Sambucus

Since it is upright and takes up less space, it is perfect for smaller gardens and yards. Invite daring contrast into your garden with the foliage, flowers and fruits of this unique perennial.

* Fruits are sour and usually not consumed raw by humans, but may be cooked for use in the preparation of wine, jelly and pies. Pubens (native to North America) was known as American red elder.

This easy-growing elderberry is an excellent choice to add color and texture to your garden. Reminiscent of a finely cut Japanese maple, these vigorous, deer-resistant plants adapt to almost any soil type, and take well to heavy pruning.

‘Lemony Lace' stays tidy and manageable at 5' tall, but it can also be cut back like a perennial in the fall, so feel free to experiment with its fabulous mounded form. Delicate, deeply cut chartreuse leaves give this elderberry shrub an elegant lacy...

Plant Lemony Lace in well-drained soil in full sun in the North and partial shade in the South. You will fall in love with the extremely fine foliage as it opens up in spring tinged with red edges.

* A shrub or small tree with bright green compound leaves; yellow-white flowers in 4-6" flat-topped clusters, followed by quantities of dark blue-black berries used in jelly, pie, and wine; native to Pacific Northwest.

* Fruits are sour and usually not consumed raw by humans, but may be cooked for use in the preparation of wine, jelly and pies. Pubens (native to North America) was known as American red elder.

For best results combine with peppermint and yarrow. Fever reducer in adults and children.

* A shrub or small tree with bright green compound leaves; yellow-white flowers in 4-6" flat-topped clusters, followed by quantities of dark blue-black berries used in jelly, pie, and wine; native to Pacific Northwest.

European Elderberry ‘Marge' (Sambucus nigra) ‘Marge' is a hybrid between the American Sambucus canadensis and the European Sambucus nigra which gives us an elderberry with all the characteristics of the European varieties but free from the diseases...

The plant is anodyne and carminative. The flowers are diaphoretic and diuretic. Bilateral sham-operated mice acted as controls. A decoction of the root is used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.

The plant is anodyne and carminative. The flowers are diaphoretic and diuretic. Bilateral sham-operated mice acted as controls. A decoction of the root is used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.

* The fruit can be made into jams and preserves.

American Elderberry ‘Ranch' (Sambucus canadensis hybrid) We are excited about this new American Elderberry that's ideal for home gardens. Elderberry is well known as an ingredient in wines and jams but it's also used to help mitigate colds and flu because...

'Wyldewood' needs to be cross-pollinated and we recommend 'Ranch.' That's why we are also offering an American Elderberry Set (product P9160-2X), which includes American Elderberry 'Ranch,' an excellent elderberry with a short stature and it only grows...

* The fruit can be made into jams and preserves.

Racemosa) for any of the edible and medicinal varieties - they are not safe to consume. Don't forget that a poultice of the leaves makes an external antiseptic vulnerary to speed the healing of bruises and wounds.

* The fruit is a bright red or sometimes purple drupe containing 3 to 5 seeds. * The blossoms have been used in the treatment of measles. The fruits are popular with birds, who distribute the seeds.

* The fruit is a bright red or sometimes purple drupe containing 3 to 5 seeds. * The blossoms have been used in the treatment of measles. The fruits are popular with birds, who distribute the seeds.

* Sambucus nigra is a species complex of elder native to most of Europe , northwest Africa southwest Asia, and western North America. A sweet tea is made from the dried flowers. They are often used to make a sparkling wine.

* Sambucus nigra is a species complex of elder native to most of Europe , northwest Africa southwest Asia, and western North America. A sweet tea is made from the dried flowers. They are often used to make a sparkling wine.

Black Lace Elderberry from Proven Winners has purple-black foliage and is durable and adaptable. Leaves, bark, roots and buds can be toxic to pets. Its creamy pink flowers contrast nicely with the dark leaves and blackish red fall berries that attract...

* Research on elderberries is being conducted at the University of Missouri's South West Center in Mount Vernon and at the Missouri State Fruit Experiment Station in Mountain Grove.

This deer-resistant plant has little to no maintenance required. Lemony Lace from Proven Winners produces big clusters of white flowers before the finely dissected, cheery gold foliage emerges.

* Research on elderberries is being conducted at the University of Missouri's South West Center in Mount Vernon and at the Missouri State Fruit Experiment Station in Mountain Grove.

Instant Karma from Proven Winners offers neat, clean foliage of interplaying green and white. If a pollinator (like Black Lace or Black Beauty) is present, you will get a crop of purple-black fruit in the fall.

Instant Karma from Proven Winners offers neat, clean foliage of interplaying green and white. If a pollinator (like Black Lace or Black Beauty) is present, you will get a crop of purple-black fruit in the fall.