Description
Pink Pony elderberry is a compact, bold shrub with dark purple-black foliage and pale purple flowers that develop burgundy-black berries when near another elderberry of the same species. Its dense, lush habit works beautifully in landscapes or containers. Remember this plant when your garden needs serious visual texture and impressive color!
Top reasons to grow Pink Pony elderberry:
- Dark purple-black foliage
- Abundant pale purple flowers
- Dense, lush habit
Part to Full Sun | H: 4-7″ W: 4-7″ | zone 3-7
This beautiful, versatile shrub works in just about any landscape setting or as a potted shrub on the patio. Good in groupings or masses, or perennial and shrub borders. Makes a nice specimen or screen. Good in wet soils.
PLEASE NOTE: To produce berries, you’ll need a Black Beauty®, Instant Karma®, or Laced Up® elderberry as a pollinator.
According to the Humane Society of America, elderberry can be toxic to pets if consumed.
Best in moist soil although will tolerate dry soils. Thrives under acid or alkaline soils. Best if pruned immediately after blooming. May be pruned to the ground each year and grown like a perennial. Fertilize in early spring by applying a granular fertilizer formulated for trees and shrubs. Follow the label for the recommended rate of application.
The color is best in cool climates; in hot areas, it may grow primarily green foliage.
