Lemony Lace blue elderberry
Sambucus nigra 'Lemony Lace'
USDA zones3 to 7
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size6 to 8 feet tall6 to 8 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Multi-stemmed
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Bloom color
- White
- Foliage color
- Chartreuse, finely cut
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Lemony Lace' blue elderberry (Sambucus nigra 'Lemony Lace') is a shrub for borders, specimen planting, and hedges. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows fast to 72 to 96 inches tall and wide, with finely cut chartreuse leaves. Fragrant white flowers open from early to late summer and attract butterflies and birds.
Pairs well with Invincibelle Ruby smooth hydrangea, Smooth aster, Sensitive fern, and Blonde Ambition blue grama.