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Profile Image Caroline Bontoft

silkworm

From Scotland but have happily lived in Lincolnshire for 50 years. Love gardening and the climate is generally good here.

Sambucus nigra f. porphyrophylla 'Eva' syn. Sambucus nigra f. porphyrophylla 'Black Lace', Sambucus nigra 'Black Lace'

  • Season Icon Early SummerEarly Summer 2018
  • Like Count 5
  • Season Icon Early SummerEarly Summer 2016
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silkworm

Sambucas Black Lace

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bookworm68

Wow. Nice, but they can grow very big!😃

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silkworm

@bookworm68 These should be pruned hard every year to keep them in check. Amazing how they grow right back up.

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lovemygarden65

@silkworm I have this plant and it's now to big , if I prune it this year will it flower next year. When is the best time to prune 👍

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silkworm

@lovemygarden65 we usually cut it back in November. Had it now for about 12 years and it never lets us down.

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