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Lemony Lace® Elderberry Sambucus racemosa
- Hardy Zones
- 3 - 7
- Exposure
- Part Sun to Sun
- Season
- Summer
- Fall
- Mature Size
- 36 - 60 Inches
At this point in the season we are shipping on Mondays only.
Once it has shipped you will receive an email with your FedEx tracking number.
Occasionally plants may be trimmed before shipping to ensure fuller branching and flowering in your garden.
Once it has shipped you will receive an email with your FedEx tracking number.
Occasionally plants may be trimmed before shipping to ensure fuller branching and flowering in your garden.
$19.99
Size: Quart
Part Sun to Sun
36 - 60
Features
A bright and stylish plant with an easy-going nature.
Ever wish our popular Black Lace™ elderberry came in a sunny bright yellow? We are happy to oblige: Lemony Lace® offers finely dissected foliage but in a cheery gold color to really light up your landscape. This North American native produces big clusters of white flowers in early spring before the foliage emerges, then bright yellow leaves take over, edged in red. As the foliage ages, it turns an attractive chartreuse. Though it is a large plant, it can be pruned to stay smaller if you'd like. A People's Choice Award winner at the 2014 Farwest Horticulture Trade Show, Lemony Lace Sambucus also won a Green Thumb Award from the Direct Gardening Association.
Top reasons to grow Lemony Lace elderberry:
- very colorful from spring through fall
- little to no maintenance required
- showy white flowers in spring
- very deer resistant
Produces Berries:
Produces Berries
Foliage Interest
Fall Interest
Resists:
Deer
Native to North America
Characteristics
Duration:
Shrub
Shrub Type:
Deciduous
Height Category:
Medium
Garden Height:
36 - 60 Inches
Spacing:
36 - 72 Inches
Spread:
36 - 60 Inches
Flower Colors:
White
Foliage Colors:
Red
Foliage Colors:
Yellow
Foliage Shade:
golden with red new growth
Habit:
Mounded
Container Role:
Thriller Plant Needs
Light Requirement:
Part Sun to Sun
Maintenance Category:
Easy
Blooms On:
Old Wood
Bloom Time:
Grown for Foliage
Hardiness Zones:
3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b
Heat Zones:
7
Water Category:
Average
Uses:
Border Plant
Uses:
Edible Herb
Uses:
Landscape
Uses:
Specimen or Focal Point
Uses Notes:
This distinctive golden, thread-like foliage looks wonderful in mixed borders or as a high-impact specimen plant. Plant it with Black Lace sambucus for a really bold statement! The red fall fruit makes it a good addition to wildlife gardens.
Maintenance Notes:
Benefits from hard pruning as a young plant to develop a nice full habit. Older plants can be trimmed after flowering. This plant blooms on old wood, so spring pruning will reduce flower production. Adaptable to most well-drained soils.
Lemony Lace® Sambucus racemosa 'SMNSRD4' USPP 26,613, Can PBRAF
- Vicki EstevezHuntingtownMarylandUnited States20 weeks ago
I bought two last year and they looked nice but one looks like it's dead, same with Susan comment from Ohio, the other looked great till a few days ago. this is only August. so what is the deal? anyone know? the one that "died" like it seemed to last year, but came back this spring, is in a slightly sunnier location, it does get hot afternoon sun but I make sure they have enough water. now it's been raining all the time and the 2nd plant is looking odd.
VickiMichiganUnited States1 year agoI would like to know what happened. My Lemony Lace Elderberry was planted in a partly sunny location and seemed to be thriving. It survived winter and the rains of early summer. Then - sudden death. The plant was totally wilted and I do not believe it was from lack of moisture.
SusanCliveIowaUnited States2 years ago- Marshall DirksDeKalbIllinoisUnited States3 years ago
