Laced Up® Elderberry (Sambucus nigra) Bluebeard Winner of the American Rose

Winner of the American Rose Society's Award of Excellence in the No Spray division

Care: Deadheading isn't necessary but removing spent blooms isn't harmful if you want to clean the plants

sturdy stems and weather-tough blooms

Scape height 24-30 inches tall

softening borders

Laced Up® Elderberry (Sambucus nigra) Bluebeard Winner of the American RoseLaced Up elderberry is unlike any elderberry youve seen before. Its striking, fastigiate habit rises gracefully, accentuating the delicate, lacy foliage that makes elderberries so belovedonly here, the foliage is a dramatic near black, creating an effect reminiscent of a flock of birds in flight. In early summer, soft pink flowers appear, eventually giving way to lustrous black fruit when a pollinator such as Black Lace elderberry is nearby. Tall,