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Sambucus nigra ‘Black Lace’

Sambucus nigra ‘Black Lace’

£7.50

Aspect:: Full Sun
Soil Type:: Most Types
Colour:: White
Colour:: Pink
Colour:: Black

Plants available: 17

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Plant Overview

Very finely cut, almost black foliage, which is the perfect foil to the pink-flushed blooms. Red-black elderberries follow the flowers in mid-late summer. In autumn, its leaves turn a rich red.

Height and spread: 6m x 6m

Prune hard in early winter or early spring. Can be cut down to ground level each year if you want to keep it as a small shrub.

Like its cousin, the common elder, the flowers and fruits can be cooked and used in drinks.

Common name(s): Black Elder

Picture courtesy of The Hardy Plant Society

All our plants are supplied in 9cm pots unless otherwise specified. Plants in this size pot establish quickly in the garden and often outpace plants in bigger pots planted at the same time. Our potted plants can be planted immediately, unless otherwise noted, or you can leave them in their pots until you are ready to plant.

The majority of our plants are grown outdoors. This means that they follow their natural growth patterns and are ready to plant at any time of the year. If you order the plants in winter, they are likely to be dormant and died back to ground level, ready to shoot again in spring - just like the herbaceous perennials in your own garden. Very occasionally, in winter, we may indicate on the packing slip that a plant needs to be hardened off before planting out. This will be because it has just come out of a polytunnel. If you have any questions about our plants or growing methods, please feel free to drop us an email.

We grow most of what we sell ourselves, in our nursery in the Buckinghamshire countryside. Our prices include VAT at 20%.