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A magnificent shrub with deeply cut green leaves, Sambucus nigra 'Laciniata' has very ornamental foliage and looks a little like the Japanese Maples. Wide clusters of creamy-white flowers appear on the branches in early to mid summer and stand out well against the dark green leaves.
A superb back border shrub for foliage which can be pruned hard if required.
Supplied Size: 3L containers (30 - 50 cm tall)
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Position: Full sun or partial shade.
Soil: Any fertile soil.
Hardiness: Hardy.
Flowering Period: June.
Flower Colour: Creamy white
Rate of Growth: Vigorous.
Habit: Sambucus nigra 'Laciniata' grows to be a large rounded shrub.
Height: 3 m (10 ft)
Spread: 2.5 m (8 ft)
Notes: Sambucus nigra 'Laciniata' can be pruned back hard if required.
Cut-leaved Elder, Fern-leaved Elder
Sambucus nigra f. laciniata (Cut-leaved Elder). This is an elder with dark green, deeply dissected, fern-like leaves and flat corymbs of small cream-white flowers in summer. Glossy purple-black berries are produced in early autumn.
Can tolerate extremely chalky soils.
Grown for foliage interest and flowers.
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