In 2013, the International Herb Association selected the elderberry as its “Herb of the Year.” Elderberry (genus Sambuca) can ...

Indigenous people have utilized elderberry for centuries – harvesting berries for nutrition, utilizing hollow stems for tools ...

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If you have noticed ragged, irregular holes in your hostas or other broad-leaf garden plants, you may be dealing with garden slugs.

Object Details Biogeographical Region 83 - Western South America Collector Ynes E. J. Mexia Min. Elevation 1150 Record Last Modified 16 Mar 2018 Specimen Count 1 Collection Date 5 Sep 1936 01937685 ...

We are Magali & Stefan. We live with nature on a Zone 5b-6a piece of land we have the honour of caring for here in Canada. We grow our food & restore native biodiversity to the land. Using nature as ...

Sambucus canadensis or American elder is considered a native bog plant found from Nova Scotia to Florida and Texas. It was introduced in 1761 from Europe.

It’s June and the larger-than-your-face, white umbrella-shaped blooms of American elderberry (Sambucus canadensis) burst from the greenery, seemingly out of nowhere. Elderflowers are a seasonal joy, ...

When you go out hunting elderberries, seek the blue variety (Sambucus canadensis) and not the red (S. pubens) … the latter are distasteful and in some areas even poisonous.

The American elderberry (Sambucus canadensis) grows wild in zones 3-8 and reaches a mature height of 10 to 12 feet.

Both the flowers of the elderberry plant (Sambucus canadensis) and the berries (when cooked), are edible, says Daniel Cunningham, a horticulturalist with Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension.