Hi all, does anybody know what this plant is? We've just moved into our first house with a garden and there are so many plants that I don't recognise! I'd be very grateful if anyone could tell me what this one is:
Wow, thank you everyone - what fast work! So that means that this will start developing flowers and then berries over the coming months? If yes then I can't wait to see how the plant develops. When we moved in it consisted of just a few branches and I didn't know whether it was alive or dead!
I was actually wondering how to make it more bushy. What do you mean by treating the ground elder underneath? Sorry but I am really really new to this!
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Looks like one of the purple cultivars of Sambucus nigra to me. Don't think it's lacy enough for 'Black Lace'
In the sticks near Peterborough
Hi Brenda. If you can enlarge the pic have a close look at the stems, and their joints. The divided leaf shape is clear as well.
In the sticks near Peterborough
In the sticks near Peterborough
I would go for Sambucus nigra over Acer palmatum dissectum nigra/purpera.
It is a Sambucus, but leaves are not "filigree" enough for black lace, so ? variet.
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
I think black lace is now called Eva, for some reason, I reckon that's the chap. If you enlarge the photo, you can see the stems are clearly sambucus.
Sorry Nut, missed your post regarding stems
Wow, thank you everyone - what fast work! So that means that this will start developing flowers and then berries over the coming months? If yes then I can't wait to see how the plant develops. When we moved in it consisted of just a few branches and I didn't know whether it was alive or dead!
I know it's in leaf now, but I'd be tempted to cut those tallest shoots back to encourage it to bush out. I'd also treat the ground elder underneath.
I was actually wondering how to make it more bushy. What do you mean by treating the ground elder underneath? Sorry but I am really really new to this!