Sambucus nigra ssp. caerulea, Blue Elderberry Container Giant Chalk Dudleya

Giant Chalk Dudleya

A showy shrub from the protea family is bushy and can reach up to six feet tall and eight feet wide

but he also claims once identification is learned gourmets will not be happy with the plain old grocery store types

In heavy soils any extra rainfall or one summer watering will kill the bush after it three years

Sambucus nigra ssp. caerulea, Blue Elderberry Container Giant Chalk DudleyaSambucus nigra ssp. caerulea, Blue Elderberry A shrub or small tree that grows up to 15 feet tall. White fragrant flowers bloom in the spring through summer. The fruit is edible great for pies or jelly. This shrub can be pruned. It is deciduous in the fall. Plant with: Toyon (Heteromeles arbutifolia); Coast Live Oak, White Flowering Currant Family Name Adoxaceae Species Name Sambucus nigra ssp. caerulea Common Name Blue Elderberry Native to California