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Sambucus nigra Blue Sheen - Elder
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Sambucus nigra 'Blue Sheen' is a variety of black elderberry that stands out for its dark foliage that takes on magnificent blue and silver reflections in full light. It is a large bush with a rather slender habit, with cut foliage and delicate pink summer flowering that stands out well against richly coloured vegetation. It also produces clusters of small edible black berries. A superb plant, perfectly hardy, undemanding and almost maintenance-free.
Sambucus nigra f.porphyrophylla 'Blue Sheen' ('Hyfsheen') is a deciduous shrub from the Adoxaceae family. It is a horticultural selection. Its wild ancestor, Sambucus nigra, is widespread in Europe, North Africa, and as far as Asia Minor. Black elderberry is an opportunistic and highly adaptable species, found in open woods, hedges, fallow land, coastal dunes, and even near human settlements where it has coexisted for millennia. It is an undemanding shrub that is really easy to grow everywhere. It tolerates clay-limestone soils perfectly, even relatively dry ones if they are deep.
The 'Blue Sheen' cultivar, with its rapid growth, reaches a height of up to 4 m with a spread of 2-3 m. Its habit is bushy and upright. Its woody branches are verrucate, greyish and filled with white pith. They bear particularly ornamental foliage; its leaves are divided into ovate and toothed leaflets that change colour throughout the seasons, while retaining a silver-blue shine in full light. In spring, the young leaves are reddish-purple, they turn darker red to reddish-brown in summer and autumn before falling. Flowering usually occurs in June (a little earlier or later depending on the climate). It takes the form of false umbels measuring 10 to 12 cm in diameter that remain decorative for a long time. Each umbel consists of numerous tiny 5-petaled flowers. Over time, these flowers change from cherry pink to pinkish-white, creating a delightful range of colours on the shrub. This slightly fragrant flowering attracts many pollinating insects. The fruits, edible once cooked, are black to purplish berries with soft flesh, measuring 6 mm in diameter.
'Blue Sheen' elderberry is a beautiful shrub for a large flowering hedge, but it also looks great when planted as a standalone specimen, at the corner of a path, or the front of a large shrub bed. Like all elderberries, it is robust and easy to combine with other flowering shrubs. For example, it can be associated with hedge lilacs, Viburnum opulus 'Roseum' (Snowball Viburnum), the vigorous 'Richmond' sacred bamboo, Hydrangea paniculata 'Limelight' (Panicle Hydrangea), or even weigelas for hedges, with their impressive stature.
In the kitchen: the flowers can be prepared in fritters or syrup by macerating them in sugar. The buds in vinegar are used to enhance salads, and the berries are consumed in juice, jellies or jams, or in wine. They add a pleasant fragrance to apple cakes. Only the flowers and berries without their petioles are edible, the rest of the plant can be toxic.
Good to know: elderberry leaves are known to speed up compost decomposition. Black elderberry leaf infusion can be useful in organic gardening to fight against mildew and attacks from aphids or rodents. Soak 1 kg of leaves in 10 L of water for a few days, and spray as needed. It can also be planted in an orchard, where it attracts insect-eating birds.
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The easy to grow, 'Blue Sheen' Black Elderberry is best planted in the autumn to benefit from rainfall, or in the spring, but it will then require more watering until the end of summer. Plant it in any fairly fertile and deep soil, properly drained. Once well-rooted, this bush tolerates periods of drought quite well. Choose a sunny or semi-shaded location, and dig a planting hole at least 50 cm on all sides. Soak the root ball in a bucket of water for fifteen minutes (until fully saturated). Mix planting compost with the existing soil, position the root ball so that the top is level with the ground, fill in the hole and water generously. Water regularly during the first 2 years to promote root growth, and then during hot periods.
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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).
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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.