Black Lace® Elder
What: This impressive garden shrub features deeply cut, dark purple-black foliage contrasted by fragrant shell pink flower clusters in early summer, making it a striking hardy alternative to the Japanese maple.
Best use: It functions beautifully as a dramatic accent, mass planting, or fine-textured feature in general garden designs and naturalized woodland spaces.
Plant Details
| Height | 10 feet |
| Spread | 8 feet |
| Hardiness Zone | 3 |
| Sunlight | Full sun to partial shade |
| Watering | Moderate |
| Growth Rate | Fast |
| Maintenance | High |
| Uses | Ornamental, specimen tree, mixed borders |
| Bloom/Flower | Showy clusters of pink flowers in early summer |




