Sambucus nigra f. porphyrophylla 'Eiffel 1' syn. Sambucus nigra f. porphyrophylla 'Black Tower'

This sambucca grows far too tall for my border so this year I decided to make it into a #standard shrub and its much better than other years 😄

@linfoster this is my black tower that I made into a lollipop standard as it was 4' higher, to tall for my border grows at least 3' per year if you scroll pics you will see other years 😆

Full of flowers this one 💕💕💕

Beautiful Keely!

Morning Keely. That's lovely.

Love the colour combination

#elder #pinkflowers

Gorgeous 💗💗💗

Oh my that's gorgeous!!💘😍

@Jasonsparkes1 @jonners73 @cyndi @charlotte @kathy @LyndaClack @lovemygarden65 @gjones @ShelleySnyder sorry for late response spent 11hrs doing garden today busy times thank you all so much 😄😄😄

You're welcome Keely! Wow 11 hours!😲 That was busy!💘😍

Love this ! 😍

@greenfinger14 thanks hun 😊

Settled into new front border from last year first flowers starting 💕

Looks lush Hun my black lace one has buds on this year too had to take it out of the front 2 yrs ago as it was struggling it’s been in a pot since I really want to plant it in the garden but don’t want to upset it 🤷‍♀️

@nessas sorry Hun must have missed this msge. I have got a small pot of black lace from cutting one right back that I was given last year want to grow it in back raised planters and try make it into a standard for some height, def need it now for birdies. I love the black lace one better than this as foliage is feathery. I put this in front last October so I would leave yours until about then If you can preserve maybe just put the pot where it's going 😄

@jonners73 @justin @ukjohnny all done n dusted fingers crossed all be OK next year a bit of dark foliage and something for the birds to go in as don't have much height in the front border, amazing how you find space when you need it 😁 thanks all for your advice much appreciated 👍😄

@Jasonsparkes1 luckily this is black tower so may get tall but not as big as black lace I have a cutting of black lace for next year but im keeping it in a pot at back of bin store to try get some height above the fence will try train it into a standard as it gets bigger like my variegated one at front. Want something to encourage more birds in to fly in and wanted some dark foliage in front from tower, the big pot will come in handy for Dahlia's next year as wont put some of big ones cont'd....

Under window border or do cosmos will just have small shrubs n perrenials with bedding fillers 😆 well that's the plan weather it works that way next year will have to see 😀

Sorry perps I'm after more #advice this sambuca is currently in a large pot its finished flowering and leaves are going over I'm trying to plan for next year and want to put it in the front border can I move it now? I know its probably best to move in early Spring but I always have loads to do in Spring will I loose it if I move it now? 🤔 any help as always is much appreciated 😃

The sambuccas I've had have always been really hardy and I've had no problem transplanting. One word or caution though, if you're planting into the ground it's likely to grow quite big so make sure it's got plenty of room

@ukjohnny thank you so much for your advice we have so much to do in Spring I wanted to get this moved now so job to do today now 😄

@justin thank you so much this is the tower one Justin so hoping it will just gather height I have made my variegated one in front into a standard and under planted just wanted something a darker shade for border as everything's just green or variegated so this should blend in well. Looks like a job for today 😀

Morning Keely, great advice from @ukjonny @justin . Also prepare the hole well and use bone meal to settle the roots if you have some. Remember to keep it well watered too! 😊

@jonners73 thanks Kim always add bonemeal to all my planting up all done pic to follow hopefully it will settle in well and I don't regret it next year 😁👍

Great job @Keely I would love one but it's the room. Maybe I could squeeze one in 😅 They produce the most beautiful flowers and coloured foliage. Good old bone meal you can't beat it! I'm sure you won't regret it 😊

Black tower flowering this will be going in front border next year to put a mix of dark foliage into border 💕

Next door had one it gets very big....but nice 👍🏼

@wagsmomthompsonbtinternetcom This is black tower so doesn't get as big as black lace more of a tower and I keep it in check its quite narrow really Elaine 👌🙂

Gorgeous really like this 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

Sambucus black tower starting to get its flowers on 👌

That's looking promising👍 They look great when in full flower.

It won't be as good this year Jeff as took a couple down to base and will do same with the other 2 this year so won't get as many flowers but trying to stop it getting woody at bottom, but looks promising so far @jeatacake

Looks very promising. I have a titchy one in a pot, (as I can't decide where to plant it!) It does have a couple of buds on for the first time though, but do love these.

I have a black lace one had to take it out the front garden as it wasn't doing well planted by the hedge have put it in a pot for now as I have no idea where to put it....can they grow in a pot 🤔

@nessas this has always been in a pot its quite a big one and never struggles so I don't see why the black lace o e would be any different 👍😃 I like black lace has gawjus foliage 😍

Love this. Mines full of flowers beautiful 😍

They are @krishnahairdo have you just bought this @Keely ?

Can you use the flowers on this type like the white elder?😃

No @titchyfra had it a few years but cut it back wrong time of year so first time its flowered trying to establish which variety it is, as not black lace as leaves are bigger but flowers same! Been told its Black Beauty but flowers seem sparcer on that am confused i like it anyway looks nice against the seagrass summerhouse 😁

@bookworm68 im not sure sorry 😕

That's ok @keely,thankyoh😃

It is nice @Keely I thought I remembered that you had one but then was confused seeing the box but my fault as reading posts "backwards" it then made sense! Does seem as the leaves on the box pic are more lacy to those in your pic of the plant , shame not what you thought but you like it anyway 😀

Info for plant

@reedie-cottsge this is what label said!

That's odd because it's definitely not 'Black Lace'. Either ' Black Beauty' or ' Black Tower'. The foliage is all wrong for it to be 'Black Lace'. Maybe someone mixed the labels up at garden centre etc??? Flowers and berries will pretty much be the same, just foliage that will be different. ☺

I think it could be black tower and its just spread because I cut it back wrong time of year beauty flowers are a bit more spread out than the tower @reedie-cottsge 👍

Nigra tower in full bloom and more to come 💜

Fabulous 💜still waiting on mine 😴@keely

@Keely Great pictures of your Sambucus. However, it isn't 'Black Lace'. It looks like it is Sambucus nigra f. porphyrophylla 'Black Beauty'. The foliage on 'Black Beauty' are pinnate, as opposed to the deeply dissected purplish-black foliage on 'Black Lace'. If you look at the Sambucus 'Black Lace' on my page, you will see the difference in the foliage, between your Sambucus and my Sambucus. Hope this helps. 😀😎😀😎😀

@reedie-cottsge ive uploaded instructions its Nigra Black Lace have i been sold a dud lol. Still like it though 😁

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Ah @keely working backwards - understood your other post . Gorgeous flowers on that dark flowers 👍

@Keely what's the interesting looking plant top-left?

@jeatacake its the new shoots on the big plant they are same plant 😁

Ah yes, I can see that now. It looks so different in isolation! 👍

Flowers are lovely on my sambucas so glad I didn't cut it back, have been cutting flowers off every year, lesson learnt, learning everyday 👍

Maybe that's what I am doing wrong with mine . I think I may have to start again with a new plant

Just leave it this year june it flowers on new growth @junebensted i've been cutting it back in march so only had foliage it will flower next year then 👍

Thanks 👍@keely

Glad you're getting to enjoy them @keely mind you I've had mine for around 10 years and it's hardly grown! Now in my cottage area and its doubled !! My lesson learnt 😀

Such a lovely plant - not sure I've got room yet for one of these though. Maybe I can make some room in the autumn 😉

@richard.spicer.7906 you have to have one of these its lovely 👍

New flower and new growth getting big n bushy 🙌

I have black lace but it has different leaves, great plant 👍

I love mine especially when it flowers looks stunning against the leaves

Fantastic :)

Yey lots of flowers to come glad I didn't cut it back!!! 🙌

Gorgeous shrubs

Hey we have flowers #black lace

#sambucas

Love their smell