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Sambucus nigra Black Lace (Sambucus nigra f. porphyrophylla Eva PBR)
A delightful variety of black elder with deeply divided rich purple foliage rather like that of a Dissectum Japanese maple only with a much more robust constitution. Perfect if you are looking for a plant with an oriental quality that is easy to grow and care for.
In early summer a profusion of musk scented pink flushed elderflowers appear from creamy pink buds, they look stunning set against the dark leaves. The characteristic clusters of red-black shiny elderberries appear later in the season and are very popular with birds and other wildlife. The flowers can be used to make cordial and the berries are popular with wine and jam makers. The striking leaves turn to vibrant red in Autumn before they fall.

Sambucus Nigra Black Lace Potted Shrubs

in 3 litre pots
Minimum order quantity: 1

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Makes a dramatic specimen plant in a border, bed or container but can also works well when planted as part of a hedge. Will reach 3 metres in height if left unpruned.

Sambucus nigra Black Lace grows well in any reasonable soil, suitable for full sun or partial shade. For best results prune hard in early Spring to improve the foliage colour. Sambucus shrubs benefit from a generous mulch in early Spring.

Delivery is free for most orders above our free delivery thresholds, these are displayed above our prices in the product listings and summarized below. If you don’t need that many plants it’s not a problem, you can choose to pay our delivery charge and only order what you need.

Delivery is convenient – no signature is required so you don’t need to wait in, we will leave your parcel in the safe place that you nominate.

Delivery is fast – because we pick orders daily from our own growing beds your plants only travel the small hop to our packing shed before being sent to you, they are usually delivered within 3-7 days.

Delivery is reliable – we have been selling and delivering Hedging Plants to our customers nationwide since 1992. We have a lot of experience in packing them safely and only use tried and tested delivery partners.

Smaller Plants (Parcel Delivery)

Location	Order Value	Price
UK Mainland excluding Highlands	Up to £90	£15.00
UK Mainland excluding Highlands	Over £90	Free
Scottish Highlands and Isle of Wight	All orders	£24.00

Heavy Plants (Pallet Delivery)

Location	Order Value	Price
UK Mainland excluding Highlands	Up to £420	£72.00
UK Mainland excluding Highlands	Over £420	Free
Scottish Highlands and Isle of Wight	All orders	£72.00

Tall Plants 2.5m+ (Specialist Delivery)

Location	Order Value	Price
UK Mainland excluding Highlands	Under £1800	Please call us
UK Mainland excluding Highlands	Over £1800	Free
Scottish Highlands and Isle of Wight	All orders	Not available

Exceptions to our delivery charges are Scottish Highland and Isle of Wight delivery areas where we need to charge a little extra to cover the cost of deliveries to these outlying areas. We don’t currently delivery to other offshore addresses including Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland.

Tall plants over 2.5 metres have to be delivered by our own specialised transport, our delivery area is limited to mainland England and Wales only.

Please note there is a minimum order value of £50 for orders containing smaller plants and £250 for orders containing heavier plants

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