Sambucus nigra - pot - 50-60 cm
Gewone vlier
€5.20 per unit (incl. vat)
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Product information "Sambucus nigra - pot - 50-60 cm"
The common elder bears large strongly fragrant white flower corymbs during its flowering period in May and June. These can be used to flavor desserts or drinks
CULTIVATION TIPS:
The common elder prefers a spot in sun or semi-shade. It does well in any well-drained soil. During flowering it produces many small white flowers. In autumn you can pick the black berries. The elder is hardy
USE:
You can use the blossoms in desserts or drinks. But you can also wrap them in a tempura dough batter, and fry them crispy in the fryer.
PROBLEMS AND DISEASES:
In poor growing conditions, elder may suffer from wood rot or mildew.
Product specifications
| Application / use plant: | Tree level/tree wreath |
|---|---|
| Bloom Month: | May, June |
| Bloom color: | White |
| Branches / bark: | Unknown - n/a |
| Dutch plant name: | Gewone vlier |
| English plant name: | Black Elder, Bourtree, Common Elder, Elder, Elderberry, European Elder |
| Flower color - details: | White |
| French plant name: | Sureau noir |
| Frost hardiness - details: | Very good (-29 till -23°c), usda zone 5 |
| Frost resistance: | Extrême winter hardiness |
| Fruit: | Berry-shaped, Black |
| Fruit - details: | Black, edible |
| Full grown plant height: | 300-400 cm |
| German plant name: | Holunder, Schwarzer, Schwarzer Holunder |
| Growth habit : | Unknown - n/a |
| Humidity/Soil: | Moist soil |
| Humidity/Soil - details: | Normal, wet |
| Latin plant family: | Adoxaceae |
| Leaf / Foliage: | Green |
| Leaf / foliage - details: | Deciduous |
| Location: | Dark shade, Shadow |
| Location - details: | Shade, half shade, sun |
| Minimum growing height (in cm): | 300 |
| Plant characteristic: | Aromatic, Edible (fruit, leaf, flower), Toxic, Indigenous, Attracts birds, Fruit-bearing |
| Plant family: | Muskwort family |
| Pruning period: | March, July |
| Winter foliage: | Losing leaf |
| maximal growth height (in cm): | 400 |
| type of crop: | Shrub |
| type of soil: | Clay soil (calcareous), Normal soil, Peaty soil (acidic) |
| type of soil / ground - details: | Normal |
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