Pink Pony blue elderberry
Sambucus nigra 'Pink Pony'
PW New 2026
USDA zones5 to 7
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Multi-stemmed
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Pink Pony' blue elderberry (Sambucus nigra 'Pink Pony') is a shrub for hedges, food gardens, and rain gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Fragrant flowers open from early to late summer. This multi-stemmed shrub grows fast and attracts butterflies and birds.
Pairs well with Black chokeberry, Karl Foerster feather reed grass, and Ostrich fern.