Black Lace Elderberry
'Black Lace' Elderberry
Sambucus nigra 'Black Lace'
Rose Family (Rosaceae)
▲ ▼ mature, flowering plants
▲ foliage and flower buds
▲ flowers
Location near campus: on west side of Xeriscape Garden; the Xeriscape Garden is located at the northwest corner of National Avenue and Linwood, about 3/4 mile south of campus.
Sambucus nigra ‘Black Lace’: ‘Black Lace’ European Elderberry
- leaves opposite, pinnately compound, with deeply divided, dark-purple leaflets 2-4 inches long and 1/2 as wide
- stems gray, often bending over at maturity; grows 3-8 feet tall
- flowers a cyme of pinkish purple flowers in early summer, followed by blackish-red fruit (elderberries)
- fruit is edible for wildlife and can be made into juice, jelly and wine