Family: adoxaceae
Common name(s): Pacific Red Elderberry
Hardiness ratings: USDA zone 3~4 - 7
General resources
Links for Sambucus racemosa
- BBC Gardening: Sambucus racemosa 'Plumosa Aurea' - Plant profile with horticultural details and garden uses.
(1 photo)
- Dave's Garden PlantFiles - Profile page with horticultural basics, and member-contributed photos and comments. (zone 4)
(11 photos)
- Denver Botanic Gardens - Description, native range, and cultural requirements. (additional pages for other varieties) (zone 4)
(2 photos)
- Digging Dog Nursery: Sambucus racemosa 'Sutherland Gold' - Catalog page with descriptive information (zone 3b)
- Garden.org - Community-assembled plant profile (3 varieties in database)
(9 photos)
- Hayefield: Sambucus racemosa ‘Sutherland Gold’ - Garden writer Nancy Ondra presents a plant growing in her garden, with description and photographs.
(2 photos)
- Illinois Wildflowers - Informative illustrated page with description and cultivation details, also covering range and faunal associations.
(3 photos)
- Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - Plant description and characteristics with notes on distribution, culture, and propagation.
(34 photos)
- Missouri Botanical Garden - Plantfinder page for one of the plants growing at the garden, with usually one or more photos, horticultural information, and noteworthy characteristics. (zone 3-7)
(3 photos). Also pages for 'Smnsrd' LEMONY LACE and 'Sutherland Gold'.
- Ontario Rock Garden Society - Germination information (use search on page to find this taxon)
- Paghat's Garden: Sambucus racemosa 'Sutherland Golden' - Illustrated articles by a gardener in the Pacific Northwest, with background and personal observations.
(4 photos)
- Rob's Plants: Sambucus racemosa 'Sutherland Gold' - Plant profile with basic horticultural information and often personal observations. (zone 4)
(1 photo)
- Southwest Colorado Wildflowers - Photos and botanical information about the species/genus.
(8 photos)
- Trees and Shrubs Online - Reference page curated by the International Dendrology Society with descriptive characteristics and horticultural notes.
(2 photos)
- Turner Photographics - Profile of wildflower of the US Pacific Northwest, with botanical description, habitat and distribution, and photo gallery.

- Virginia Tech Dendrology - Factsheet with botanical characteristics and photos of various features.
(6 photos)
- Washington Native Plant Society - Photo and brief description.
(20 photos)
Common name(s): Rocky Mountain Elder; Black Elderberry
Links
- Garden.org - Community-assembled plant profile
(1 photo)
Common name(s): Red Elderberry
Synonym(s): Sambucus pubens Hardiness ratings: USDA zone 3 - 7
Links
- Carolina Nature - Illustrated woody plant profile, with notes on range and identification.
(10 photos)
- North Carolina State University factsheet - Plant profile with horticultural details and comments (zone 3-7)
(5 photos)
- Paghat's Garden - Illustrated articles by a gardener in the Pacific Northwest, with background and personal observations.
(3 photos)
- Rainy Side Gardeners - Plant profile compiled by two gardeners in the Pacific Northwest. Includes propagation and pruning methods, and commentary.
(3 photos)
- Trees and Shrubs Online - Reference page curated by the International Dendrology Society with descriptive characteristics and horticultural notes.
Common name(s): red elderberry
Hardiness ratings: USDA zone 4
Links
Common name(s): Red-berried Elder
Links
- Garden.org - Community-assembled plant profile
(1 photo)
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