Description

An attractive garden shrub with white edged variegated foliage, showy clusters of small, creamy white flowers in late spring, followed by black berries if a pollinator is present; dense habit and very adaptable, survives with minimal care

Landscape Attributes

Instant Karma® 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.

Instant Karma® Elder is recommended for the following landscape applications;

Planting & Growing

Instant Karma® Elder will grow to be about 8 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 8 feet. It tends to be a little leggy, with a typical clearance of 2 feet 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 variety requires a different selection of the same species growing nearby in order to set fruit.

This shrub does best in full sun to partial shade. It is very adaptable to both dry and moist locations, and should do just fine under average home landscape conditions. 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.