Northern Bush Honeysuckle vs Viking Aronia Berry - TreeTime.ca

Northern Bush Honeysuckle vs Viking Aronia Berry

Aronia melanocarpa Viking

Diervilla lonicera

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Viking Aronia Berry
Northern Bush Honeysuckle

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.

The Northern Bush Honeysuckle is a small, dense, deciduous shrub. The trumpet-like yellow flowers bloom late spring to early summer. Dark green leaves turn yellow then red in the fall. The flower nectar has a sweet honey taste that can be sucked out of the flower.

Because of its aggressive suckering habit, the Northern Bush Honeysuckle makes a great hedge, shrub border, or thicket in a woodland garden.

Viking Aronia Berry Quick Facts

Northern Bush Honeysuckle Quick Facts

Zone: 3a
Zone: 3a
Height: 1.2 m (4 ft)
Height: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Spread: 1.2 m (4 ft)
Spread: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Moisture: normal
Moisture: dry, normal
Light: full sun
Light: shade, partial shade
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Berries: small black berries
Flavor: astringent
Flowers: white
Flowers: yellow to red
Growth rate: medium
Growth rate: very fast
Life span: short
Life span: short
Suckering: medium
Suckering: high




Other Names: black chokeberry viking, viking chokeberry
Other Names: low bush honeysuckle