Red Elderberry
Sambucus racemosa
Creamy white clusters of small flowers bloom from early spring to mid-summer. Birds and small mammals love the bright red berries that follow. This shrub is a good source of nesting materials for native bees. It has a broad arching shape and responds well to pruning. The dense roots make it a great plant for stabilizing slopes, and it would be a showy addition to a wildlife garden, large rain garden or riparian site.
- Mature height: 10′ to 20′
- Mature width: 10′
- Light conditions: sun, part shade, shade
- Soil: moist to wet
- Sold in bundles of ten bare-root plants, 12″+ tall
- $20.00 per bundle
Bare-root plants are dug when they are dormant and are sold without soil around the roots, packaged in plastic bags to keep them moist.
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