Sambucus nigra Black Beauty (Gerda) wild & species roses Mirabelle Mirabelle de Nancy is

Mirabelle Mirabelle de Nancy is the most popular mirabelle in France

Flowering Period: Summer

An ancient – and famous – cider apple

Lonicera periclymenum Graham Thomas is a large

camellia-like flowers with a prominent boss of golden-yellow stamens

Sambucus nigra Black Beauty (Gerda) wild & species roses Mirabelle Mirabelle de Nancy isBlack Elder Black Beauty Perhaps the best of the black leaved elders, Sambucus nigra f. porphyrophylla Black Beauty (also called Gerda) is a large, deciduous shrub with a spreading, suckering habit. The leaves are highly ornamental, finely dissected and a rich purplish black, which does not change in summer, as some black leaved elders do. In June, dark red buds open to beautiful, broad heads of pale pink flowers, delightfully scented of lemon; these