Description
Type: Deciduous shrub
Family: Adoxaceae
Height:5-12 feet
Spread: 5-12 feet
Native Range: North America
Ideal Site Requirements: Prefers moist, hummusy soils
Soil: well drained
Water: medium to wet
Sunlight needs: full sun to part shade
Tolerates: erosion, wet soil
Landscape use: borders, screens , low spots
Brief Description: somewhat sprawling suckering shrub often seen along roadsides
Wildlife Benefits: attracts birds and butterflies
Possible Problems: No serious issues.
Stand out Features:
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Additional information
| Common Name | american elder |
|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Sambucus canadensis |
| Native Range | Eastern North America |
| Zone | 3 to 9 |
| Height | 5.00 to 12.00 feet |
| Spread | 5.00 to 12.00 feet |
| Bloom Time | June to July |
| Bloom Description | White |
| Sun | Full sun to part shade |
| Water | Medium to wet |
| Maintenance | High |
| Suggested Use | Rain Garden |
| Flower | Showy, Fragrant |
| Attracts | Birds, Butterflies |
| Fruit | Showy, Edible |
| Tolerate | Erosion, Clay Soil, Wet Soil |
