It’s is a floricane, but the owner of the nursery I bought it from claimed the canes could survive the winters. I’d been growing it for decades and never saw that happen, but 2-3 years ago when I was pruning out the dead canes in spring, I thought about what she’d said and as soon as it crossed my mind, I laid eyes on a cane with shriveled berries from the previous year that was starting to leaf out again! But that’s the only one I’ve ever seen. Down in the Matanuska Valley (where I bought it) and in other climates milder than mine, it might occur more regularly. But it’s definitely a floricane; the one that resprouted had already fruited once.
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Honey Queen is definitely a floricane. Bred by Robert Erskine from Rocky Mountain House, Alberta. Seller stated canes can survive winter, but that’s after they’ve fruited. I’ve only observed that happening once in Fairbanks, but it may happen more regularly in a milder climate (I bought them about 300 miles south of us). It’s a great cultivar; berries fat and prolific and very mild, and they’re super hardy.
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