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Flowers used for cordial; berries for wine and syrup. Raw berries mildly toxic — always cook. Vigorous grower; cut back hard every few years to rejuvenate.
🐛 Prone to: Aphids.
Attract Hoverflies, Lacewings, Ladybirds, Parasitic wasps to keep them in check — plant African MarigoldGreat, AngelicaGood and AniseGood nearby.
Cichorium intybus
vegetable
Also a perennial — same seasonal rhythm as Elderberry
Elderberry is usually grown from cuttings rather than seed. Take a healthy stem cutting, remove the lower leaves, and root it in moist, free-draining compost.
Water: Medium · Height: 400 cm · Soil: Moist, well-draining — tolerates most soils including wet
