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Description
- Attractive, almost black foliage adds drama to borders
- Contrasting, fragrant pink flowerheads appear each summer
- Fully hardy, RHS AGM award-winning plant, best in full sun
- Dark fruits in autumn are attractive to birds
- 3Ltr pot plant delivered to your door
The black elder, Sambucus nigra ‘Black Beauty’, will make its presence felt in any garden border from spring through to autumn. The elegant, deep purple (almost black) foliage that emerges each spring is adorned by red buds and then contrasting, flattish, fragrant heads of a beautiful pink colour in early summer. Birds also take an interest in autumn when the dark fruits appear. It’s fully hardy and will increase in size to a height and spread of 3 to 4m but can be kept in check by pruning.
How you will receive your plants:
Selected by our team of experts and sent from our nursery, you will receive your plant in a pot, ready to plant out.
Can’t plant straight away?
Place the pot in a sheltered spot outdoors and water regularly to keep the soil moist.
Planting in the ground:
Dig a hole slightly wider than the rootball of the plant. Place the plant in the hole so that it sits at the same level in the ground as it did in the pot. When backfilling, mix in a soil improver such as well-rotted farmyard manure. Firm the soil around the plant and water well.
Planting in containers:
Choose a pot with good drainage holes. Place stones or crocks (bits of broken pottery) at the bottom of the pot to stop the drainage holes clogging up. Use a good quality compost. Feed and water container-grown plants regularly.
Water shrubs regularly in the first year after planting and in dry periods
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Delivery
We know how important your garden is to you. We've listened to our customers and introduced a new improved speedy delivery service, meaning Express delivery comes as standard
| Order Type | Delivery Charge | Delivery Charge |
| Seed only order | £2.49 | If you purchase any other items you'll be charged the standard delivery rate of £5.99 |
| Plants, bulbs & gardening accessories | £5.99 | If we need to split your order into separate deliveries we'll only charge one delivery fee |
| Extra large or long plants & heavy items | £9.99 | These are clearly displayed at check-out |
| Compost (and any other large or heavy items) | £5.99 | These items are subject to a delivery multiplier where orders containing 3 or 4 items will be subject to an additional £5.99 for every further 2 items added. This is automatically applied at check-out:
If you'd like more than 10 bags of compost please call our Customer Service team who can arrange for a bespoke competitive quote on 01480 774555 (standard network charges apply) |
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Delivery to outside of Great Britain
We regret we are unable to deliver any products to non-mainland Great Britain delivery addresses. This includes Europe, Channel Islands, Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, USA and Rest of World. We will update our website if this changes.
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