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Beautiful bush in my yard - What is it ?

9 years ago

I've got this wonderful bush in my yard and everyone who visits asks "What is it" ... It was here when i bought the place and i need a name ! I'm in TN and it looses all leaves during the winter. Leaf color is kind of purple, flowers resemble queen annes lace.

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linaria_gw
9 years ago
Going by the flowers probably Sambucus nigra, elder.
There are garden cultivars with narrow foliage ( S nigra Dissectum or something), anothet one is Black Lace, with red and narrow foliage. Is it in full sun?
Iris GW
9 years ago
Yes that looks like 'Black Lace.'
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floral_uk z.8/9 SW UK
9 years ago
The Black Laces I know have pink flowers. But certainly a cut-leaved cultivar of Sambucus nigra.
Iris GW
9 years ago
Well I was thinking that the lack of "pinkness" was just a factor of the photograph.
floral_uk z.8/9 SW UK
9 years ago
Could be.
Chippster
Original Author
9 years ago
Hmmm, the flowers are white, but the foliage looks like what i've found. I've also never seen fruit, but i do have a lot of birds and they might get them. When should the fruit be visible in zone 7 ?

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