Description

A wonderful color contrast shrub, with compound dark purple foliage that borders on true black, against which the soft pink flowers definitely stand out, a true garden accent; grows into a relatively large shrub and spreads, so needs regular attention

Landscape Attributes

Black Beauty® Elder is a multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with an upright spreading habit of growth. Its relatively coarse texture can be used to stand it apart from other landscape plants with finer foliage.

Black Beauty® Elder is recommended for the following landscape applications;

Planting & Growing

Black Beauty® Elder will grow to be about 12 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 8 feet. It has a low canopy with a typical clearance of 1 foot from the ground, and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a fast rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 30 years.

This shrub does best in full sun to partial shade. It is quite adaptable, prefering to grow in average to wet conditions, and will even tolerate some standing water. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America.