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Indigo Gem Haskap (Honeyberry) vs Viking Aronia Berry

Aronia melanocarpa Viking

Lonicera caerulea Indigo Gem

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Viking Aronia Berry
Indigo Gem Haskap (Honeyberry)

Viking Aronia Berry is easy to grow, with black berries that are high in antioxidants. The Viking variety is much more productive than the non cultivar Aronia Berry. The berries can be eaten fresh but are found to be tart and bitter. They are more often used in baking, jams, juices, and wine. They have small, white flowers with a hint of pink that grow evenly on the shrub. The summer foliage turns a very attractive red in the fall.

The Viking Aronia Berry is a self-pollinating plant. Because of its uniformity and high yield, the Viking Aronia Berry is a popular cultivar.

Indigo Gem Haskap produces firm, sweet/tangy berries. The flavour of Haskaps is generally described as a cross between a blueberry and a raspberry. Indigo Gem Haskaps are well suited to fresh eating, freezing, baking, and preserves.

The fruit is similar in size and firmness to the Tundra variety, making it suitable for commercial production or your home garden.

For optimal fruit production, cross-pollination is required. Haskaps need to be planted with a compatible variety. Compatibility is influenced by both bloom time and genetics.

Indigo Gem Haskap is an early-pollinating variety that pairs well with Aurora and Honey Bee.

Viking Aronia Berry Quick Facts

Indigo Gem Haskap (Honeyberry) Quick Facts

Zone: 3a
Zone: 2a
Height: 1.2 m (4 ft)
Height: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Spread: 1.2 m (4 ft)
Spread: 1.5 m (5 ft)
Light: full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: normal
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: medium
Life span: short
Life span: short
Suckering: medium
Suckering: none


Flowers: white
Berries: small black berries
Berries: elongated berries, firm and great tasting (sweet tangy)
Flavor: astringent
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Other Names: black chokeberry viking, viking chokeberry
Other Names: haskap, haskap sk 9-15, honeyberry, indigo gem honeyberry