About This Plant
These bluish-black fruits make excellent jams, jellies, and more, while they're also favored by wildlife. The white flower clusters attract bees, wasps, butterflies and beetles. The shrubs prefer moist, edge habitats and will spread by root suckers to form colonies, unless they're nipped.
Plant Details
Environment
Attributes
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Benefits
- Wildlife Benefits
Plant Facts
The genus name is most likely derived from sambuco, the Italian word for the elder bush.
Alternate Names
American Elder, Common Elderberry
