Botanical Name: Common Names:
Sambucus nigra Black Tower Elder, Elderberry,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Deciduous
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Citrus & Fruit, Hedging / Screening, Shrubs Shrub Like, Upright
Description:
Medium, showy, upright deciduous shrub with intense blackish-burgundy lacy foliage and bi-colour cream/pink flowers in Summer followed by edible purple berries commonly known as elderberries, these can be used to make drinks and jam. Grows approx. 2m tall x 1m wide.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
1-2m 1-2m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Loam, Sandy, Well Drained