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Red elderberry is an elegant native shrub. It has edible flowers that make a wonderful cordial syrup and bright red berries that are a favourite food source for birds.
It is a wonderful plant for erosion control and wildlife restoration plantings. At Nested, red elderberry is planted in dappled tree canopy shade, overarching sword ferns in a native woodland garden.
Water
Prefers consistently moist soil.
Soil
Prefers loamy nutrient rich soils.
Light
Can be grown in full sun to shade. Red elderberry is a native understory plant that grows very well in dappled shade and on forest edges.
