A captivating appearance
Red leaves elder per se is already considered a breathtaking variation within the Elderberry species, because it tops the green-leaved wild form of the Black elderberry with subtle elegance. The Black Lace Elderberry variety selects the positive attributes of both plant versions and combines them under one roof. The result is impressive, as the following profile shows:
- dark, purple foliage, deeply slit
- pink-colored plate flowers with a diameter of 15 centimeters
- the flowers give off a pleasant lemon scent
- edible, black Elderberries in the autumn
- Height from 200 to 350 centimeters
- Spread from 150 to 300 centimeters
- annual growth of 30 to 60 centimeters
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A Black Lace elder scores with a pleasing location tolerance. It grows best in the sunny to partially shaded place in the garden. If it is not cut, it will have reached a height of 3 meters after 5 years. So he's not as impetuous as his big brother. Thanks to its pruning tolerance, the variety can be kept at a height of 150-200 centimeters without any problems and is therefore ideally suited to the shapely hedge plant.
Tips on correct planting and care
To successfully cultivate a Black Lace Elderberry, only a few factors are important. It should not be too dark in the chosen location so that it can develop its splendid foliage and enchanting flowers. You can live up to his great hunger for nutrients if he regularly eats compost, manure and manure right from the start Horn shavings(€ 32.93 at Amazon *)fertilized will.
A red-leaved elderberry should be protected from drought stress, because it reacts gruffly by shedding its leaves. Since the wild fruit trees bloom and bear fruit on the wood of the previous year, pruning is preferably carried out after the harvest.
Tips & Tricks
A red-leaved elder for the small garden comes under the variety name 'Black Tower'. Its columnar growth qualifies it excellently for cultivation as a decorative solitary in the front yard. The wild fruit trees also cut a fine figure in the large tub on the terrace or balcony.
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