Sambucus nigra subsp. caerulea (syn. Sambucus mexicana), Blue Elderberry columnar The bell-like early spring flowers

The bell-like early spring flowers are held in showy pink calyces with petals of the palest pink blush that darken toward the center

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filamented panicles bloom April – May just above pretty

Arctostaphylos

Sambucus nigra subsp. caerulea (syn. Sambucus mexicana), Blue Elderberry columnar The bell-like early spring flowersThe Pacific Northwest blue elderberry that , as a child, I was so fascinated with a myriad of fanciful projects found use for their hollow stems. It is a tall upright, deciduous shrub, with foamy creamy white summer flowers and blue fruit covered with a gray bloom in late summer. It can make a nice elderflower cordial or berries can be used as well. Birds will thank you for the fruit if you don't have time to process them. Deciduous shrub: 20 30 ft T