Sambucus racemosa 'SMNSRD4' ~ Lemony Lace® Elderberry shade-garden Rhododendron Klondyke - 0274 (2)

Rhododendron Klondyke - 0274 (2)

grey-green foliage

Tibouchina grandifolia (1)

Verbena bonariensis 24zz

Tall spikes holding large two-lipped bright violet-blue flowers bloom in late spring through summer and can continue into fall if deadheaded

Sambucus racemosa 'SMNSRD4' ~ Lemony Lace® Elderberry shade-garden Rhododendron Klondyke - 0274 (2)Lemony Lace Elderberry is a compact, freely branching native deciduous shrub with an irregular mounded habit. The finely dissected foliage emerges bright yellow edged in red and matures to chartreus. Large flat top clusters of white star shaped flowers begin in early spring before the foliage emerges. The red drupes begin in late summer to fall. Grows best in moist, humusy well drained soils. Tolerates wet soils. NOTE: the berries for Lemony Lace are