(Elderberry)

(Black Elderberry)

Elderberries are large deciduous shrubs native to Europe, Asia and northern Africa. They are grown for their beautiful foliage, large, musky-scented flowers and showy clusters of fruits. Wildlife magnets, their inflorescences are often visited by butterflies and fruits are favored by birds.

Its pinnate (feathery) leaves are divided into many elliptic leaflets, giving a tropical appearance. The leaves emit a somewhat unpleasant odor when crushed. In late spring and summer, flat-topped umbels of...

(Black Elderberry, Variegated Black Elderberry)

Elderberries are large deciduous shrubs native to Europe, Asia and northern Africa. They are grown for their beautiful foliage, large flowers and showy clusters of fruits. Wildlife magnets, their inflorescences are often visited by butterflies and fruits are favored by birds.

A medium-sized cultivar, 'Aureomarginata' has pinnate leaves which are divided into many elliptic leaflets, giving a tropical appearance. The foliage is deep green with irregular yellow margins and emit a somewhat unpleasant...

(Black Elderberry, Black Lace Black Elderberry)

Elderberries are large deciduous shrubs native to Europe, Asia and northern Africa. They are grown for their beautiful foliage, large flowers and showy clusters of fruits. Wildlife magnets, their inflorescences are often visited by butterflies and fruits are favored by birds.

The smaller, rounded, cultivar 'Eva' has deep purple-black pinnate leaves which are deeply divided into many fine leaflets. It is usually sold under the trade name Black Lace™. The leaves emit a somewhat unpleasant odor when...

(Cutleaf Black Elderberry)

Elderberries are large deciduous shrubs native to Europe, Asia and northern Africa. They are grown for their beautiful foliage, large, musky-scented flowers and showy clusters of fruits. Wildlife magnets, their inflorescences are often visited by butterflies and fruits are favored by birds.

This natural cutleaf selection has deeply divided, pinnate, green leaves which gives it the look of a shrubby laceleaf Japanese maple. The foliage emits a somewhat unpleasant odor when crushed. In late spring...

(Black Elderberry)

Elderberries are large deciduous shrubs native to Europe, Asia and northern Africa. They are grown for their beautiful foliage, large, musky-scented flowers and showy clusters of fruits. Wildlife magnets, their inflorescences are often visited by butterflies and fruits are favored by birds.

Introduced by the Horticulture Research Institute in East Malling, England and usually sold under the name Black Beauty™, the cultivar 'Gerda' sports intense purple-black pinnate leaves. These are divided into...

(Black Elderberry)

Black elderberry is a large upright deciduous shrub native to Europe, western Asia and northern Africa. It is grown for its handsome foliage, large musky-scented flowers, and showy clusters of fruit. A wildlife magnet, it attracts butterflies with its flowers and wildlife with its fruit.

The compact variegated cultivar 'Madonna' sports deep green leaves that are splotched and bordered with gold and chartreuse when young and with creamy ivory when mature. These are divided into many elliptic leaflets,...

(Black Elderberry)

Black elderberry is a large upright deciduous shrub native to Europe, western Asia and northern Africa. It is grown for its ferny pinnate foliage, large musky-scented flowers, and showy clusters of fruit. A wildlife magnet, it attracts butterflies with its flowers and wildlife with its fruit.

The cultivar 'Marginata' sports deep green leaves whose elliptic toothed leaflets are bordered with creamy white. The leaves emit a somewhat unpleasant odor when crushed. In late spring and early summer,...

(American Elderberry)

This eastern North American cousin of black elderberry is a medium to large, fast-growing, deciduous shrub. It is grown for its ferny pinnate foliage, large, musky-scented flower heads, and showy clusters of fruits. A wildlife magnet, it attracts butterflies with its flowers and wildlife with its fruit.

In late spring and summer, large flat-topped cymes of creamy flowers appear. They are followed in late summer by blue-black berries. The frond-like leaves are divided into 5 to 11 toothed elliptic...

(American Elderberry)

An eastern North American cousin of black elderberry, American elderberry is a medium to large, fast-growing, deciduous shrub. The cultivar 'Aurea' is grown for its golden-yellow foliage, large, musky-scented flower heads, and showy clusters of fruits. A wildlife magnet, it attracts butterflies with its flowers and wildlife with its fruit.

In late spring and summer, large flat-topped cymes of creamy flowers appear. They are followed in late summer by red berries which contrast strikingly with...