Hardiness Zone: 3 - 8 Mature Height: 6-12 Feet Mature Width: 6-10 Feet Features: Large flattened clusters of tiny cream-colored flowers in summer, fragrant; large clusters of small dark purple

A familiar native shrub, American elderberry is commonly seen along streambanks and roadsides and in moist woodlands and thickets throughout eastern North America. It has pinnate leaves with toothed l