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Sambucus Canadensis

Canadian Elderberry

50 Seeds

A native to North and Central America, this Sambucus is more commonly known

as the American or Canadian elderberry, or simply the common elderberry.

Reaching up to 3m tall, this suckering shrub produces an edible fruit

and flower in the summer months. Leaves reach around 10cm long and 5cm

wide, broadly lance shaped. Flowers are produces in large corymbs of

around 20cm in diameter, with individual flowers around 5mm in diameter,

white, with five petals. Fruits are dark purple to black in colour,

around 5mm in diameter, produced in clusters during autumn months.

The fruits are edible when ripe, although may cause stomach upsets.

Typically at their best when dried, they can also be cooked to break down

any remaining alkaloids. Unripe fruit is mildly toxic and should not be eaten.

Flowers can also be eaten raw, but are more typically infused to create elderberry cordials.

Leaves and stems of the Sambucus Canadensis are toxic and should not be consumed.

Historically, all parts of the plant have been utilised for a wide range of uses including medicinally

and as tools. Native Americans used hollow mature stems as a method to blow darts through,

and the leaves have been used to create dyes and as insect repellents.

Medicinally, the plant has been used to treat a range of complaints including constipation, headaches, kidney problems, and has been used in poultices to treat bruises and other wounds.

Please contact a GP before using in a medicinal context.

All parts of the plant are poisonous when fresh.

Tolerant of most soils, it prefers a moist and loamy soil and full sun.

Fully hardy down to -15°C.

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