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      Sambucus nigra |
    European Elder ( Common Elder ) |
       Deciduous shrub |
HEIGHT: | 3 - 20 feet | SPREAD: | 3 - 20 feet | DISTINCTIONS: | Creamy white flowers in flat-topped cymes; fruit black; pinnately compound leaves; full sun best in cool climates; prefers moist soils, but will tolerate dry; over 30 cultivars. | LIMITATIONS: | In Southcentral Alaska, plants usually die back to the ground. | HARDINESS: | (Zones 4-5) | ORIGIN: | Europe, northern Africa, western Asia | CULTIVARS: | ‘Aurea’ new foliage bright yellow fading green.; Black Beauty™ ‘Gerda’ dark foliage; large clusters of pink, lemon-scented flowers.; Black Lace™‘Eva dark, finely-cut foliage; pink flowers.; ‘Marginata’ leaflet margins yellow fading to creamy white.; ‘Madonna’ golden variegated leaflets, some with yellow margins.; | _____________________________ Back to List | The information for this Deciduous shrub (274) was last updated on: 2011-01-11 18:56:45 |
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