Sambucus caerulea - Blue elderberry

Blue Elderberry (Sambucus caerulea) is a deciduous shrub that produces blue-black berries valued for their high nutritional content and medicinal uses. The berries are commonly used in pies, jams, and as natural remedies for colds and flu. Blue elderberry also provides habitat and food for wildlife.

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 4¹
• Hardiness zone 5¹
• Hardiness zone 6¹
• Hardiness zone 7¹
• Hardiness zone 8¹

Outputs

• Human food¹
• Medicinal use¹

Type

• Sambucus spp. - Elderberry
• Shrub
• Deciduous
• Perennial

Functions

• Fire resistance²

Footnotes

1. Sambucus caerulea | Plants for a Future ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷

2. Leaf burn times of California native plants, Las Pilitas Nursery, 2005 propane-torch ignition trial, live-leaf ignition time >60 seconds ↩