Sambucus nigra subsp. caerulea (syn. Sambucus mexicana), Blue Elderberry columnar Dangling blooms in shades of

Dangling blooms in shades of rose-red to pink arrive in early spring on this flowering currant native to the Western US & Canada

but not fast enough for those it delights

Endemic to South Africa

filamented panicles bloom April – May just above pretty

and stems have a low-growing

Sambucus nigra subsp. caerulea (syn. Sambucus mexicana), Blue Elderberry columnar Dangling blooms in shades ofThe Pacific Northwest blue elderberry that , as a child, I was so fascinated with a myriad of fanciful projects found use for their hollow stems. It is a tall upright, deciduous shrub, with foamy creamy white summer flowers and blue fruit covered with a gray bloom in late summer. It can make a nice elderflower cordial or berries can be used as well. Birds will thank you for the fruit if you don't have time to process them. Deciduous shrub: 20 30 ft T