

Tatyanka

Sweet with a pronounced sourness: Gzhelka, Lyulia, Moskovskaya-23, Lakomka, Kubyshka, Viliga, Nymph, Ulyana, Violet, Omega, Souvenir, Blue Spindle, Gerda, Shahinya, Fortuna, Kubyshka.

GALINA TIKHONOVA

I have 5 different varieties of Saiya delicious blue spindle.

tatiana savchenko SIBERIA

It is best to plant 2-3 varieties side by side - this is necessary for better pollination and fruit formation. Good varieties - Bochkar selection, spindle, Nymph, Morena.
Yes, it is possible to grow honeysuckle saplings from seeds, only the varietal qualities will most likely differ from the maternal ones. Seeds must be sown either immediately, in June, or in January. Until January, I store the seeds in a damp cloth, which I put in a plastic bag and in the refrigerator, on the top shelf of the door. In January, I sow into the soil (humus + sand, you can add peat). I spread the seeds on the surface, lightly sprinkle them, water them with a spray bottle, put them in a transparent plastic bag and put them on a window where there is no direct sunlight. Seeds begin to sprout after about a month, some after 2 months. When the first few shoots appear, I remove the cellophane and transfer it to a more illuminated place. I also water from a spray bottle as the soil dries up. In May, I plant it in a "nursery", that is. in a small bed, which I have located under the tree, which is also abundantly filled with sand and sawdust, without weeds. A bed on the north side of the tree, where there is a shadow. There, seedlings grow until autumn, from the beginning to the end of October I plant them in a permanent place. If you need information on the summer planting of seeds, write, I will tell you in detail.

Olga

What could be the problem?

Good day! I ordered from the publishing house "Garden World" on the recommendation of a matchmaker. The bush of the "Bakcharsky giant" arrived safe and sound. All other plants also took root.

Honeysuckle is a shrub that appeared in our gardens not so long ago, only 10-15 years ago. The varieties of honeysuckle, bred by modern breeders, are so diverse that they allow you to grow this garden crop in different climatic zones. It should be noted that honeysuckle was IV Michurin's favorite berry, he is the creator of many of its main varieties.

General description of the plant

Honeysuckle belongs to perennial shrubs, the height of an adult bush ranges from 0.5 m to 3 m, depending on the variety. The leaves are oblong, smooth, green on the outside, paler on the inside. It usually blooms in mid-May, even before the leaves are completely dissolved, the flowers are white-pink, collected in a brush. The wonderful scent of the flowers attracts bees, which contributes to good pollination.

The plant is unpretentious and frost-resistant. Begins to bear fruit at the age of 3 years and gives a very good harvest, from 2 to 4 kg of berries from a bush. Fragrant bushes with bright berries can decorate any garden.

The fruits ripen in early summer, have an oblong shape, size from 1 to 5 cm, are colored blue with a gray coating. The berries have a rather exquisite taste, sweetish with sourness. Honeysuckle berries contain a lot of vitamins and antioxidants, their use contributes to the prevention of heart attacks and strokes, cleansing the gallbladder, they are useful for poisoning, colds and inflammations.

The berries are frozen, dried, made from them jam, jam, preserves, compote, juice, and even get an unusually tasty wine. The calorie content of berries is low, only 30 kcal per 100 g. The sugar content is not more than 9%.

Honeysuckle bushes are planted either in late summer or early spring. The plant needs pollinators, and therefore at least two varieties of honeysuckle are planted next to each other. Planting sites are sunny with well-fertilized soil. The bushes are planted at a distance of at least 1.5 m from each other. Caring for honeysuckle is simple, you only need to cut off the dried branches.

The only drawback of honeysuckle is that the skin of the berries is too thin and delicate and their ability to simultaneously crumble from the bush. So that the berries are not damaged when falling, gauze or other soft mesh fabric is pulled under the bushes. But this disadvantage will soon be overcome. Modern breeders are working on developing honeysuckle varieties with stronger skins.

The best varieties of honeysuckle for central Russia

Altair

An early maturing variety of honeysuckle, resistant to frost, diseases and pests. The height of the bush is up to 1.4 m, the berries ripen in mid-June, the weight of the berry is about 1 g. Up to 2 kg of crop can be harvested from a bush.

Delicious and sweet berries of a bright blue color with a waxy coating, do not fall off the bush for a relatively long time, are suitable for planting in summer cottages. The pollinators of this variety are Malvina, Blue Spindle, Morena.

Bakchar Giant

A large-fruited variety with an average ripening period. Bushes 2 m high and 1.3 m wide. Frost-resistant, little susceptible to diseases and pests.

Fruits are bright blue with a bluish bloom, up to 5 cm long, weighing 1.8-2.5 grams. ripen at the end of June. 2-3 kg of harvest is harvested from the bush. Berries can be harvested for the winter by freezing, making wine, jam, jelly, compote and juice from them. The best pollinators of the variety are Amphora, Azure, Memory of Gidzyuk, Nymph, Pride of Bakchar.

Blue spindle

Early maturing honeysuckle, resistant to frost, disease and pests. The height of the bush reaches 1 meter. The berries are large, up to 2.7 cm long, blue with a bluish bloom, berry weight up to 1.5 grams, yield up to 2.5 kg per bush.

The pulp of the berry is sweet and sour, but if the watering was insufficient, then a slight bitterness is felt, so it is imperative to observe the watering regime. The disadvantages of this variety include the thin skin of the fruit and the ability to quickly shed from the bush. Pollinator varieties - Cinderella, Blue Bird, Tomichka, Kamchadalka, Azure, in Memory of Gidzyuk.

Long-fruited

Honeysuckle of this variety is very frost-resistant, ripens early, by June 10. The bush is 1 meter high, the yield reaches 3 kg.

Berries in the form of an oblong cylinder 2.7 cm long, weighing about 2 grams. The skin of the berries is tender, violet-blue with a whitish bloom, the crumbling is average. The pulp is sweet and sour, there is no bitterness.

Pollinators - Sineglazka, Morena, Izuminka, Smolinskaya, Chernichka, Chelyabinka.

Cinderella

The bushes of this variety are small, up to 70 cm in height. The berries have a cylinder shape, a dark blue color with a blue bloom and a wonderful sweet and sour taste with a strawberry aroma. Fruits ripen by mid-June, berry weight up to 1.4 grams.

The yield of the bush is up to 3 kg. It is inconvenient to pick berries due to the short stature of the bush. But the plant is frost-resistant. Resistant to diseases and pests. Berries also quickly crumble. Pollinators of this variety are Lazurnaya, Gerda, Amphora, Kamchadalka, In Memory of Gidzyuk, Leningrad giant, Parabelskaya.

Leningrad giant

The bushes of this variety are distinguished by their height - 2 m. The berries are also large, up to 3 cm in length. The skin is dense, dark blue with a bluish bloom. Fruit ripening occurs unevenly throughout the month.

The pulp is sweet and sour, fibrous, ripening time is late June - early July, berry weight up to 4 grams. The yield of the bush reaches 3.3 kg. The fruits are located on the bush in large clusters, which greatly facilitates their collection. The best pollinators of this variety are Gzhelka, Blue Bird, Start, Malvina, Morena, Blue Spindle, Memory of Kuminov.

Moraine

The bush of this variety reaches a height of 1.7 m, the berries ripen by mid-June. The berries have a thin, almost transparent, blue skin with a waxy coating. The pulp has a pleasant taste, without bitterness. The fruits do not fall off the bush for a long time.

The yield reaches 2 kg per bush. The plant is frost-resistant, resistant to diseases and pests. The best pollinators of this variety are Malvina, Goluboe Vereteno, Amphora, Viola, Kamchadalka, Start, Pamyat Kuminov, Blue Bird.

Nymph

The height of the bush reaches 1.7 m.The plant is resistant to cold weather, diseases and pests. The berries are 3 cm long, curved and lumpy. The fruits ripen at the end of June.

The pulp is sweet and sour with a pleasant bitterness, the skin is bluish with a gray waxy bloom. Berry mass up to 3 gr. The yield of the bush reaches 2 kg.

The plant is hardy and rarely gets sick. The best pollinators are - Lazurnaya, Pavlovskaya, In Memory of Gidzyuk, Amphora, Chosen One.

Blue bird

The bushes of this variety are vigorous, reaching 1.8 m. The berries ripen at the end of June. The skin is blue-black with a strong bloom.

The taste of the pulp is sweet and sour, reminiscent of the taste of blueberries. The length of the fruits is average, about 2 cm, weight up to 1.2 g. The yield reaches up to 2 kg per bush.

The plant is resistant to cold weather, diseases and pests. The best pollinators for this variety are Titmouse, Start, Cinderella, Blue Spindle, Pamyat Kuminov, Malvina, Kamchadalka.

Tomichka

The height of the bush of this variety reaches 1 m, the fruits ripen in the second half of June. Berries weighing up to 2 grams. similar to a jug with an uneven surface and a purple skin with a blue bloom.

The pulp is sweet and sour, the berries tolerate transportation well. The plant is resistant to cold and disease, but sometimes it is affected by aphids.

The yield reaches 3.2 kg per bush. The best pollinators are - Pavlovskaya Goluboe Vereteno, Giant's Daughter, Blue Bird, Bakcharskaya, Vasyuganskaya. Bakchar Giant.

Honeysuckle varieties for northern regions of Russia

Due to the harsh northern climate, not all berries can be grown in Siberia. But honeysuckle is so hardy that its first berries appear at the beginning of June. Breeders have obtained special varieties of honeysuckle, suitable for planting in the northern regions.

Azure

Berry mass 1 gr. The pulp is sweet and sour with bitterness. Productivity up to 2 kg. Secondary flowering is possible, but this is bad for the yield. Fruit shedding is weak.

Fire opal

Berry mass up to 1 gr. The pulp is sweet and sour with bitterness. The yield is high - up to 4 kg per bush. Practically does not fall off. Most often, wine is made from the berries of this variety.

In memory of Gijuk

The bush is 1.8 meters high. Pear-shaped berries weighing up to 1 gr. The yield reaches 2-3 kg per bush. The berries do not crumble. The application is extensive.

Laura

Berries weighing 1.1 gr. The pulp is tender, the taste is sweet, aromatic. Friability medium Fresh application and for processing.

Volkhova

The bush is up to 2 m high. The berries are elongated with a pointed top, weighing up to 0.9 gr. The taste is sweet with a hint of strawberry. Productivity up to 2 kg per bush. Berries fall slightly. Application as a dessert.

Lenarola

Berries weighing 1.2 grams. The taste is sweet and sour, fragrant pulp, thick skin. Decorative large flowers. Medium resistant to aphids, average crumbling. Application in desserts and fresh. Productivity up to 2 kg per bush.

Also, the above-described varieties of honeysuckle Tomichka, Cinderella and Bakcharsky Giant are suitable for planting in regions of Siberia.

The southern varieties include Dolphin, Golubinka, Rassvet, Zarnitsa. It is better not to plant them in areas of the middle lane. Because in the event of a warm autumn, they can bloom again, which will significantly reduce the yield and weaken the plant.

May honeysuckle, description of varieties

Honeysuckle Vitamin

It ripens earlier than all varieties at the end of May. The bush reaches a height of 1.5 m. The berries are 1.5 cm long, sweet and sour, with a wonderful aroma, weighing about 1.8 g. The fruits do not crumble, the bush bears fruit for about 25 years.

Honeysuckle Karina

The bush is 1.5 m high, the fruits ripen at the end of May. Berries are 3 cm long, oblong, dark blue. The taste is sweet and sour. It blooms with very fragrant small flowers. The fruiting period is within a month.

Sweet honeysuckle

• Altair;
• Amphora;
• Dessert;
• Gourmet;
• Nymph;
• Pavlovskaya;
• Slav;
• Bullfinch;
• Souvenir;

Large-fruited honeysuckle

• Bazhovskaya;
• Enchantress;
• Long-fruited;
• Cinderella;
• The chosen one;
• Azure;
• Nymph;
• Moraine;
• Siberian;

High-yielding honeysuckle

• Cinderella;
• Fire Opal;
• Blue spindle;
• Long-fruited;
• Siberian;
• Moraine;
• Katyusha;
• Drops;
• Titmouse;
• Violet;
• Sirius;

Early fruit varieties of honeysuckle

• Cinderella;
• Moraine;
• Tomichka;
• Long-fruited;
• Blue Spindle;
• Viola;
• Enchantress;
• Blue bird;
• Sineglazka;

Honeysuckle varieties resistant to fruit shedding

• Fire Opal;
• Nightingale;
• Zest;
• Borel;
• Azure;
• Omega;
• Roxanne;

Why gardeners love honeysuckle

1. Honeysuckle blooms early. Flowers are very beautiful in color - white, pink, yellow and lilac. Flowering continues for a month.
2. Honeysuckle flowers have an incredibly pleasant scent. This attracts a lot of bees and other plant pollinators. Beekeepers often place hives near the planting of honeysuckle.
3. Honeysuckle bears fruit early. Some varieties produce berries at the end of May. At this time, the vitamin berry is extremely necessary in our diet.
4. Honeysuckle berries are rich in nutrients and help to improve health in case of hypertension, vitamin deficiency, to recuperate after the flu and colds.
5. The beautifully flowering and fragrant honeysuckle bushes are often planted as hedges in gardens.