This plant is cultivated in different parts of the world for its edible fruits. As the name suggests L. caerulea produces dull blue fruits but at this stage of the season none had been found here in the Swiss Alps. It is a circumpolar plant and is found in Russia and Asia with each area having different sub species or varieties. The European plant is ssp caerulea

Lonicera caerulea Blue-berried Honeysuckle Bernina Alps above Pontresina, Engadine, Switzerland 5th July 2010 Previous   Next	Lonicera caerulea Blue-berried Honeysuckle Bernina Alps above Pontresina, Engadine, Switzerland 5th July 2010 Previous   Next
Lonicera caerulea Blue-berried Honeysuckle flowers	Lonicera caerulea Blue-berried Honeysuckle leaves

LHS: Near Alpen Grun 9th July 2010, RHS: Bernina Alps above Pontresina 5th July 2010 Engadine, Switzerland.

Added on 1st December 2010, updated 29th May 2013