Sambucus nigra 'Aureomarginata'
This black elder is grown for its attractive, musk-scented, small, white flowers, impressive clusters of glossy black berries in late summer, and its yellow-margined, dark green leaves. It prefers fertile, moist but well-drained soil. The large ... [... more]
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Sambucus racemosa 'Plumosa Aurea'
The red-berried elder has been cultivated for centuries, both as game cover and as a garden shrub, and is noted for its profuse summer crops of gleaming scarlet berries in large heavy sprays. It is a robust shrub which will grow almost anywhere, ... [... more]
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Sambucus nigra 'Guincho Purple'
Common elder is a robust large shrub or small tree, familiar for its sweetly fragrant flowers and edible blue-black fruits. It will grow almost anywhere, including difficult conditions such as waterlogged or very chalky ground. It has produced ... [... more]
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Sambucus nigra
The best place for this vertical shooting, deciduous thicket of a shrub is the wild or cottage garden where it makes a fine hedge. It has sprays of tiny white flowers in early summer followed by small black fruit which can be cooked and eaten, or ... [... more]
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Sambucus nigra 'Black lace'
One of a number of ornamental varieties bred from our native elder, 'Black Lace' makes a striking plant for the back of the border. It has very finely cut, almost black foliage, which is the perfect foil to the pink-flushed blooms. It will grow ... [... more]
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Taxodium distichum
Find out how to grow Taxodium distichum Common Name: Swamp cypress Soil type: Clay/heavy, Acidic, Moist, Boggy Sambucus racemosa 'Plumosa Aurea' Genus: Taxodium Species: distichum Aruncus dioicus [... more]
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