Black elder Black Tower, Dnepropetrovsk region.

Elder black is distinguished by its decorativeness and rare healing properties. Black Tower is one of the popular varieties for decorating flower beds, complementing landscape compositions thanks to its dark purple glossy leaves, thick burgundy form with vertical shoots of the shrub, it is not for nothing that the name of thiselder is translated as Black Tower. Produced as a result of crossing the following species Black Lace and Black Beaut, the originator of this selection Jan de Boer.
The leaves are serrated, up to 30 cm in diameter, and do not change their color throughout the year. However, to maintain the burgundy-brown color, planting in a sunny area is necessary. Blooms profusely in the second half of May, pink flowers are collected in large inflorescences up to 20 cm. The bush grows up to 2 meters high, with a diameter of about 1 meter. Frost resistance to -35°C.