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Re: Suggestions for Shade Loving Privacy Bushes or Hedges?
Sambucus nigra 'Black Lace' (Black lace elderberry)
The range of colors and leaf forms of the European elderberry continues to grow.
The newest cultivar, 'Black Lace,' takes on the fine foliage of forma laciniata and the best dark color of 'Black Beauty.' Sambucus nigra 'Black Lace' forms a tall shrub that grows to about 8 feet high and half as wide. In early spring, the bare branches break into leaf; the foliage begins green, but quickly darkens to purple-black and stays that way throughout the summer.
The leaves are finely divided, and the whole plant resembles a cutleaf Japanese maple -- except for the flowers. They appear in May in flat-topped clusters that are at least 6 inches across. The flowers are pinkish in bud and open to white; black berrylike fruit develops during the summer.
Sambucus 'Black Lace' grows best in full sun to part shade; once established, it needs no summer water.
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