Sambucus Black Beauty
Purple Elder
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Common Name: Purple Elder
Latin Name: Sambucus nigra 'Black Beauty'
Soil: Fertile, moist, well-drained
Position: Full sun
Flowering period/colour: April/Fragrant pink flowers
Hardiness: Fully hardy
Eventual height/ spread: 3m x 3m
Special features: Black berries
A very dark foliaged elder. The leaves appear near black, especially in spring. It makes a striking contribution to the border. This will reach 3m in 10 years but you may prefer to keep it hard pruned to maximize the foliage effect. (Harmful if eaten)