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red elderberry
Sambucus racemosa
Fort Collins
- Dimensions
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Height: 1.5 ft. to 6.0 ft.
Spread: 3.0 ft. to 8.0 ft. - Growth Form
- Shrub, Tree
- Program Association
- Nature in the City
- Wildlife Uses
- Large Mammals, Pollinators/ Invertebrates, Riparian Birds, Shrubland Birds, Small Mammals, Wetland Birds, Woodland Birds
- Sun Requirements
- Full Sun, Part Sun
- Water Requirements
- Low, Moderate
- Plant Community
- Alpine, Foothills, Mountains, Riparian, Subalpine, Wet Meadow
- Season of Bloom
- May, June, July, August
- Flower Color
- White Shades
- Leaf Color
- Green Shades
- Aggressiveness
- No City Data
- Design Considerations
- Screening, Showy Flowers
- Other Considerations
- No City Data
- Duration
- Perennial
- Natural Landscape Position
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Fort Collins Model
3, 4, 5 - Soil Type
- Neutral pH, Well Drained
- Pests/Disease Prone
- No
- Hazards/Toxic
- No City Data.
Notes
Attractive bright red berries.