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LACED UP®

Elderberry

Sambucus nigra

'SNR1292'

PP#29,051; CBR#6310

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  • Unique foliage
  • Space saving habit
  • Strikingly unusual
Description

If Dr. Seuss were a plant breeder, this is what he'd create! You've never seen an elderberry like Laced Up® before: it combines a striking fastigiate habit with lacy, near-black foliage. The effect is something like a flock of birds taking flight. Pink flowers in early summer turn to black fruit if a pollinator (like Black Lace®, Black Beauty®, or Instant Karma® elderberry) is planted nearby.

Awards
People’s Choice Award of Merit, FarWest
USDA Zone
5 - 7 (-20°F/-28.9°C)
Exposure
Full sun, Part sun
Height
6 - 10'
Width
3 - 5'
Finish Time
1 season
Type
Deciduous
Bloom Time
Early summer
Flower Color
Pink
Foliage Color
Black
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 Instant Karma 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.

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

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

    Filters: Botanical genus: Sambucus, Common name: Elderberry, Retail program: Proven Winners® ColorChoice®, USDA Zone 5, USDA Zone 6, USDA Zone 7, Exposure: Full sun, Exposure: Part sun, Bloom time: Summer, Pink flowers, Black foliage

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

    Filters: Botanical genus: Sambucus, Common name: Elderberry, Retail program: Proven Winners® ColorChoice®, USDA Zone 5, USDA Zone 6, USDA Zone 7, Exposure: Full sun, Exposure: Part sun, Bloom time: Summer, Pink flowers, Black foliage