Sambucus racemosa

It’s June and it feels like we are in the heat of summer already! All around our small town, Red-berried Elder trees are bending with the weight of their abundant berries. Early summer is the…

Respect your elders! Words of wisdom to be sure, and I can’t help but apply them to elderberry shrubs as well. Long regarded as weedy, native elderberry approval ratings a…

Posts about Sambucus racemosa ‘Plumosa Aurea’ written by Not Another Gardening Blog

Red Elderberry Caprifoliaceae-the Honeysuckle Family (Newer classification Adoxaceae-the Moschatel Family) Sambucus racemosa L. (sam-BEW-kus ra-see-MO-suh) Names: The name Sambucus is derived from the Greek sambuca, which was a stringed instrument supposed to have been made from elder wood. Racemosa refers to the elongated inflorescences, called racemes. It is thought the name elder […]

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Well my gardening friends, it seems I’m having trouble keeping up with this page again this year – I got off to a good start, but then… well, life and work just got in the way. So to try and …

racemosa Sutherland Gold,

Learn how to grow elderberries. These tough and versatile shrubs are a perfect choice for wildlife gardens, at the back of a border, or as a single specimen. The edible berries of Sambucus plants are used for pies, jellies, jams, and wine.

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Red Elderberry: Sambucus racemosa var. arborescens (Synonyms: Sambucus callicarpa, Sambucus pubens, Sambucus pubens var. arborescens, Sambucus racemosa ssp. pubens, Sambucus racemosa ssp. pubens var. arborescens, Sambucus racemosa var. pubens, Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa)