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Sambucus Nigra "Black Lace"
helenskyblues
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I bought a Sambucus Nigra "Black Lace" from Gardeners' World Live. I have planted it at the back of the border but it now has bright green shoots should I cut these out or will they turn black.
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Noooo, don't cut them off - the plant is doing what it loves to do, i.e. growing! Most new foliage on any plant is a different colour from the older stuff Helen. I have one just like yours which is making new green shoots and I think it's rather pretty like that.
Are you sure it was Black lace and not any of the green ones like Sutherlands gold? My Black lace has never thrown up green leaves, only dark ones.
Hi. Mines a black lace which I have had for 3 years. It has now finished flowering and is throwing up green shoots as normal! These do turn black! Hope this helps.
Mine has new green growth it will soon turn black, don't worry.
Mine's green at the tips as is my other black elder. they do it every year
In the sticks near Peterborough
Yup, green shoots are normal on Black Lace, they soon darken though.
I have had one of these for about a year now and the whole thing is looking decidedly green. Mine is probably in the worst possible position, in mainly shade quite close to a massive pine tree, so no doubt too dry. We do have acid soil though. I was going to give it a good pruning back and keep it well watered. Does anyone know which factor causes it to turn black?
sun I should think Chris. Not likely to be lack of water unless it's wilting. I've never gardened on acid soil so don't know the effects of that.
In the sticks near Peterborough
Yes, it needs sun to fully develop the black colouring.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.