| Description | An improved purple-leaf form of Sambucus nigra. |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | (sam-BOO-kus)(NY-grah) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Shrubs Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-8 |
| Sunlight | best color in full sun, tolerates some shade |
| Moisture | average, moist |
| Soil & Site | average well drained |
| Flowers | pink, borne on large cymes |
| Fruit | berry like drupe ripen to black, readily consumed by the birds |
| Leaves | change from purple-black in spring to olive-green in summer, fall color red |
| Dimensions | reaches 10-15 by equal spread, forms colonies by suckering |
| Maintenance | can be cut back hard to control the size and spread. |
| Propagation | cuttings |
| Cultivar Origin | Developed by Ken Tobutt & Jacqui Prevette at the Horticulture Research International in East Malling, England. |
| Misc Facts | Sambucus is derived from the Greek word "sambuca" a string instrument was supposedly made from the wood of the elder. |
| Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr) |
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