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Sign up freeSambucus nigra
shrub
Bees
Bumblebees
Butterflies🐝 Needs pollinatorsFlowers 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 Marigold, Angelica and Anise nearby.
Moist, well-draining — tolerates most soils including wet
Ceanothus × delilianus
shrubAlso a perennial — same seasonal rhythm as Elderberry
