Sambucus 'Sutherland' Gold (Golden Elder)
Sambucus 'Sutherland' Gold (Golden Elder)
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Common Name: Elder
Latin Name: Sambucus racemosa Sutherland Gold
Soil: Fertile, moist, well-drained
Position: Full sun
Flowering period/colour: April / Creamy yellow
Hardiness: Fully hardy
Eventual height/ spread: 3m/3m
Special features: spherical, glossy red berries
Conical clusters of creamy yellow flowers in mid spring, followed by glossy, red fruits and deeply cut, bronze young leaves, turning golden yellow. This bushy, deciduous shrub with arching shoots makes a stunning specimen plant for a moist, well-drained border. The delicate foliage is less susceptible to sun-scorch than other golden, cut leaved varieties.
This shrub is supplied in a 3 litre container for year round planting.
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