BLACK BEAUTY® Sambucus

(1 customer review)
  • Versatile,
  • Easy to Grow,
  • Lemon Scent
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BLACK BEAUTY® Sambucus

(1 customer review)
  • Versatile,
  • Easy to Grow,
  • Lemon Scent

(Elderberry) BLACK BEAUTY® Sambucus is definitely a WOW plant! The intriguing purple-black foliage is breathtaking and provides all season interest. In midsummer the dark foliage is complimented by massive 10″ pink flowers that emit a light lemon fragrance! BLACK BEAUTY® is easy to grow and versatile in the landscape – it can be grown as a shrub or cut it back each year and use it as a bold perennial or train it to grow as a small tree! A PROVEN WINNERS® COLORCHOICE® Flowering Shrub.

BLACK BEAUTY® Sambucus nigra ‘Gerda’ PP12,305
Common Name: Elderberry
Plant Type: Shrub
Brand: PROVEN WINNERS® COLORCHOICE® Flowering Shrubs
Hardiness Zone: 4, 5, 6, 7What is my zone?
Max Height: 6 – 8 Feet
Max Spread: 8 – 12 Feet
Exposure: Full Sun (+6 hrs.), Part Shade (4-6 hrs.)
Blooms On: Last Year’s Growth
Nature Attractions: Bee-Friendly, Butterflies, Songbirds
Critter Resistance: Deer
Flower Color: Pink Shades
Soil Moisture Needs: Moderate, Wet
Attributes: Deciduous, Native
Design Use: Container, Specimen
Growth Habit: Upright
Season of Interest (Flowering): Summer, Late Summer
Season of Interest (Foliage): Spring, Summer, Fall
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1 review for BLACK BEAUTY® Sambucus

  1. Janet | Zone: 6

    Nice Color
    Very leggy. Growth is horizontal as much as it is vertical. My family calls it the Medusa shrub. I’m in zone 6a and this plant has to be cut back every year–no life whatsoever on old branches. Despite close proximity of another elderberry bush I have yet to see more than one bunch of flowers. The color is nice and the kids find it quirky. Wouldn’t be my first choice.

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