ELDERBERRY 'BLACK LACE '
Sambucus nigra
SKU: 198-005
Description
Black Lace Sambucus is popular for it's dark serrrated foliage, attractive pink flowers, and it's dark berries in the fall! Elderberry 'Black Lace' is a hybrid plant, which mean that it's seedlings will be diverse. Most will have very narrow foliage, and some will be slightly wider. Most plants will have dark black/red leaves, and others lighter versions. Some seedlings will begin with green/red leaves that mature to a darker red. Overall, this mixture will produce a variety of mainly-dark Elderberry plants for your yard.
Type: Shrub
Height: 1-3 meters. Plants can be pruned to remain as a small shrub, or left to grow to a very small tree.
Location: Sun or part shade
Hardiness zones: 4-9
Seeds per pack: 5
Note: Ornamental use only. These seeds and/or plants are poisonous.
Germination: Start these seeds right away to preserve viability, no matter the time of year. Sow the seeds just under the surface of a sterile seed-start mix, and water in. Then cover them with plastic and place in a fridge for 5-6 weeks. Be sure they stay moist. After the cold stratification period they are then brought back to room temperature for them to germinate. Germination is in 14-60 days after the warming period. If possible, the best location for sowing in March, April and May, is in cold frame or a cold greenhouse where they will receive the cold period and fluctuating temperatures naturally.
Description
Black Lace Sambucus is popular for it's dark serrrated foliage, attractive pink flowers, and it's dark berries in the fall! Elderberry 'Black Lace' is a hybrid plant, which mean that it's seedlings will be diverse. Most will have very narrow foliage, and some will be slightly wider. Most plants will have dark black/red leaves, and others lighter versions. Some seedlings will begin with green/red leaves that mature to a darker red. Overall, this mixture will produce a variety of mainly-dark Elderberry plants for your yard.
Type: Shrub
Height: 1-3 meters. Plants can be pruned to remain as a small shrub, or left to grow to a very small tree.
Location: Sun or part shade
Hardiness zones: 4-9
Seeds per pack: 5
Note: Ornamental use only. These seeds and/or plants are poisonous.
Germination: Start these seeds right away to preserve viability, no matter the time of year. Sow the seeds just under the surface of a sterile seed-start mix, and water in. Then cover them with plastic and place in a fridge for 5-6 weeks. Be sure they stay moist. After the cold stratification period they are then brought back to room temperature for them to germinate. Germination is in 14-60 days after the warming period. If possible, the best location for sowing in March, April and May, is in cold frame or a cold greenhouse where they will receive the cold period and fluctuating temperatures naturally.
