Witches Broom blue elderberry
Sambucus nigra 'Witches Broom'
USDA zones5 to 7
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to wet soil
Size6 to 9 inches tall6 to 9 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Multi-stemmed
- Bloom color
- Non-flowering
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Witches Broom' blue elderberry (Sambucus nigra 'Witches Broom') is a shrub for hedges, rain gardens, and naturalized areas. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to wet, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows fast and forms many stems. Butterflies and birds visit it, and the plant is fragrant.
Pairs well with Black chokeberry, Swamp milkweed, Ostrich fern, and Karl Foerster feather reed grass.