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Sambucus canadensis |
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| Synonym(s) |
Sambucus nigra var. canadensis |
| Common name |
American elderberry |
| Family |
adoxaceae |
| Life cycle |
shrub (Z3-10) |
| Flowers |
white (late spring-summer) |
| Size |
to 12' |
| Light |
part shade |
| Cultural notes |
prefers moist soil |
Deciduous shrub distributed widely across the United States and Canada. Umbels of white flowers in summer are followed by black berries attractive to birds. Reportedly short-lived as individual shrubs, but persist by returning from the root mass. The species and its selections are sold in the nursery trade, and are useful for hedges and naturalistic plantings, but ours arrived as a volunteer, seeding itself into a place where it had no future – so it didn't stay in our garden for long.
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December 30, 2024
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