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Creamy-white elderflower clusters against a green backgroundShrubs

Sambucus nigra

Elder

Elder is a native large shrub or small tree bearing flat, creamy-white flower clusters in June that release a delightfully sweet fragrance. In autumn, glossy dark purple berries follow, beloved by birds. Both flowers and berries are edible and have been used for centuries in elderflower cordial and elderberry juice.

Full sunMedium300–600 cm