Family: Caprifoliaceae
Scientific Name: Sambucus nigra aureomarginata
Common Name: Variegated Black Elderberry, Aureomarginata Black Elder
Description | Leaves starting with a yellow margin maturing to cream and white. |
Pronunciation | (sam-BOO-kus)(NY-grah) |
Plant Type | All Plants, Shrubs Deciduous |
Hardiness Zone | 4-8 |
Sunlight | full, mostly sunny, some shade |
Moisture | average, moist |
Flowers | white to cream, borne on large cymes |
Fruit | berry like drupe, ripen to black |
Leaves | new leaves edges in gold, maturing to yellow to cream |
Dimensions | 10-15 plus feet |
Maintenance | can be cut back hard to control the size and spread. |
Propagation | softwood cutings |
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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