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  • Sambucus
    • nigra   CAG00699

      (Elderberry, Elder)
      Height6mWidth3mFlowering SeasonSp - AuWaterM - HLightSun - L. Sh.
      Sambucus nigra
      CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE

      An evergreen large shrub or small tree common to Europe. Bright green divided leaves, to 30cm long, are held in pairs on strong hollow stems up to 6m high. During the warmer months large lacy heads of small white starry flowers are produced, sometimes followed by black berries.

      The flowers and berries are edible and the flowers are traditionally used to make elderflower wines and cordials, and can be added to pancakes for something different.

      A fairly high water user with little tolerance for drought but quite lovely by the veggie patch or beside a lawn where it will appreciate the extra water and can be cut down hard, when in active growth, to keep its size in check and encourage bolder foliage or to act as an informal screen.

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