Sambucus nigra
ELDERBERRY 'BLACK LACE '
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 indoors right away for best germination rates. Soak the seeds for 12-24 hours before planting. Sow the seeds just under the surface of a seed-start mix, and water in. First keep them at room temperature for 60 days. This helps break the phytohormones which inhibit germination. Then cover them with plastic to retain moisture, and then place in a fridge for 150 days. Be sure they stay lightly moist. Then bring them to approximately 21°C, 70°F for germination.
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 indoors right away for best germination rates. Soak the seeds for 12-24 hours before planting. Sow the seeds just under the surface of a seed-start mix, and water in. First keep them at room temperature for 60 days. This helps break the phytohormones which inhibit germination. Then cover them with plastic to retain moisture, and then place in a fridge for 150 days. Be sure they stay lightly moist. Then bring them to approximately 21°C, 70°F for germination.
