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Sambucus black lace/elderflower

susanacarolinesusanacaroline Posts: 1
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I am a little behind with my GW viewing but I've just watched Monty make elderflower cordial.  I have a huge amount of pink flowers on my sambucus black lace and wondered if I could use the same recipe?  Also got scary stories about poison from pink flowers on Internet searches.  

thank you for any safe instructions.

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  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445

    It's the same species, the internet is full of rubbish and scare stories.



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445

    I just did a search and found nothing suggesting they're poisonous, where did you find your articles?

    Lots of recipes though.image



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445

    I'll be interested to see what other people think on this one,



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • YviestevieYviestevie Posts: 7,066

    I have one too.  Love it.  It takes lots of abuse, just cut it back when it gets too big and it is a lovely foil for my favourite rose Mortimer Sackler.  Have seen it fronted by Sutton Apricot Foxgloves and it looked beautiful.  I'm growing some from seed at the moment (foxgloves that is, not black lace)

    Hi from Kingswinford in the West Midlands
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117

    Aah - the internet. How did we all manage before it, nut!  image

    Susan - it's important to look carefully when you research anything  online. There are lots of weird and wonderful myths and legends there.. image

    I've never heard anyone mention the pink flowers being an issue, but if you're worried, don't use them We have lots of common elders nearby which are covered in flowers every year. I've never thought of using them though. They smell lovely on a sunny day  image

    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,087

    My sambucus black lace has a lurgy so needs a major haircut to see if it will revive.

    Elderflower cordial is delicious and I should have though the pink flowers would give a lovely colour.  

    I've used the berries - picked wild - to make jelly and that's delicious too and full of vitamins for winter.

    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340

    My Black Lace has just finished flowering, do they smell like elderflowers?

    There are many elder bushes where I walk with my dog,I note that some elderflowers smell of wee, others smell wonderful. They look exactly the same but the smell is very different.


    Billericay - Essex

    Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
    Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
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