Common Name: Elderberry

Latin Name: Sambucus canadensis

Height: Up to 10 feet

Duration: Perennial (deciduous shrub)

Bloom Color: White

Bloom Time: June - August

Water Use: Medium-Wet to Medium-Dry

Soil: Adaptable

Light Requirement: Full Sun, Partial Sun

Spreads via suckers, seeds

Host Plant: Polyphemus Moth, Cecropia Moth, and a number of additional moth and butterfly species

Pollinators: Small bees, wasps, and flies

Other Information: Berries eaten by numerous bird species and many mammals. Berries and flowers are edible for humans ONLY when cooked. Deer resistant. Can spread aggressively via suckers.