Elderberry (Sambucus canadensis)
USDA Hardiness Zones: 4a to 9b
Height: 120" to 180"
Spread: 72" to 120"
Exposure: full sun
Bloom Color: White
Bloom Time: Early summer, Late summer, Mid summer
Leaf Color: Green
Growth Rate: average
Moisture: moist to wet
Soil Condition: Acidic, Alkaline, Clay, Loamy, Neutral, Sandy, Slightly alkaline, Well drained
Form: Rounded
Landscape Uses:
Border, Pest tolerant, Massing, Standard, Seashore, Specimen
Special Features:
Attracts birds, North American native, All or parts of this plant are poisonous, Wetlands plant, Attracts butterflies, Attractive flowers or blooms
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Posted Comments:
08-22-2008 23:58
wrote:
elderberries
My parents loved to make elderberry pie. I did not like it, but they did. They lived to be 92 years old, so I think you are wrong about eating the berries. Mother added lemon juice to the berries to make them taste better.
08-22-2008 10:05
claire9715 wrote:
Poisonous??
If Elderberry is poisonous, why would birds and butterflies ingest them?? Please clarify....
08-22-2008 09:58
Billie Hall wrote:
Elderberries
I have read your info on the elderberries. You said that all or parts of this plant are poisonuous. HOWEVER, we use the elderberries to make wine and jelly. We have done this for a number of years and have suffered no ill effects.
We like elderberry jelly. When we are up north near to Traverse City, we look for the many places that have elderberries.
Yes the berries are small and mostly seeds, but that doesn't mean that there isn't a lot of juice.
We like elderberry jelly. When we are up north near to Traverse City, we look for the many places that have elderberries.
Yes the berries are small and mostly seeds, but that doesn't mean that there isn't a lot of juice.
08-22-2007 23:07
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08-22-2007 23:03
Hector E. Ruiz wrote:
correction
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Thank you!
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