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INSTANT KARMA®

Elderberry

Sambucus nigra

'Sanivalk'

PP#28,314; CBRAF

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Close up of white Instant Karma Sambucus bloom with variegated foliage Close up of variegated Instant Karma Sambucus foliage
  • Unique foliage
  • Fragrant flowers
  • Versatile habit
Description

Improved variegated Sambucus. Instant Karma® is gonna get you! This showy new variegated elder has attractive bluish-green leaves, variegated with a neat leaf margin that starts out gold in spring and changes to creamy white as the season progresses. Large, lacy, white flowers in early summer add to the display. A major improvement over older variegated Sambucus varieties.

USDA Zone
5 - 7 (-20°F/-28.9°C)
Exposure
Full sun, Part sun
Height
6 - 8'
Width
6 - 8'
Finish Time
.5 season
Type
Deciduous
Bloom Time
Early summer
Flower Color
White
Foliage Color
Variegated
Liner Sizes
2 1/4", 4", Quick Turn

Soil

Extremely adaptable to soil pH and moisture levels.

Pruning

Blooms on old wood. However, pruning after bloom will remove the potential for fruit to set.

Uses

Grow either as a shrub or cut it back every year and make it into a bold perennial. Outstanding as a specimen, but also good in groupings and masses, perennial and shrub borders, as a specimen or screen.

Growing Tips

If fruit is desired, plant with Black Beauty, Black Lace, or Laced Up elderberry. Both flowers and ripe berries are edible; however, foliage and stems are toxic.Both flowers and ripe berries are edible; however, foliage and stems are toxic.

  • Spec Sheet: Instant Karma® Sambucus Spec Sheet
  • Benchcard: Instant Karma® Sambucus Benchcard
  • Tag: Instant Karma® Sambucus Tag
  • Grower Sheet: Instant Karma® Sambucus Grower Sheet
  • Plant of the Week: Plant of the Week August 8, 2019
  • Article: Guide to Elderberries

    • Features: Edible, Deer resistant, Foliage interest, Drought tolerant, Alkaline soil, Clay soil

    Filters: Botanical genus: Sambucus, Common name: Elderberry, USDA Zone 5, USDA Zone 6, USDA Zone 7, Exposure: Full sun, Exposure: Part sun, Bloom time: Summer, White flowers, Variegated foliage

    Features: Edible, Deer resistant, Foliage interest, Drought tolerant, Alkaline soil, Clay soil

    Filters: Botanical genus: Sambucus, Common name: Elderberry, USDA Zone 5, USDA Zone 6, USDA Zone 7, Exposure: Full sun, Exposure: Part sun, Bloom time: Summer, White flowers, Variegated foliage