American Elderberry (Sambucus nigra subsp. canadensis)

July 08 2024, by Madison Vaccaro, 1 min reading time

Discover American Elderberry, a fast-growing Florida native with white blooms, dark berries, pollinator value, and rain-garden appeal

American Elderberry (Sambucus nigra subsp. canadensis) is a fast-growing Florida native shrub or small multi-stemmed tree that brings abundant flowers, seasonal fruit, and naturalistic texture to moist-site landscapes. Large, flat clusters of white blooms appear from spring into summer, followed by blue-black berries that support birds and can be used when properly cooked.

Best used in rain gardens, bioswales, wetland edges, habitat plantings, and informal screens, elderberry thrives in full sun and moist, fertile soils but adapts to a range of soil types and some drought once established. It spreads by suckers and benefits from periodic pruning, so it is most successful in informal or naturalized designs rather than tightly maintained, formal landscapes

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