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Black Lace® Elderberry

Sambucus nigra

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Proven Winners - Black Lace® - Elderberry - Sambucus nigra pink plant details, information and resources.

Sun FullWater Medium
Black Lace® Elderberry (Sambucus nigra) — Proven Winners - Black Lace® - Elderberry - Sambucus nigra pink plant details, information and resources
Black Lace® Elderberry (Sambucus nigra) — Best if pruned immediately after bloomingBlack Lace® Elderberry (Sambucus nigra) — Best in moist soil although will tolerate dry soilsBlack Lace® Elderberry (Sambucus nigra) — including Black Lace elderberryBlack Lace® Elderberry (Sambucus nigra) — giving Sambucus nigra Black Lace an effect similar to that of Japanese mapleBlack Lace® Elderberry (Sambucus nigra) — Intense purple black foliage is finely cut like laceBlack Lace® Elderberry (Sambucus nigra) — Awards: Silver Medal, Royal Boskoop Horticulture Society+25

Culture

Sun
Full
Water
Medium

Shape & size

Mature height
6–8 Ft.
Mature width
6–8 Ft.

Classification

Family
Caprifoliaceae

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Black Lace® Elderberry (Sambucus nigra) — Proven Winners - Black Lace® - Elderberry - Sambucus nigra pink plant details, information and resources
Black Lace® Elderberry (Sambucus nigra) — Best if pruned immediately after blooming
Black Lace® Elderberry (Sambucus nigra) — Best in moist soil although will tolerate dry soils
Black Lace® Elderberry (Sambucus nigra) — including Black Lace elderberry
Black Lace® Elderberry (Sambucus nigra) — giving Sambucus nigra Black Lace an effect similar to that of Japanese maple
Black Lace® Elderberry (Sambucus nigra) — Intense purple black foliage is finely cut like lace
Black Lace® Elderberry (Sambucus nigra) — Awards: Silver Medal, Royal Boskoop Horticulture Society
Black Lace® Elderberry (Sambucus nigra) — According to the Humane Society of America
Black Lace® Elderberry (Sambucus nigra) — elderberry can be toxic to pets if consumed
Black Lace® Elderberry (Sambucus nigra) — Black Lace elderberry is a perfectly stylish addition to your landscape and a standout purple leaf elderberry
Black Lace® Elderberry (Sambucus nigra) — this resilient purple leaf elderberry may be pruned to the ground each year and grown like a perennial
Black Lace® Elderberry (Sambucus nigra) — Sambucus nigra Black Lace thrives under acid or alkaline soils
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