Laced Up blue elderberry
Sambucus nigra 'Laced Up'
USDA zones4 to 7
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size8 to 20 feet tall8 to 20 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Shrub , tree
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Laced Up' blue elderberry (Sambucus nigra 'Laced Up') is a shrub for borders, specimens, hedges, and rain gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist soil of most types. It grows at a rapid rate and can reach 8 to 20 feet tall and wide, so give it room. Its fragrant flowers draw butterflies, bees, and birds.
Pairs well with Swamp milkweed, Chokeberry, and Prairie dropseed.