Sambucus Sachalinensis

An unusual Sakhalin elder, raised from seed for its vivid display of colour. Broad heads of fragrant white spring flowers are followed by heavy, pendulous clusters of glossy pillar-box-red berries, glowing brilliantly against fresh green, pinnate foliage. This vigorous, fully hardy deciduous shrub develops an upright, spreading habit and is well suited to woodland edges, wildlife gardens and informal hedges. Originally collected on Sakhalin in the Russian Far East, it is now treated botanically as Sambucus kamtschatica.