Blue Velvet Honeysuckle

Blue velvet honeysuckle is a large shrub with small, fuzzy, round, blue-gray leaves. It has long arching branches that give the plant a billowy mound shape. Showy, light pink flowers bloom in late spring and are followed by red berries later in the season.

Blue Velvet Honeysuckle

Blue velvet honeysuckle is a large shrub with small, fuzzy, round, blue-gray leaves. It has long arching branches that give the plant a billowy mound shape. Showy, light pink flowers bloom in late spring and are followed by red berries later in the season.

Plant details
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Botanic Name

Lonicera korolkowii 'Floribunda'

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Pronunciation

luh-NIS-er-a kor-ol-KOV-ee-eye

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Mature Height

8 to 12 ft.

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Mature Spread

8 to 10 ft.

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Water usage
Water Usage

One Droplet: Water twice per month or less, once established.

Two Droplets: Water about once per week, once established.

Three Droplets: Water about twice per week, once established.

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Flower Color

pink

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Bloom time

May to June

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Colorado Native

No

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Natural Habitat

species is native to central Asia

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Light Requirements

sun

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Cold Hardiness

USDA zones 3-8

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Elevation Limit

hardy to 9,000 ft.

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