Bring edible beauty to your landscape. In spring, these plants feature lovely white blooms, and in summer, they produce a bounty of soft, dark purple berries that are good for cooking or making delicious jams, jellies and wines rich in vitamin C. Spreads by root suckers. Any elderberry will pollinate.

BLACK LACE (Sambucas nigra) - Large, upright deciduous shrub produces dark black elderberries. Beautiful dark purple foliage and lemon-scented pink flowers.  Attractive to wildlife. Fruits can be used to make jams and jellies, or for medicinal purposes. Spreads by root suckers.

NOVA (Sambucus canadensis) - Easy-to-grow plants tolerate dry or moist soils once established. Fruit is not affected by growing in partial shade. Shrubs also make great wildlife attractants.  

YORK (Sambucus canadensis) - Pretty white blooms in the spring and soft, dark purple berries in the summer. Good for cooking, making delicious jams, jellies, and wines rich in vitamin C.

Sun:  Full sun to light shade.

Soil: Grows in medium to wet soils.

Water: Regular summer watering is necessary for consistent fruit quality.

Height/Spread: 6 to 8 feet.

Zones:  4 to 7.

Potential Pests: Elderberries are potentially bothered by the European fruit lecanium soft scale, which usually appears as an immobile bump where it feeds.