Characteristics and features of growing honeysuckle variety Violet

'Cinderella'

Variety Research Institute of Horticulture of Siberia named after. M.A. Lisavenko, included in the State Register of all regions of the Russian Federation.

Honeysuckle fruits variety 'Cinderella'. Photo from the site sortoved.ru

The bushes are very beautiful: low (up to 1 m), compact, with a dense crown; thin shoots are light green, straight or slightly curved, with large elongated-oval light green leaves. Ripening is mid-early, extended (approximately from June 10 to June 20). The berries are spindle-shaped (elongated-cylindrical), weighing from 0.5-1.3 g, 1.2-1.7 cm long, rich dark blue color, with a light blue bloom. The taste is very high (sweet and sour, soft, with a subtle hint of strawberry aroma). Productivity (during full fruiting) reaches 5.5 kg per bush. The variety is universal: good both fresh and prepared for future use. Honeysuckle 'Cinderella' is characterized by high winter hardiness, survives sudden temperature changes without damage, and is practically not damaged by pests. Another plus is the low fruit shedding. The best pollinators for honeysuckle variety 'Cinderella':

• 'Azure';
• 'Gerda'.

Good pollinators:

• 'Amphora';
• 'Leningrad Giant';
• 'In memory of Gidzyuk';
• 'Kamchadalka';
• 'Tomichka';
• 'Parabelskaya'.

Not suitable for pollination:

• 'Blue Spindle';
• 'Berel';
• 'Firework'.

Variety selected by the experimental station VIR named after. N.I. Vavilova (St. Petersburg). Included in the State Register for all regions of the Russian Federation in 1995.

Honeysuckle fruit variety 'Morena'. Photo from the site sortoved.ru

The bushes are medium-sized (1.5-1.7 m), with a neat oval crown, the shoots are thin, slightly curved, brown (young ones are green); the leaves are large, bright green. The variety is early ripening and has low shedding: ripe berries are well preserved on the branches (they do not wither). The fruits are large (up to 3 cm in length), pitcher-shaped, slightly tuberous; the skin is blue-blue, with a strong waxy coating. The taste is soft dessert, without bitterness, with a weak aroma. Productivity (depending on weather conditions) ranges from 1.2-2.5 kg per bush. Equally good for fresh consumption and processed products. Winter hardiness is high, little damage is caused by pests and diseases. The best pollinators for honeysuckle variety 'Morena':

• 'Blue Spindle';
• 'Viola'.

Good pollinators:

• 'Amphora';
• 'In memory of Kuminov';
• 'Blue bird';
• 'Kamchadalka';
• 'Start';
• 'Malvina'.

When and how does honeysuckle variety Violet bloom?

Violet humako inches - plant features

The shrub is distinguished by early flowering, which usually occurs in early May or late April. The pleasant aroma attracts a large number of bees and bumblebees.

Flower shape

Single flowers on individual pedicels are usually formed in the lower pairs of leaf axils on annual shoots. The corollas are greenish-yellow, bell-shaped (up to 2 cm in diameter). Stamens are yellow. Subulate green bracts may even be longer than the calyxes.

Flowering period

It usually lasts 10-14 days. Duration depends on weather conditions. Each flower, after successful pollination, quickly withers, its corolla falls off, leaving the ovary.

Honeysuckle branch with flowers

What does Violet honeysuckle look like, what family does it belong to?

The name Violet best describes the rich purple hue of the berries. But beauty is not limited to the attractiveness of the crop; the crown of the bush is highly decorative.

Honeysuckle fruit Violet

Honeysuckle Violet: variety description

The rounded crown reaches a height of 1.3-1.5 m. The leaves are oval, dark green, tightly adjacent to brownish-gray thick pubescent branches. The variety is self-sterile and requires pollinators. The flowers are greenish-white with yellow stamens (up to 2 cm in diameter). Fruit ripening occurs at the end of May - beginning of June.

Note! To increase productivity, it is recommended to plant the following varieties nearby for cross-pollination: Viola, Nymph, Amphora, Morena, Blue Spindle. The yield of adult bushes is 2.5 kg, which honeysuckle usually produces 2-3 years after planting

The keeping quality of the fruit is high, it is perfectly stored and suitable for long-distance transportation. Frost resistance – up to -23 °C. The variety is resistant to diseases and pests. In calm weather, the berries hang on the branches until harvested, but strong winds can shake ripe berries from the branches

The yield of adult bushes is 2.5 kg, which honeysuckle usually produces 2-3 years after planting. The keeping quality of the fruit is high, it is perfectly stored and suitable for long-distance transportation. Frost resistance – up to -23 °C. The variety is resistant to diseases and pests. In calm weather, the berries hang on the branches until harvested, but strong winds can shake ripe berries from the branches.

Two-year fruiting bush Zhimolost Fialka

Briefly about the history of appearance

The author of the variety is the Pavlovsk experimental station in the Leningrad region. Data on Violet honeysuckle (lat. Lonicera caerulea L.) was entered into the state register on December 24, 1991. Approved for cultivation in all regions. The breeding basis was the blue honeysuckle variety Roxana. The first seedlings ready for sale were grown in the Kharkov region at the Institute of Horticulture of the UAAS.

Habitat

The variety winters well without shelter in the conditions of central Russia and in all more southern regions. With obligatory shelter for the winter, it can be grown in regions with winter temperatures down to -35 ° C.

Briefly about the type of violets Japanese honeysuckle

Flower growers are well aware of the beautiful variety of Usambara indoor violet (Saintpaulia) called Japanese honeysuckle. It was bred by breeder Elena Lebetskaya from Vinnitsa, therefore it appears in store catalogs under the label “LE-Japanese honeysuckle”.

It blooms almost continuously with white flowers with a slightly noticeable pinkish tint with a green border along the edges of the petals. The variety is variegated, the leaves are dark green, pink and light green. This variability is why it is named after a type of honeysuckle that grows in Japan.

Violet LE-Japanese honeysuckle

Features of cultivation

Selecting a location

Honeysuckle Cinderella

This variety must be planted in an area where there is a lot of sunlight. If, as an experienced gardener points out, the bush is planted in a dark place, the fruits will be very small and sluggish. The Violet variety is not suitable for swampy areas.

Important! If groundwater lies close, the roots of honeysuckle Violet begin to quickly rot and the plant dies.

Honeysuckle is a perennial crop. It won't bear much fruit unless pollinator bushes grow nearby. The most effective pollination comes from the varieties: Morena, Amphora, Nymph, Viola.

Soil and preparation for planting

The best option for Violet would be a neutral soil that easily allows air to pass through. To ensure that the bush takes root, it is recommended to add sand and ash to the hole. As for fertilizer, it is better to use organic substances, in particular humus, compost, manure, and mullein.

Experts call autumn the best time to plant a bush. Since the plant is frost-resistant, planting can be delayed even until October or November. You can plant honeysuckle in the spring, but you need to catch the moment before active juice production begins.

Before planting the plant, pour boiling water over the dug hole. This measure will help destroy parasites, viruses and bacteria that have managed to multiply in the soil.

Bushes should be planted at a distance of 1.5 meters from each other. Before lowering the seedling into the ground, its roots must be carefully straightened. You need to fill it with soil so that the root collar is on the surface. After planting, the seedling is added with warm (but not hot) water. To ensure that the plant receives enough moisture and warmth, it is recommended to lay a layer of straw mulch around the trunk.

Planted honeysuckle bush of the Violet variety

Care

Although the plant is not whimsical, to obtain maximum yield, the owner should adhere to several rules of experienced gardeners.

Watering

You need to add water to the plant in small portions, but often. During the period of flowering, fruit formation, and also in case of extreme heat, you will have to spend one bucket of water per bush. If precipitation is frequent, you can water the bushes less often.

It is recommended to weed and loosen the moist soil. This will prevent the appearance of weeds and provide the necessary amount of moisture to the honeysuckle. Once a year you need to carry out a specific procedure: add 1 liter of ash to a bucket of water and add a bush. This is necessary to reduce soil acidity.

Important! If the owner cannot systematically care for the honeysuckle, it is better to lay mulch around the trunk. It will prevent weeds from developing, protect the soil from the appearance of a dry crust and retain the moisture necessary for the plant.

Top dressing

Immediately after the snow disappears from the soil, you can begin the first fertilizing with nitrogen. To prepare the substance, you need to dilute a bucket of water and 1 tbsp. l. urea. This feeding promotes rapid plant growth and the development of green mass.

A little later (during the flowering period), a bucket of organic matter (humus or manure) is poured under the trunk. In the fall, superphosphate (about 40 g) is also added to the humus.

Circumcision

As with other varieties of honeysuckle, Violet requires sanitary pruning. This should be done in the fall. First of all, dry and injured branches are removed. Then the parts that are too narrow are shortened.

After planting the seedlings, their shoots (as, for example, in the case of blueberries or raspberries) do not need to be shortened. So-called anti-aging procedures are allowed to be performed no more often than once every 2-3 years and provided that the plant is already 6 years old. After shortening the diseased shoots, the lower tier of all those branches that do not bear fruit is completely removed. You can leave about 5-6 of the strongest trunks.

Bushes that are already more than 20 years old need to be radically rejuvenated: completely cut off all branches. As a rule, it takes more than a year for the plant to recover from such a procedure, but it begins to bear fruit again.

Diseases and pests

Honeysuckle moraine rarely gets sick, and pests attack it less often. One of the main enemies of the bush is aphids. The first sign that the plant has succumbed to a pest attack is the appearance of dry and curled leaves, which eventually fall off altogether. A flock of aphids attacks the bush and sucks out the nutritious juice from it. Honeysuckle changes color, becoming brown instead of a bright green hue. The plant becomes covered with white spots that look like sugar. If a pest is detected, the moraine is sprayed with Actellik or Confidor.

Leaf rollers can be found on honeysuckle bushes; their caterpillars are dangerous. They appear as soon as the berries are ripe, they suck the juice from the leaves and shoots. This negatively affects the health of honeysuckle; it turns yellow, dries out and dies. In rare cases, the moraine is attacked by the willow scale insect; it extracts nutritional fluid from the bark. A bulge appears on it that resembles a comma. A safe way to get rid of pests is to spray the plant with Fitoverm.

Honeysuckle moraine is great for growing in the garden. It will not only delight you with delicious fruits, but will decorate any area.

Morena is an early-ripening honeysuckle variety of domestic selection, bred in the city of St. Petersburg at the Pavlovsk experimental station of the VIR named after. N.I. Vavilov through crossing elite forms N 101 and N 21-5. Authorship belongs to M.N. Plekhanova and A.V. Kondrikova. In 1995, the variety was included in the State Register of Breeding Achievements of the Russian Federation in all regions. Its other titles: The Little Mermaid, No. 689-42. This is one of the best varieties for growing in the North-West.

Author of the photo: Nailya Sattarova, Sverdlovsk region

Bushes of medium vigor, wide (height - up to 1.7 m, diameter - up to 1.7 m), with a neat, squat, oval-shaped crown that is not prone to thickening. The leaves are large, lanceolate (elongated oval) in shape with a wedge-shaped base, bright light green in color. The leaf blade is dense, slightly folded along the midrib. The shoots are slightly curved, thin, pubescent, colored brownish-green. Due to their visual appeal, Moraine shrubs are often used for decorative purposes in garden design.

The fruits of this honeysuckle are large (up to 2.5 - 3 cm in length, up to 1.1 cm in diameter, weight - more than 1.0 - 1.3 g, maximum up to 3.5 g), one-dimensional, elongated pitcher-shaped shape, with translucent thin skin and a slightly lumpy surface. The color of the berries is blue-blue, the skin is covered with a strong waxy coating. The taste of the berries is pleasant sweet and sour, dessert type, without bitterness. The pulp is tender, soft, slightly aromatic. Tasting assessment of the variety’s taste qualities is 4.5 points out of 5 possible.

According to the chemical composition, the fruits contain: dry matter (13.6%), total sugars (7.8%), acids (2.3%), ascorbic acid (54 mg/100 g). A universal variety, the berries make very tasty desserts (jams, jelly, etc.). Transportability is good.

Depending on growing conditions, the fruits ripen from mid-June to early July. It is noted that in the conditions of Moscow and the Moscow region, the process of full ripening is completed 5 - 7 days earlier than the varieties of Moscow selection, while the ripe berries remain fresh on the branches for a long time, do not wither or fall off. In general, the shedding of ripe berries is weak.

The yield of this honeysuckle is considered to be above average. But still, Morena is not considered a high-yielding variety. During the season, an average of 1.2 - 1.5 kg of berries (or 53.3 c/ha) is harvested from one bush. The maximum yield level in some favorable years is 2.5 kg of berries per bush.

The variety is early-bearing, resistant to low temperatures (winter hardiness is above average). Rarely affected by diseases and pests.

Honeysuckle Morena is self-sterile. Among its best pollinators are the Viola and Blue Spindle varieties. Other pollinating varieties: Amphora, Kamchadalka, Malvina, Pamyati Kuminova, Blue Bird, Start. Other shrubs of the same variety are also used for pollination.

This honeysuckle is used in breeding work as a donor of large fruit.

The main advantages of the variety include: large berries, dessert taste of fruits, early ripening, low shedding, early fruiting, productivity.

No deficiencies were identified.

Botanical description

Externally, the Sineglazka variety is represented by medium-sized (up to one and a half meters), slightly compressed bushes with thick and straight shoots of brown-red color. The surface of the branches is covered with a slight waxy coating, which gives it a slight dullness.

Honeysuckle blooms in May with small, fragrant flowers that attract the attention of bees. All of them are collected in pale yellow inflorescences of two pieces

Already at the end of May or beginning of June, elongated, dark-gray berries, weighing 0.7–0.9 g each, appear on the shoots. The surface of the berries is covered with a dense skin with a slight bluish coating, and hidden underneath is the same dense, sweet and sour pulp with a characteristic honeysuckle aroma. The leaf blades are oval-elongated, with a slight point at the end. The color of young leaves is rich green, but with prolonged exposure to sunlight their surface may fade.

The tasting rating of the fruits of this variety is 4.7 points and they can be used for a variety of culinary purposes, both fresh and for processing into jams, compotes or preserves.

Honeysuckle fruit

Violet Ness Crinkle Blue - plant features

After pollination, fruits are set - always solitary, located on short stalks. After ripening, the berries are easily separated without damage (dry tearing).

Fruit characteristics

The shape of the berries with a blue-violet tuberous skin with a bluish coating is pitcher-like or spindle-shaped, elongated. The weight of the berries is 1-1.5 g, and their length is up to 3 cm. The taste is sweet and sour or sweet (tasting score - 4.5 points), the aroma is noticeable and pleasant.

What are the benefits of berries and how are they used?

The use of the crop is very varied: the berries are consumed fresh, jams, compotes, and jams are made from them. A good berry for fillings. If the harvest is large, you can dry or freeze some of it. The health benefits of honeysuckle are many.

Known healing properties:

• Normalizes the functioning of the digestive tract, heart, blood vessels, and genitourinary system.
• Positively affects visual acuity.
• Increases immunity.
• Improves resistance to adverse environmental factors.
• Has a wound healing effect.
• Normalizes blood pressure.

Harvesting

The berries ripen unevenly, and harvesting can take a month from the beginning of June. As soon as full ripening occurs, honeysuckle begins to crumble, so it is usually harvested slightly unripe.

Harvest of ripe honeysuckle

Note! Although the Violet variety has a good shelf life, the harvested crop should be stored in a container in a thin layer and immediately placed in storage at a temperature of +2-4°C, or sent for processing.

Characteristic

Before you start cultivating a crop on your site, you need to consider in detail its main characteristics regarding resistance to negative environmental factors, as well as to diseases and pests. Based on this information, you should make a list of advantages and disadvantages, after considering which you can choose the most suitable location on the site and organize proper care.

Frost resistance and drought resistance

The culture tolerates temperature drops down to -40...-45°C without shelter. The state of vegetation is negatively affected by temperature changes - warming in winter, cooling in summer. The vegetation is not resistant to drought, but it also does not tolerate high humidity. The crop requires moderate soil moisture, ranging from 50–60%. The crop exhibits increased resistance to diseases and pests.

Did you know? An extract from fragrant flowers and honeysuckle berries is used in the creation of perfumes. In particular, this is practiced by such well-known brands as Adidas and Avon.

Fruiting, productivity

The crop begins to bear fruit in the third year of life on the site. The average productivity of the variety is 20–25 years, subject to rejuvenating pruning every 12–15 years. This variety is characterized by early ripening. Depending on how warm the spring was, the first berries appear between June 10 and June 25.

On average, you can collect 1–1.5 kg of berries from a bush; under favorable weather conditions and proper agricultural practices - 3 kg. The highest yields are observed in the 12th year of life of the vegetation on the site. The berries have good taste. Tasting score: 4.5 points out of 5 possible.

The taste is harmonious, balanced, sour-sweet, slightly tart. The sugar content in the pulp is 6.4%, so the acid is felt weakly. The berries have a characteristic pleasant fruity aroma. Honeysuckle fruits are not only tasty, but also healthy. Their consumption will help strengthen the immune system, since the content of ascorbic acid in 100 g of fresh berries is 17 mg.

Advantages and disadvantages

• The main advantages of the variety:
• increased resistance to frost, diseases and pests;
• long periods of plant productivity;
• ease of care;
• possibility of universal use of fruits;
• early fruiting period;
• good survival rates in regions with a climate unsuitable for the culture.

• Disadvantages of culture:
• self-sterility;
• poor tolerance to seasonal temperature fluctuations;
• Not everyone may like the taste of the fruit;
• increased requirements for soil moisture.

Characteristics of the variety

• Taste qualities: in different years 4.7 – 5 points.
• Chemical composition of the plant: copper, selenium, manganese, iodine, A C, P, PP, glucose, fructose, organic acids.
• Pollination: cross.
• Pollinator varieties: Amphora, Viola, Blue Spindle, Morena, Nymph.
• Fruiting: in the third year after planting.
• Productivity: up to two kilograms per bush.
• Fruit shedding: weak.
• Transportation: excellent.
• Viability: resistant to diseases, little affected by insects, easily tolerates frost.

Frost resistance and drought resistance

The variety has high winter hardiness and winters well in the central zone of the Russian Federation. Return frosts in spring do not damage it.

Fruiting, productivity

The variety is early-bearing and begins to bear fruit 3-4 years after the seedling is planted. The yield of the bush is no more than 1.8 kg. The ripening time of berries depends on the growing area. In Ukraine, berries can be picked from the end of May, and in the Moscow region - from the end of June.

Advantages and disadvantages of the variety

Honeysuckle Violet (the description of the variety indicates this) has many advantages.

The main ones include:

• frost resistance;
• resistance to many diseases and pests;
• important nutritional value;
• versatility - berries can be used for making fruit drinks and juices, a variety of baked goods and delicious desserts, as well as for main dishes;
• excellent appearance of the fruit (marketable appearance) even after many hours of transportation;
• good yield;
• high taste ratings;
• does not require special or complex care;
• does not crumble after ripening;
• helps in the fight against many diseases.

No significant shortcomings of the variety have been discovered yet, but there are some aspects that gardeners would like to improve. These, for example, are called:

• great need for sun and the impossibility of ripening in the shade;
• need for other varieties for pollination.

Summarizing all of the above, it should be said that the Violet honeysuckle variety is a particularly valuable and easy-to-care variety. By planting it in his garden along with some other varieties, the owner has every chance to provide himself with healthy and tasty berries.

The advantages of berry crops include

• high winter hardiness;
• large fruit;
• pleasant taste;
• weak fruit shedding;
• high productivity of planted bushes;
• resistance to diseases and pests.

Minuses

• average yield;
• self-sterility.

Interesting fact! Honeysuckle contains a high concentration of vitamins and microelements, which allow you to: strengthen blood vessels, strengthen the immune system, slow down cell aging, normalize the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract, and improve the condition of the human nervous system.

Honeysuckle variety Violet

Violet is a medium-late ripening honeysuckle, bred at the Pavlovsk Experimental Station VIR (St. Petersburg) through free pollination of seeds of the Roxana variety. Work on variety study, propagation and introduction into production was carried out at the Krasnokutsk experimental station of the Institute of Horticulture of the UAAS (Krasnokutsk, Kharkov region, Ukraine). Authorship assigned to M.N. Plekhanova, A.V. Kondrikova and V.A. Kickbalo. In 1992, the variety was sent for State testing. In 1995, it was zoned for the North-Western region (Leningrad region), later - for all regions of the Russian Federation. The variety is recommended for cultivation in Poltava, Sumy and Kharkov regions.

The bushes are medium-sized (up to 1.3 - 1.5 m in height), slightly spreading, with a dense, rounded crown. The shoots are straight, thick, greenish-brown in color. The leaves are large, oblong-oval, colored bright green. The leaf blade is flat. The flowers are medium-sized (up to 2 cm in diameter), pale green in color, collected in 2-flowered inflorescences.

Violet honeysuckle berries are large (average weight 1.14 g, maximum up to 1.5 g, diameter up to 1.2 cm, length up to 2.8 cm), elongated pitcher-shaped, slightly curved, with a pointed apex and slightly lumpy surface. The skin is thin, but strong, smooth, blue-violet in color, with a waxy coating of medium intensity over the entire surface of the fruit. The pulp is tight, slightly fibrous consistency, dessert sweet and sour taste, with a pleasant light aroma. On a 5-point tasting scale, the taste qualities of the variety are rated at 4.3 - 4.7 points (in 1996 - 5.0 points).

According to the chemical composition, fruits grown in the conditions of Krasnokutsk contain: total sugars (9.11%), acids (1.35%), vitamin C (69.2 mg/100 g), P-active substances (637.2 mg/100 g). The variety is suitable for processing and dessert use. The berries are transportable and perform well when stored.

Under the conditions of Krasnokutsk, the berries ripen 2 - 3 days later than the Pavlovsk experimental station, in the last days of May - early June; in the Moscow region - in the 3rd decade of June (approximately the 25th). Fruit shedding is weak.

The precociousness of Violet honeysuckle is good: the bushes bear fruit in the 3rd - 4th year of growth. Productivity is assessed as average (but still higher than the level of many other varieties and forms of honeysuckle): 1.3 - 1.8 kg/bush. The variety is highly winter-hardy and resistant to diseases and pests. In the conditions of central Russia, the bushes winter well, and the flowers do not suffer from spring frosts.

This honeysuckle is self-sterile. The following varieties are used as pollinators: Amphora, Viola, Blue Spindle, Morena, Nymph.

In some years, secondary (autumn) flowering is observed. The bushes are suitable for decorative purposes and can be used to create a “living” hedge.

Honeysuckle Violet grows well in many soils, but best of all in fertilized loamy and heavy loamy soils.

Among the main advantages of the variety: large berries with a dessert taste and high vitamin C content, low shedding, and frost resistance.

Features of the plant

The honeysuckle variety “Violet” tolerates frost well, has high immunity to disease, and is rarely attacked by various pests. The plant is self-sterile, therefore, in order to get a harvest, pollinating varieties need to be planted nearby: “Viola”, “Morena”, “Amphora”, “Blue Spindle”, “Slastena”.

A berry crop can bear fruit several times per season, but extremely rarely. Honeysuckle grows well in heavy and light loamy soils. Bushes are planted not only to collect delicious berries, but also as an element of farmstead decor.

Plant characteristics

Appearance of the bush

Honeysuckle variety Violet belongs to medium-sized plants. The height of the bush rarely exceeds 1.3-1.5 meters. Compared to many other varieties, it is not as lush. The shoots are greenish-brown in color and quite thick. This variety has oblong and large leaves with a bright green color. The tip of the leaf is soft. The leaf plate itself is flat, the upper part is smooth, and the lower part is rougher. A white stripe divides the leaf into two parts.

Appearance of the Violet honeysuckle bush

In spring the bush blooms. Long peduncles with two flowers appear on the shoots, each with at least 5 reed petals. Violet color is soft pink.

The berries ripen at the end of May. Honeysuckle is not like other berries. It has an oblong shape. Tubercles are noticeable on the fruits. The length of each fruit is approximately 3 cm. The maximum weight of the berry is 1.5 grams.

The edible fruit has a dark blue, one might say inky color, and is covered with a waxy coating. The pulp smells pleasant, massive and with a lot of fiber. The fruit tastes sweet and sour. On a five-point scale, tasters give the Violet variety 4.7-5 points.

Important! Berries of bright colors are not used - they are considered poisonous. Honeysuckle Violet berries are very beneficial for the human body.

Contains vitamins A, C, PP, P, B vitamins, barium, manganese, copper, magnesium, iron, iodine, silicon, potassium, calcium, pectin, fructose, phenolic substances

Honeysuckle Violet berries are very beneficial for the human body. Contains vitamins A, C, PP, P, B vitamins, barium, manganese, copper, magnesium, iron, iodine, silicon, potassium, calcium, pectin, fructose, phenolic substances.

Despite this, the calorie content in 100 grams of the product does not exceed 35-40 kcal. Therefore, berries are recommended for dietary nutrition.

Productivity

In eastern Ukraine (including Krasnokutsk), the fruits of Violet honeysuckle ripen approximately 2-3 weeks faster than in the Moscow region. So, in the Kharkov region they are collected already at the end of May-beginning of June, and in Russia - approximately June 25-30.

It is better for a young bush to bear fruit 3-4 years after planting. The harvest, as breeders indicate, is average. From one bush it is possible to collect 1.3-1.9 kilograms of fruit. The fruits do not fall off for a long time.

Harvest Bush Honeysuckle Violet

The unique honeysuckle berry and its benefits for our health

We often grow something without asking ourselves what exactly the crop gives us, other than nutrition. We know that plant products are useful, but what they are not. But you need to broaden your horizons, and then you will see how many benefits there are in the fruits of honeysuckle. Of course, all this is thanks to the healing composition, which contains vitamins - A C, P, PP, group B, macro- and microelements - copper, manganese, barium, sodium, silicon, iodine, calcium, potassium, iron, magnesium, and also a lot of pectin , phenolic substances, acids, fructose,

Thanks to their composition, honeysuckle “Violet” and a number of other varieties benefit the body.

• Normalizes the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract, genitourinary and cardiovascular systems.
• Improves vision.
• Boosts immunity and protects during cold season.
• The berry is necessary for those people who live in environmentally unfavorable regions.
• Helps with skin ailments, oral diseases, stomach and intestinal disorders.
• Metabolism improves, honeysuckle helps expel waste and toxins, which also has a beneficial effect on weight loss.
• Helps with high blood pressure and weak blood vessels.

On a note! Honeysuckle fruits, depending on the variety, contain only 30-40 kcal per 100 grams.

Description

This is an unusually beautiful shrub during flowering. Therefore, its decorative effect can also be used when planting.

“Violet” is a lush, rounded bush with a neat shape, growing up to 1.5 meters in height. It has erect branches, colored light brown with a hint of pink, densely covered with short hairs. The leaves have short petioles, densely growing, arranged in pairs.

The leaf blades are oval in shape, with a slightly rounded end and a distinct stripe along the entire leaf. The color of the leaves is light green, not very rich. The leaves are smoother on top and have a slight edge on the bottom.

This “violet” blooms very beautifully, throwing out long stalks on which two flowers open. Their color is soft pink, each has five petals, about two centimeters in volume.

Berries

Fruit ripening begins quite early - towards the end of May. They have a rather interesting shape, in the form of plump, lumpy fingers, about three centimeters long. The berries are dark blue and inky. Their surface is matte, as if covered with wax. The skin is quite dense, underneath there is juicy pulp. The taste is sweet and sour. The aroma is delicate and very pleasant.

The fruits of honeysuckle “violet” contain a lot of useful microelements and vitamins. Including: large amounts of iodine and manganese. The plant is cross-pollinated; it is necessary to plant other pollinating varieties nearby. You can choose Amphora, Viola, Nymph or Blue Spindle.

Fruiting usually begins by the third year of life. Each bush can produce two kilograms of berries, and with careful care and feeding - up to three.

The berries stick well to the branches, practically do not fall off, and tolerate transportation well even over long distances.

“Violet” is practically not susceptible to various diseases; pests also prefer to avoid it. Winter frosts are not scary for her.

Harvesting

The ripening of honeysuckle fruits occurs unevenly. The berries below begin to sing earlier. Therefore, harvesting is done gradually. The procedure is performed in dry weather.

The fruits of honeysuckle violet have beneficial properties

You can start harvesting from the end of May. Berries will appear on the side shoots, inside the bush. Ripening is uneven - fruits appear later from below than from above. They are picked as they ripen.

The fruits are not stored for a long time: they can stay on the refrigerator shelf for no more than 2–3 days. Honeysuckle berries are suitable for processing - they are used to make delicious wine and jam. These fruits can also be frozen or dried, but they are best eaten fresh.

You can pick the fruits by hand. Another way is to place an agrofibre plant under the bush and then shake the bush - the ripe berries will fall off

Description of the Avacha honeysuckle variety

Edible honeysuckle is one of the first berries of the season, ripening in late May or early June, which is 2 weeks before strawberries. Eastern Siberia is considered the birthplace of this unique representative of the Honeysuckle family, and honeysuckle has been known in Russia for more than 300 years.

This very hardy deciduous shrub has long been a valuable fruiting plant, but is little known in Europe and America and is considered an invasive species in some regions. Many varieties of edible honeysuckle have been bred in Russia, one of which is the large-fruited Avacha variety. The merit of selection belongs to the All-Russian Research Institute of Plant Growing named after. N.I. Vavilova.

Did you know? Honeysuckle got its name (Latin Lonicera) from the name of the 16th century German physician and botanist Adam Lonicer, who described this species in his works.

The variety is intended for cultivation in open ground.

Bushes

Honeysuckle Avacha is an early ripening variety (ripening period - May-June). The bush is medium-sized, spreading. Height - 1.5 m, crown diameter - 1 m. The shoots are erect, light green. Older trunks are curved at the base and have characteristic flattened areas on the bark.

The leaves are green, average size up to 6 cm, fall in November. They are located opposite each other on 2.5 cm cuttings. The flowers are bisexual, paired, at first white, later turning yellow.

Fruits, yield

The berries are double, large, elongated-oval, blue with a waxy coating. Fruit weight - 1.1 g. Under favorable conditions during the growing season and with fewer fruits in the bush, the weight of the berry can be greater, since competition for nutrients is eliminated.

Ripe berries remain on the branches for a long time and do not fall off. The pulp is dark, characterized by a high content of dyes, which gives the berries a blue color. The taste is sweet and sour, tart (the ratio of sugar and acid is 3–6, acidity 1.5–3.7%). The yield is 2–2.5 kg of berries from each bush.

Important! Do not consume honeysuckle with red berries, which are toxic to humans. They can cause stomach upset, diarrhea, nausea and vomiting.

Chemical composition and beneficial properties of berries

Honeysuckle has healing properties due to the unique chemical composition of biologically active substances (per 100 g of product):

• calories - 30 kcal;
• proteins - 0 g;
• fats - 0 g;
• carbohydrates - 7.8 g;
• water - 82.7 g;
• dietary fiber - 0 g;
• vitamin C - 32.1 mg;
• vitamin B1 (thiamine) - 0.16 mg;
• vitamin B2 (riboflavin) - 0.02 mg;
• vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) - 0.02 mg;
• calcium - 24.5 mg;
• copper - 0.06 mg;
• iron - 0.27 mg;
• magnesium - 13.5 mg;
• manganese - 0.14 mg.

The high level of anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activity of honeysuckle is due to the level of polyphenolic compounds (150 mg), especially anthocyanins (94.47 mg). These berries are potential sources of health benefits and may provide protection against a number of chronic diseases - cancer, diabetes, tumor growth and damage to the cardiovascular and nervous systems.

Honeysuckle is a powerful antiviral agent, has wound-healing properties, is effective against E. coli and helps treat acute bronchitis in children.

Advantages and disadvantages of the variety

• Advantages
• ease of cultivation and care;
• good yield and early ripening;
• the berries are large and do not fall off when ripe;
• beautiful and ornamental shrub with fragrant flowers;
• resistance to low temperatures, diseases and pests.

• Flaws
• pollinator varieties are required;
• non-simultaneous ripening of berries;
• lodging of lower shoots.

Diseases and pests

Despite the Titmouse’s high resistance to various diseases, it can still be affected by the following:

1. Powdery mildew. It is characterized by the appearance of a white coating on the underside of the leaves. To cure honeysuckle, it is necessary to treat it with the drug “Topaz”. To prevent the disease in early spring, a 5% urea solution must be poured into the root zone of honeysuckle.
2. Phytoviruses. The leaves are covered with light green spots, and the appearance of small brown dots can be observed along the central veins. An infected bush should be burned to prevent infection of other bushes. Prevention of this disease is to purchase planting material in trusted places and follow the rules for caring for Titmouse.

Video: treatment for diseases and pests

Among the pests that can affect Titmouse honeysuckle are:

1. Aphid. Small green and black insects that feed on the sap of leaves. To get rid of these pests, the honeysuckle bush should be treated with Actellik, Aktara or Eleksar. To prevent the appearance of aphids on Titmouse, spray the plant with tinctures of tobacco, pepper or garlic.
2. Honeysuckle mite. Small pests that feed on plant sap. Dark spots appear on the leaves; by the end of summer they turn brown and dry out. To combat ticks, it is necessary to treat the bushes with a solution of the drug “Actellik” or “Rogor”. Prevention of the appearance of this pest is to periodically thin out the honeysuckle bush.
3. Fingerwing. A caterpillar that feeds on fruit pulp and seeds. When this pest appears, unripe fruits darken, wrinkle and crumble. To combat fingerfly, it is recommended to use the drug “Inta-Vir”, as well as water the plant with an infusion of potato or tomato tops. Prevention is to follow agricultural cultivation techniques and water the bushes in the spring with hot water to destroy all the larvae.

The edible honeysuckle variety Sinichka is highly resistant to insect pests and diseases and is easy to care for. Using all the recommendations in practice, you can grow Titmouse on your plot and get a rich harvest of tasty and healthy berries.

Possible problems in growing

The crop has good immunity, but if there are errors in care, it can be affected by various diseases and pests.

Advantages and disadvantages of the variety

The positive qualities of the variety include the following characteristics:

• ease of care;
• frost resistance;
• early fruiting periods;
• good bush immunity;
• excellent taste of the fruit;
• weak crumbling.

Negative qualities include the need to plant pollinator varieties nearby.

Diseases

With heavy rainfall or frequent watering, honeysuckle can be affected by fungal diseases. At the same time, spots and a whitish coating appear on the shoots and leaves. Fungicides are used to combat pathogenic microorganisms.

Powdery mildew on honeysuckle

Pests

Honeysuckle can be attacked by: scale insects, aphids, spider mites. They suck cell sap from the foliage, weakening the bushes. Insecticides are used against harmful insects. To prevent their appearance, plants are sprayed with Aktara and Decis in the spring.

Note! Treatment with chemicals is carried out before the plants flower.

Other problems

Fruits on plants are formed in the 3rd year after planting. If after the specified time fruiting has not begun, this means that pollinating varieties were not planted next to the honeysuckle, or they are not suitable for pollinating the crop.

Violet is a variety of honeysuckle with tasty, edible fruits. The plant is easy to care for and is frost-resistant. With good care, a gardener can collect about 1.8 kilograms of blue-violet healthy berries from a bush.

Benefit of the berry

Wild berries have a number of undeniable advantages:

1. Excellent winter hardiness. For most varieties, temperatures of 50 degrees below zero are not a threat. Even if plants have been damaged by frost, they tend to recover quickly. Moreover, they delight with tasty and aromatic fruits, while other shrubs lose almost their entire harvest.
2. Duration of fruiting. This is one of the most fruitful shrubs. The long life span allows it to bear fruit for 25-30 years.
3. The honeysuckle harvest is always in demand in any market. Even from the smallest plot of land you can collect a lot of berries.
4. Honeysuckle fruits ripen very quickly. Honeysuckle is a fast-growing crop. Some varieties can produce fruits in the first year after transplantation.
5. The fruits can be collected at a time when strawberries and raspberries are just beginning to bloom.

Honeysuckle is accessible to any summer resident. Almost all varieties are very resistant to pests and many diseases. Doesn't require any special care. There is no need to treat the shrub with various chemicals. The fruits can be consumed even by small children.

Reproduction methods

Honeysuckle easily propagates vegetatively, primarily by layering and dividing the bush. To root the cuttings in June, dig up the bush, select strong shoots from the outer lower part and bend them to the ground, securing them with a pin. Then the cuttings are sprinkled with soil and actively watered for several months. As a rule, by next spring, an independent root system has already formed in the place where the branch is attached to the ground, and young shoots appear on the surface of the ground

Such a bush is carefully separated from the mother one using pruning shears, dug up and transplanted to a new place.

An old bush can be rejuvenated by carefully digging it up and dividing it into 2-3 parts with a clean knife or shovel, making sure that each root fragment has an equal number of upper shoots. After this, each part is planted as an independent plant.

You can propagate honeysuckle by rooting cuttings, but this method is more complex and less reliable.

However, if healthy shoots remain during rejuvenating pruning, they can be buried in a light soil substrate (garden soil mixed with sand or peat), covered with film and wait for new shoots to appear. Periodically, the soil needs to be moistened and the mini-greenhouse needs to be ventilated. Seed propagation of honeysuckle is practiced, although it takes a very long time to grow an adult bush from a seed.

You may be interested in information about another average variety of honeysuckle - Julia.

Reproduction of honeysuckle fruit violet

Cuttings are considered the most effective method of propagating this variety. As soon as the first green fruit ovaries appear on the tree, they begin to prepare the cuttings.

It is better to cut shoots in damp, cloudy, cool weather. For cuttings, choose strong green branches of the current year. For subsequent reproduction, the middle part of the shoot is suitable; it must have a pair of leaves.

The length of the cutting should not exceed 15 cm.

At the top the branch is cut straight, at the bottom - at an angle of 45 ᵒ, while trying to preserve the buds, retreating 1 cm from them

The resulting children are planted in a mixture of peat and sand (1:3). The air temperature in the room should be 20-22 ᵒС, humidity – 85%. To create such conditions, the container with seedlings is covered with film and watered regularly.

After 10 days, young plants will have roots

After this, the film is removed, the temperature in the room is reduced by opening the windows.

Important! Young plants are planted in the ground in early spring. Before the onset of warm weather, it is better to keep them in a film greenhouse, covering them with a spruce tree for the winter.

Also, edible honeysuckle lonicera edulis Violet can be propagated by seeds and layering. But these methods are less effective. They are rarely used in gardening.

Advantages and disadvantages

Among the main advantages of culture:

• winter hardiness;
• large fruits;
• excellent taste;
• good productivity;
• resistance to pests and fungal infections.

Among other things, berries contain elements that strengthen the immune system, blood vessels, have a positive effect on the intestines and even slow down cell aging. Among the disadvantages are self-sterility and fruiting only three years after planting.

It is recommended to plant the plant in the ground in early autumn; in the spring it is better to postpone this process, since sap flow begins. This is a perennial bush that does not survive moving around the site very well, so it is worth choosing a permanent place right away, where there is sun most of the day.

The soil should not be too wet; the optimal groundwater level is one and a half meters. Try to make sure that the bush is protected from drafts. Acidic soil can be destructive, but if there is no other place, sprinkle the soil with ash before planting. If this requirement is overlooked, then the leaves will acquire a weak tint, and weak fruiting will be ensured in the future. The soil can be fertilized; edible berries must have additional nutrition.

There is no special care for the plant. The gardener must ensure normal watering, fertilizing the soil, pruning, then he will get a good harvest.

Honeysuckle is irrigated regularly, in small portions, since it does not like overly wet soil. It is enough to pour a bucket of water under each bush, but every day if the season turns out to be dry. With regular precipitation, watering is reduced significantly.

We must not forget about loosening the soil and removing weeds, since this ensures the necessary supply of oxygen to the root system. Once a year, ash is added to the water to control the acidity of the soil.

In early spring, when the last snow has already melted, it is necessary to add a dose of nitrogen to the soil. At the development stage, it will contribute to the appearance of good green mass. Urea is great for this. A little later, at the end of spring, you can fertilize with humus or manure. In autumn, superphosphate or compost is used as top dressing.

In the first year of growth, it is enough to simply put humus in the planting hole; fertilizers are applied on a regular basis only in the third and subsequent years.

Such sanitary treatment should take place in early autumn, when sap flow is already slowing down. Branches that are damaged, dried out, aged, are removed. Those that began to grow inside the crown are also not needed by the plant, they only burden it. Under no circumstances should seedlings be shortened, otherwise the fruit will ripen much later.

During the first years there is no need to touch the bush; shaping begins in the sixth year. Then rejuvenation of the shoots is required only once every two years. There should be about five main branches left. The upper ones are not touched, since it is on them that the flower ovaries are formed.

On average, honeysuckle can grow for up to twenty years, then they undergo rejuvenation and undergo radical pruning.

Rules of care

It should be noted that the crop does not like excess moisture and mineral fertilizers. Watering should be done moderately - in hot weather, 10 liters of water is enough for the bush. During rains, watering is stopped. Despite the fact that honeysuckle does not react well to excess moisture, the soil around the bushes should not be dry.

After moistening, it is recommended to loosen the soil and remove weeds . This will improve the supply of oxygen, nutrients, and moisture to the roots of the plant crop. To make maintenance easier, it is better to mulch the soil around the bushes, which will protect the soil from drying out and prevent the growth of weeds.

At least once a season you need to water with the addition of wood ash (1 liter of ash per 10 liters of water). This procedure will reduce the acid level in the soil

It is also necessary to apply fertilizers that contain all the necessary nutrients. For the first two years after planting, you don’t have to fertilize the soil, since enough useful elements were added during planting.

In the third year, it is recommended to carry out the following feeding:

1. In early spring, nitrogen-containing fertilizers are applied to the soil to increase green mass. You can use urea (1 tablespoon per 10 liters of liquid).
2. In May, organic matter is added - humus (1 bucket for one plant), rotted manure or bird droppings.
3. In autumn, organic ingredients are also used. For bush 2, take 1/2 a bucket of humus and add 40 g of superphosphate.

It is also necessary to prune the bushes. In the fall, pruning is carried out for sanitary purposes - dried, damaged branches and branches growing inward are removed.

Honeysuckle seedlings cannot be shortened, as this will delay the fruiting process . You should not cut off the tops of the bushes, since it is on them that the fruits form. The crown of an overgrown bush is formed at the age of 6 years. Then anti-aging pruning is carried out every 2-3 years. In addition to removing dry and damaged branches, lower branches that no longer bear fruit are cut off. As a rule, about 5 main branches are left.

Bushes over 20 years old require significant anti-aging pruning. Gradually over several years, trunks that do not bear fruit or bear fruit very poorly should be removed.