PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
Sambucus nigra are native to much of Europe, including the Uk. and north Africa. Much to my surprise, the author also saw a plant in a garden in Tagaytay, Philippines with flowers, unripe and ripe fruit all at the same time! Sambucus nigra Black Lace (correctly but rarely properly named Sambucus nigra f. porphyrophylla Eva) was raised at the East Malling horticultural research station in Kent. When first introduced in 2000 this, then very different, dark, cut leaved form caused a real spike of interest. Subsequently granted the RHS Award of Garden Merit it has become a very popular plant. A beautiful form of this native plant. Striking dark purple deeply cut leaves with large, flattish heads of small pink, fragrant flowers from May to June, that contrast beautifully with the foliage. The flowers are followed by abundant purple black berries that are edible and have many culinary uses and are also a favourite with birds, so don't delay harvesting if you wish to use them! A stunning focal plant in whatever location you choose to plant it! Virtually as tough as the well known hedgerow Elder it is at home in sun or semi shade and while it will grow best in fertile moist soil, it will tolerate poor and wet soils. It can be grown as part of a mixed planting as an individual specimen or in a pot or container. When growing in a pot or container, use a good quality John Innes compost as this plant will be there a long time and peaty types of compost eventually degrade and become too packed and choke the roots. Ensure you feed regularly as a hungry plant is a poor performer. We recommend Osmocote pro 8 - 9 months. One application in early spring will provide all the nutrients the plant will need for a whole year. John Innes is a soil based compost.
These are well established, woody stemmed plants in their second year.
Specifications
- Brand Hortus Planta Ltd
- Type Ornamental
- Common Name Fern Leaved Elder
- Latin Name Sambucus nigra Black Lace
- Sunlight Full Sun|Partial Shade
- Watering Medium
- Aspect South-facing |West-facing|East-facing|North-facing
- Climate Temperate
- Season Spring|Summer|Autumn
- Soil ph Acidic|Alkaline|Neutral
- Soil Type South-facing |West-facing|East-facing|North-facing
- Hardiness H6 ( -20 tp -15 C)
- Height 2.5 - 4.0 Mtrs
- Foliage Deciduous
Hortus Planta was bought to you in 2022. We operate from our nursery in West Sussex where all our plants are grown and from where everything we sell is dispatched. We are a small team. Our horticultural director has an impressive knowledge of plants gained over forty plus years of experience in propagation, production and customer service. Our team has 15 years of experience in online selling. We aim to use this combined expertise to bring you a desirable and interesting offer of quality plants and related products, with new items added annually.
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We ship via Royal Mail tracked 48 for our smaller items and Parcelforce Express 48 for our larger orders.
All items must be returned in the same condition it was received. Returns are processed within 1-2 business days upon return delivery date. Refunds are less the cost of the originally purchased shipping.
Please remember when purchasing from us that we are not a garden centre. In general garden centres sell a range of seasonal plants, that are sold for a limited period of time, when they look at their best. We are a nursery and offer you plants as near to an all year-round basis as possible. This means that at different times of year plants will not look at their best. In winter some may just be a pot of roots, in summer many will have been pruned and in autumn deciduous plants will have leaves that are dying and this will often mean they are mis-coloured and diseased, both natural ingredients of the process of decay and eventually renewal. All our plants have a one year, no quibble guarantee, from the date of order, so in the very unlikely event your poorly looking plant bought in autumn or winter (or in the case of some varieties, in summer) does not flourish in its main growing season, you are protected!