![Blue Elderberry](/silvies/plants/large/Blue_Elderberry.jpg)
Blue Elderberry
(Sambucus cerulea)
- Size: 3-20'
- Seasonal Habits: Flowers mid spring to early summer
- Toxicity: Can Be Toxic; fruit is edible when cooked
These shrubs are shade intolerant and grow best in well-drained sites on open slopes, valley bottoms, near streams, and along roadsides from low to high elevation. Flowers are saucer shaped white to cream color.