Sambucus racemosa 'Plumosa Aurea'
Family - Adoxaceae
Category - Shrub
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer
Hardiness - H7
Height - 3.0m or more
Location - The Hot Garden
Description: A medium-sized Deciduous Shrub with a bushy, upright habit. Vibrant golden leaves are pinnate with lanceolate to oblong, coarsely toothed leaflets. Cone-like clusters of creamy, yellowish-white flowers are produced in mid to late spring and are followed by shiny red berries in summer.
Synonym - S. r. 'Serratifolia Aurea'.
Flower:
Small, yellowish-white flowers are produced in conical panicles in April and May and are followed by shiny red berries in summer.
Flower colour: Yellow
Flower shape: Conical panicles
Flowering time: April, May
Foliage:
Vivid, golden yellow pinnate leaves have coarsely toothed, lanceolate to oblong leaflets.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Pinnate with lanceolate to oblong leaflets
Propagation:
Cuttings.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun to partial shade in fertile, moisture retentive, but well drained soil.