Sambucus racemosa 'Lemony Lace'
Elder 'Lemony Lace'
Sambucus racemosa is a medium-sized deciduous shrub with dissected, pinnate leaves and small, somewhat conical heads of creamy-white flowers in late Spring to early Summer, followed by clusters of shiny red berries. 'Lemony Lace' has finely cut lime-green foliage, flowers in late Spring / early Summer, and red berries in late Summer / early Autumn
Contributed by @hortgeekcalgary
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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 'Lemony Lace'
Latin name
Sambucus racemosa 'Lemony Lace'
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
2.50 M
2.50 M
Sambucus racemosa 'Lemony Lace'
Sambucus racemosa is a medium-sized deciduous shrub with dissected, pinnate leaves and small, somewhat conical heads of creamy-white flowers in late Spring to early Summer, followed by clusters of shiny red berries. 'Lemony Lace' has finely cut lime-green foliage, flowers in late Spring / early Summer, and red berries in late Summer / early Autumn
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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