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Dappled Elder

Sambucus nigra 'Pulvurentula'

  • Fragrant white flowers in a flat-topped cluster
  • Purple-black berries in clusters, July to August, will attract birds
  • Compound pinnate medium-green leaves are mottled with white
  • Mostly vertical with weak, hollow stems
  • Bloom Time: June

ZONE:
4

COLOUR:
White

HEIGHT:
125-150 cm

SPREAD:
125-150 cm

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Growing and Maintenance Tips:


Slower growing than other cultivars, this plant makes a splash of contrast in a shrub border. Its fruit is edible if cooked. Uncooked berries may induce illness.

Characteristics & Attributes


GROWTH RATE:
Slow
ATTRIBUTES:
Deciduous
Berries
FLOWERING TIME:
Spring
HABIT:
Clumping
Rounded
FOLIAGE COLOR:
Variegated
Green
White
LANDSCAPE USES:
Specimen