Elderberry: Thriving Maryland Piedmont Native Plant
LGS Notes: Elderberry is a large, native shrub with dark berries that attract birds, and white flowers that attract bees and butterflies. It tolerates wet soil so it can be used in larger rain gardens to add height. You can make a great anti viral juice from the berries for cold and flu season. Elderberry fruits best with a variety of cultivars (at least 2) present in a garden. You can often see it growing along highways and along the border between woods and meadows. It’s a pretty tolerant plant, but give it lots of space! I’ll use it in designs where there is lots of room and plenty of sun like within a meadow planting.
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Information from Missouri Botanical