{"product_id":"sambucus-nigra-black-lace-elderberry","title":"Black Lace Elderberry - Sambucus nigra ‘Black Lace’","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice includes everything:\u003c\/strong\u003e the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBlack Lace Elderberry - Sambucus nigra ‘Black Lace’\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Black Lace’ is the finely dissected purple-black form of the European elder, \u003cem\u003eSambucus nigra\u003c\/em\u003e, with leaves cut so narrowly that the whole shrub reads as a dark cloud of texture rather than solid foliage. Against that near-black backdrop it carries flat lemon-scented cymes of soft pink flowers in late spring, followed by dark berries. Designers reach for it where a Japanese maple would burn or a purple smoke bush would be too coarse, and it accepts hard renovation pruning that most dark-leaved shrubs resent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Black Lace Elderberry\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDissected Dark Foliage\u003c\/strong\u003e: Thread-fine purple-black leaflets give a lace texture that holds interest from a distance and up close.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePink Against Black\u003c\/strong\u003e: Soft pink flower heads sit directly on the dark foliage for a high-contrast late spring display.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eResponds to Hard Pruning\u003c\/strong\u003e: Can be cut back close to the framework in winter to keep it compact and to force larger, better-coloured leaves.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCold Hardy\u003c\/strong\u003e: Fully frost tolerant across temperate Australia including the tablelands and Tasmania.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFast to Fill\u003c\/strong\u003e: Reaches useful size quickly, so a planting reads as established within a couple of seasons.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage Contrast Planting\u003c\/strong\u003e: Used against silver, lime green or white-flowered companions it does the heavy lifting in a colour scheme.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInformal Screen\u003c\/strong\u003e: A row at close centres gives a soft, dark seasonal screen between garden rooms.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBorder Backbone\u003c\/strong\u003e: Anchors the middle depth of a perennial border where flowers come and go.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge Container Feature\u003c\/strong\u003e: Works in a big pot on a cool-climate terrace, kept in scale by annual winter pruning.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 to 1.8m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.5 to 3m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Autumn or early spring\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moisture-retentive, fertile soil with reasonable drainage; elders dislike prolonged drought and thin dry sand\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water deeply twice a week through the first summer, since the fine foliage wilts quickly under heat stress. Mulch to 75mm with compost or aged bark and site it out of hot afternoon sun in inland districts, where full sun deepens the leaf colour but can scorch the margins.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.5 to 3.5m, less if pruned annually\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 to 3m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fast\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deciduous\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun for best colour, part shade in hot inland areas\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Species native to Europe\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Soft pink\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795349242142,"sku":"ND-1552-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/uDNMWNURyrCVFmslHYhge_eAMWSi2K.jpg?v=1787313921","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/sambucus-nigra-black-lace-elderberry","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}