Sambucus nigra f. porphyrophylla 'Eiffel 1' syn. Sambucus nigra f. porphyrophylla 'Black Tower'
Elder 'Black Tower'
'Black Tower' is a bushy shrub with burgundy-black leaves, and in early Summer fragrant pink flowers that are followed by glossy black fruit in late Summer. Deciduous. In autumn, its leaves turn a rich red. To produce the best Autumn colour, prune plants back to ground level every year in early Spring.
Contributed by @lawnandborder
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Full sun to partial shade
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Occasional watering
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Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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All soil conditions
Common name
Elder 'Black Tower'
Latin name
Sambucus nigra f. porphyrophylla 'Eiffel 1' syn. Sambucus nigra f. porphyrophylla 'Black Tower'
type
Shrub
family
Adoxaceae
ph
5.0 - 8.0 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun to partial shade
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Frost
Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Soil
All soil conditions
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
1.25 M
2.50 M
Sambucus nigra f. porphyrophylla 'Eiffel 1' syn. Sambucus nigra f. porphyrophylla 'Black Tower'
'Black Tower' is a bushy shrub with burgundy-black leaves, and in early Summer fragrant pink flowers that are followed by glossy black fruit in late Summer. Deciduous. In autumn, its leaves turn a rich red. To produce the best Autumn colour, prune plants back to ground level every year in early Spring.
Propagation by cuttings
From Mid Spring TO Early Summer
Take soft wood cuttings in spring to early summer. Cleanly cut up to a 10cm long stems, remove lower leaves and pinch the tip out, dip the stem into rooting hormone, fill a container/pot with suitable compost, make holes around the edge of it and plant the cuttings, water in well, cover with a polythene bag and place somewhere warm, lake the bag off twice a week to air the cuttings. Keep the cuttings moist until well rooted.Harden off when well rooted and pot on into individual pots increasing the airing to let the leaves to develop. Remove rotten, dying or dead cuttings regularly.
Planting Outdoors Spring
From Early Spring TO Late Spring
Thrives in any reasonable soil, with best foliage colour in full sun. Keep well watered until established.
Flowering Season
From Late Spring TO Early Summer
The hermaphrodite flowers are borne in large, flat corymbs 10–25 cm diameter in late spring to mid summer, the individual flowers ivory white, 5–6 mm diameter, with five petals. They are pollinated by flies.
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