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Sambucus - Elder

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Sambucus - Elder

Easy to grow, Sambucus (Elder) can be herbaceous perennials, deciduous shrubs, or small trees. They are prized for their lacy foliage of bright green, golden-yellow, or dark purple leaves. In early summer, clusters of lemon-scented, tiny creamy-white flowers add beauty to the shrub, before being followed by red, white, or black berries.

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Sambucus canadensis (American Elder)

Sambucus canadensis (American Elder) is a multi-stemmed deciduous shrub of loose open habit with arching, spreading branches, clothed in the lush foliage of sharply serrated, bright green leaves composed of 7 leaflets. In early to mid-summer, a profusion of lemon-scented white flowers appear in large flat clusters.