Sambucus caerulea

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Sambucus caerulea in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Sambucus caerulea, Raf. (S. glauca, Nutt.). Large shrub or small tree, occasionally to 50 ft.: branchlets rather slender, bloomy when young: lfts. 5-7, oblong, long-acuminate, coarsely serrate, the lower lfts. often 3-parted or pinnate, bright green, glabrous, 2-6 in. long: fls. yellowish white, in flat cymes 4-6 in. wide: fr. sub-globose, 1/4 in. thick, blue-black, whitened by a thick bloom. June, July; fr. in Aug. and Sept. Brit. Col. to Calif., east to Mont. and Utah. S.S. 5:222. G.W. 8:116. Var. velutina, Schwerin (S. velutina, Durand). Young branchlets and lvs. covered with a dense and short whitish pubescence. Calif. Var. neo-mexicana, Rehd. (S. glauca var. neo-mexicana, A. Nels. S. intermedia, Carr.). Lfts. 3-5, narrow-lanceolate, grayish green, slightly pubescent beneath. New Mex., Ariz. M.D. 1909:8, fig. 1.—This species is similar to S. canadensis, but habit looser and taller, very striking with its large clusters of bluish white frs.; the typical form and var. neo-mexicana have proved hardy as far north as Mass. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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