Angular, bushy shrub with oval, variegated, shiny dark green leaves. Veins and midribs are colored with yellow, ivory, or white. In summer, spikes of yellow flowers with red bracts bloom.
Sambucus racemosa ( Sutherland Gold European Red Elder )
Deciduous, bushy shrub with arching shoots and leaves. Grows to 10′ tall and wide. Leaves are pinnate, to 9 in. long, consisting of up to 5 finely toothed, ovate leaflets. In springtime produces small, yellow flowers in cone-shaped panicles. After […]
Sambucus racemosa ( Red Elder )
Deciduous, bushy shrub with arching shoots and leaves. Leaves are pinnate, to 9 in. long, consisting of up to 5 toothed leaflets. In springtime produces small, yellow flowers in cone-shaped panicles. After blooming period is over, produces small, round, red […]
Sambucus racemosa ( Plumosa Aurea European Red Elder )
Deciduous, bushy shrub with arching shoots and leaves. Grows to 10′ tall and wide. Leaves are pinnate, to 9 in. long, consisting of up to 5 , finely toothed, ovate leaflets. In springtime produces small, yellow flowers in cone-shaped panicles. […]
Sambucus pubens ( Scarlet Elder )
Sambucus pubens is a large shrub, reaching 12-25′ tall and wide. Leaves are opposite, pinnate compound, lovely dark green. Flowers bloom in late spring, yellowish-white, on 5″ conical panicle. Fruit is small, scarlet drupe, mid summer ripening, very ornamental. There […]
Sambucus nigra ( Laciniata Black Elder )
Deciduous, erect, bushy shrub that grows to 20′ tall and wide. Leaves of ‘Laciniata’ are irregular, pinnate, to 10″ long, consisting of up to 5 medium green, finely dissected, ovate leaflets. In early summer produces flattened panicles, to 8″ wide, […]
Sambucus nigra ( Elderberry )
Deciduous, erect, bushy shrub that grows to 20′ tall and wide. Leaves are pinnate, to 10″ long, consisting of up to 5 medium green, toothed, ovate leaflets. In early summer produces flattened panicles, to 8″ wide, of musk-scented, small, white […]
Sambucus nigra ( Aurea Black Elder )
Deciduous, erect, bushy shrub that grows to 20′ tall and wide. Leaves of ‘Aurea’ are pinnate, to 10″ long, consisting of up to 5 ovate, serrate, golden yellow leaflets with pinkish stalks. In early summer produces flattened panicles, to 8″ […]
Sambucus canadensis ( Maxima American Elder )
‘Maxima’ is a deciduous, upright shrub that is vigorous, stoloniferous and grows to 12′ tall and wide. Leaves are pinnate, 12″-18″ long, consisting of 11 lanceolate to elliptic, toothed, yellowish-green leaflets. Flattened panicles of small white flowers with purplish stalks […]
Sambucus canadensis ( American Elder )
Deciduous, upright shrub that is stoloniferous and grows to 12′ tall and wide. Leaves are pinnate, to 12″ long, consisting of 9+ lanceolate to elliptic, toothed, yellowish-green leaflets. Flattened panicles of small white flowers are produced in midsummer. After blooming […]