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Sambucus racemosa 'Plumosa Aurea'

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Golden Sambucus not too many sunny, red fruits. The size after 10 years is 250 cm. The flower colour is white. This plant is completely hardy.

Date taken : 06.06.2006

Common name : Red-berried elder

Family : Caprifoliaceae

© first picture : Garden Picture

© picture 2 : Th. Ploeger & Zn

© picture 3 : Franck David

© picture 4 : Franck David

© picture 5 : Arboretum Trompenburg Rotterdam

© picture 6 : PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : tuin van Beth Chatto

© picture 7 : PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : tuin van Beth Chatto

© picture 8 : PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : Oirlicher Blumengarten,Nettetal-Hinsbeck

© picture 9 : Arjan Laros, location picture : Kasteel Middachten

© picture 10 : Arjan Laros, location picture : Kasteel Middachten
. This plant has received the following award: Award of Merit First Class by the Royal Society for Boskoop Cultures 1895

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Characteristics of this plant
type of plant : shrub
soil type : sandy soil
planting place : needs a partially shaded place
habit/form : loose growing
water requirement : needs normal water
wind tolerance : not susceptible to wind
the plant is deciduous
height approx : between 2 and 3 meter
width approx : between 1 and 1.5 meter
quantity per m2 : 1
flower colour : white
leaf colour : yellow
fruit/seed colour : red
fruit / seed period : september
leaf shape : compound leaves
leaf size : between 15 and 20 cm
edibility : the fruits are edible
scent : flowers scented lightly
flowering period : may - june
hardiness : completely hardy
special feature remarkable fruits

Of this plant no stock is known unfortunately and therefore it does not occur in the on-line plantshop