Oak Summit Nursery
Blue Elderberry Seeds
Blue Elderberry Seeds
Pack contains: 50+ seeds
Blue Elderberry (Sambucus caerulea) is a North American shrub with blue black berries used by birds and other wildlife. Creamy white flower clusters open before the fruit develops.
This seed came from British Columbia through a seed trade. Blue Elderberry is hardy only to Zone 5, about −29°C, and is not suited to the colder conditions tolerated by prairie elderberries.
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Starting this seed
- Warm3 monthsWarm stratification
- Cold3 monthsCold stratification
- SowAfter the cold stage6 months from the start
- Seed source
- British Columbia
- Hardiness
- Zone 5
How to stratify seed
Warm stage first. Keep the same bag at room temperature for the warm period shown, then move it to the fridge.
In the fridge. Put the seed in a bag with a damp medium such as peat moss, vermiculite, sand or coco coir. The medium is only there to hold moisture. Keep the bag in the fridge, above freezing, for the cold period shown, then sow.
Or outside. Sow the seed outdoors in the fall and let winter do the cold period.
The plant these seeds grow into
Range & hardinessZone 5 · Canadian maps for this plant
Green: provinces with native records
AB · BC
Zone 5 and warmer
Province records show native distribution, not every place the species grows. The hardiness map shows minimum winter hardiness; soil, moisture and summer warmth also matter.
About these maps
Climate: Natural Resources Canada, 1991–2020. Provincial distribution: VASCAN via retained botanical research. Province outlines: Natural Earth, public domain.
Open Government Licence – Canada
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