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Image of fabulous-looking blossoms of bird and butterfly attractor, Sambucus
canadensis 'Aurea' or Yellow-leaved American Elder
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Sambucus canadensis 'Aurea'
(Aurea American Elder, Golden Elder, Yellow-leaved American
Elder)
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Family: Caprifoliaceae
Origin: Native to Eastern United States
Light: Sun-part shade / light or fulll shade
Height: Up to 13'
Spread: 6-10'
Blooms: Clusters of white, creamy, gray, showy, in late
Spring / mid-Summer
Foliage: 2-4", Yellow, serrated, opposite, deciduous
Fruit: Delicious, edible small, round, attractive, red berries
Soil: Well-drained, sandy, clayery, loamy,
keep moist-wet
Water: Regular, drought tolerant when established
Propagation: Seeds, semi-hardwood cuttings
Insects / Diseases: Watch for leaf-chewing insects. May
encounter problems with cankers, powdery mildew or leaf spots.
Uses: Specimen, container, accent, landscaping, deck, patio,
screening hedge, shrub border
Cmments: Sambucus canadensis 'Aurea' or Aurea American Elder
or Golden Elder or Yellow-leaved American Elder is a deciduous
stoloniferous shrub
with beautiful golden yellow foliage. This upright shrub bears
lovely tiny white blooms in Spring that matures to showy red round
edible fruits in August is a definite attention-getter. Aurea
American Elder is fast growing and it attracts many bees, butterflies and birds.
It can tolerate acidic or alkalinic soil and some drought. Sambucus
canadensis 'Aurea' can be trained to be a small tree which makes it an
excellent specimen shrub for the landscaping garden. It can also
be grown in a container to accent the patio or deck so you can admire
its wonderful display of beautiful blossoms. Grown in masses,
Yellow-leaved American Elder makes an superb looking screening hedge or
an attractive shrub border. This gorgeous carefree shrub is a
frost tolerant and easy to grow from seeds or semi-hardwood cuttings. I love it!
USDA Hardiness Zones : 4-11 |
