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Sambucus nigra Black Lace - Black Elder
Sambucus nigra Black Lace - Black Elder
Sambucus nigra Black Lace - Black Elder
Sambucus nigra Black Lace - Black Elder
Sambucus nigra Black Lace - Black Elder
Sambucus nigra Black Lace - Black Elder
Sambucus nigra Black Lace - Black Elder
Sambucus nigra Black Lace - Black Elder
Sambucus nigra Black Lace - Black Elder
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Claudine F.
Claudine F. • 92 FR
Claudine F.
Claudine F. • 92 FR
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karine, 05/11/2024
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The elderberry or Sambucus nigra Black Lace (Eva) is undoubtedly our favourite with its finely cut foliage in the manner of Japanese maples that retains its dark purple colour throughout the season. It is adorned in early summer with delicate pale pink umbels that fade to creamy white, beautifully highlighted by its dark foliage. They give way to red and then black berries that are a delight for birds. Very accommodating in terms of soil, and perfectly hardy, this shrub is comfortable in most gardens. It looks superb when placed alone or in a free-standing hedge.
Black Lace elderberry, produced in Great Britain in 2002, is a plant belonging to the Caprifoliaceae family, along with honeysuckles. It comes from Sambucus nigra, a wild species widespread in Europe, North Africa, and as far afield as Asia Minor. Black Elder is an opportunistic and highly adaptable species, found widely in clearings, hedges, fallow lands, coastal dunes, or near human settlements where it has coexisted for millennia. It is therefore undemanding and very easy to grow everywhere. It tolerates clay-limestone soils perfectly; even relatively dry ones if they are deep.
The 'Black Lace' form has a bushy and spreading habit, reaching about 2.5 m (8 ft) in height and 3 m (10 ft) in width, with a moderately fast growth rate depending on the growing conditions. Its woody branches are verrucate, greyish in colour, and filled with white pith. From spring to autumn, it bears particularly elegant foliage; its leaves are finely cut into many very thin, laciniate leaflets, of a very dark purple colour. Flowering usually occurs in June (a little earlier or later depending on the climate), in the form of very long-lasting false umbels, 10 to 12 cm (3.9 to 4.7 in) wide. The small, fragrant, 5-petalled flowers are a soft, old pink colour and are carried on red petioles. Over time, they lighten almost to white, creating a very pretty gradation on the bush. This flowering attracts many pollinating insects. The fruits, edible and tasty, are black to purplish berries with soft flesh, measuring 6 to 8 mm (0.2 to 0.3 in) in diameter.
Black Lace elderberry is an excellent free-standing hedge plant that is also worth planting alone, at the front of a large shrub border. Like all elderberries, it is very hardy and easy to combine with other spring- or summer-flowering shrubs, or as a backdrop for large perennials (Gunneras, Ligularia, large ferns in moist soil) or along a path. You can also keep it in a large pot or container for 3 or 4 years. It can be combined, for example, with lilacs, mock oranges, flowering apple trees, Prunus, landscape roses or wild roses (burnet, hugonis, moyesii, rugosa, rubrifolia), viburnums, Weigela florida 'Variegata', and many other shrubs.
In the kitchen: the flowers can be prepared in fritters or syrup by macerating them in sugar. The vinegar-pickled buds are used to enhance salads, and the berries are consumed as juice, jelly or jam, or in wine. They give a pleasant perfume to apple cakes. Only the flowers and berries without their petioles are edible as the rest of the plant can be toxic.
In the garden:
Elder leaves are known to accelerate compost decomposition. Black elder leaf infusion is useful in organic gardening to fight against mildew and aphid attacks, or rodents: macerate 1 kg of leaves for a few days in 10 L of water, and spray as needed. It can also be planted in an orchard, where it attracts insect-eating birds.
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Easy to grow, Black Lace elderberry can be planted in spring or autumn, in any ordinary, sufficiently deep soil that is not too poor or dry, even though it is fairly tolerant of periods of temporary drought in deep soil once well established. It is very hardy and requires little maintenance. Plant it in a sunny or semi-shaded position; hot and arid positions are not recommended. It is not demanding on the soil, accepting clay, limestone, sand, and even degraded soils. The ideal planting mix is half compost/half garden soil. To encourage flowering, prune old branches to rejuvenate them and cut back young branches by a third in late winter.
It can be targeted by elder aphids (Aphis sambuci), whose natural predator is the two-spot ladybird Coccinella bipunctata. This very specific aphid does not infest other plants in the garden. There is often an edible mushroom called Judas's ear (Auricularia auricula-judae) found on the black elderberry.
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Hardiness is the lowest winter temperature a plant can endure without suffering serious damage or even dying. However, hardiness is affected by location (a sheltered area, such as a patio), protection (winter cover) and soil type (hardiness is improved by well-drained soil).
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The flowering period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands, etc.)
It will vary according to where you live:
In temperate climates, pruning of spring-flowering shrubs (forsythia, spireas, etc.) should be done just after flowering.
Pruning of summer-flowering shrubs (Indian Lilac, Perovskia, etc.) can be done in winter or spring.
In cold regions as well as with frost-sensitive plants, avoid pruning too early when severe frosts may still occur.
The planting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands).
It will vary according to where you live:
The harvesting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions in USDA zone 8 (France, England, Ireland, the Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...) fruit and vegetable harvests are likely to be delayed by 3-4 weeks.
In warmer areas (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), harvesting will probably take place earlier, depending on weather conditions.
The sowing periods indicated on our website apply to countries and regions within USDA Zone 8 (France, UK, Ireland, Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...), delay any outdoor sowing by 3-4 weeks, or sow under glass.
In warmer climes (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), bring outdoor sowing forward by a few weeks.