Latin Name: Sambucus canadensis 'Adams'
Height: 5 - 12 feet
Spread: 5 - 12 feet
Sunlight: Full Sun; Part Sun
Bloom Time: May to June
Hardiness Zone: 3-9
Description:
An American native, elderberry is used for its fruit and flowers. Best when cooked or dried (raw elderberries can make some people nauseated), the fruit makes delicious pies and jams and the classic elderberry wine. The fragrant white flowers can be mixed into batter and fried to make elderberry fritters.
Attracts: Bees; Butterflies; Birds
Other Names: Elder; American Elderberry; Adam's