Black Beauty Elder

Sambucus nigra 'Gerda'
A hardy, fast growing, multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with an upright, spreading habit of growth. Features serrated dark purple foliage throughout the season that keeps its colour through fall. Produces attractive clusters of tiny, soft pink blooms with a lemon scent in late spring to early summer, turning to small ornamental deep purple berries in fall. Proven Winners plant.

Type: Deciduous Shrub
Height: 8 ft
Spread: 6 ft
Zone: 3
Sun: Full Sun to Part Shade
Soil: Moist
Flower: Spring, Pink
Fruit: Ornamental Fruit

Size: Medium size shrub
Growth Rate: Medium growth rate
Applications: Used as an accent or in a mass planting
Ornamental features: Aromatic
Deer/Rabbit: Rabbit resistant
Xeriscape: Xeriscape
Birds/Bees/Hummingbirds: Attracts birds

Sun: Full Sun to Part Shade
Drainage: Requires moist well drained soil

Maintenance: High maintenance
Pruning: Best pruned in late winter or early spring once the threat of extreme cold has passed

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