Lemony Lace® Elderberry 1 Live Shrub, 3 Gallon Pot – Sambucus racemosa ‘SMNSRD4’

Lemony Lace® Elderberry (Sambucus racemosa ‘SMNSRD4’) is a deciduous ornamental shrub valued for its brilliant golden-yellow foliage, finely dissected leaves, and naturally mounded growth habit. Its delicate, lace-like foliage creates a soft, feathery texture that contrasts beautifully with darker green or burgundy-leaved plants. This colorful elderberry is especially well suited to mixed shrub borders, woodland edges, ornamental landscape beds, and foliage-focused garden designs.

New foliage emerges with attractive reddish tones before developing its characteristic bright golden color. The deeply cut leaves form a fine-textured mound of golden foliage, giving the shrub a distinctive appearance throughout the growing season. Its leaves are more deeply dissected than those of selections such as Sutherland Gold or Black Lace™ Elderberry. In spring, clusters of small, creamy-white flowers add seasonal interest, followed by ornamental red berries that may develop later in the growing season.

Lemony Lace® Elderberry grows best in full sun to partial shade and moist, well-drained soil. It generally develops its strongest golden foliage coloration with adequate sunlight, although afternoon shade can be beneficial in warmer climates. This cold-hardy shrub is an attractive choice for specimen plantings, mixed borders, and naturalistic landscapes where colorful foliage and fine texture are desired.

Each order includes 1 live Lemony Lace® Elderberry supplied in a 3-gallon nursery pot (G3).

Shipping Height: Approx. 15 inches tall at time of shipping.

Shipping Size

• Quantity: 1 Live Lemony Lace® Elderberry Plant

• Container Size: 3 Gallon Nursery Pot (G3)

• Shipping Height: Approx. 15 inches tall at time of shipping.

• Plant Form: Rooted, Container-Grown Deciduous Shrub

• Foliage Color: Bright Golden Yellow

• New Growth Color: Reddish to Bronze-Red

• Foliage Texture: Finely Dissected, Lace-Like

• Flower Color: Creamy White

• Fruit Color: Red

• Growth Habit: Rounded, Mounded, Bushy

• Bloom Season: Spring

• Seasonal Appearance: Deciduous; May Be Dormant, Leafless, or Recently Pruned During Winter

Botanical Name Clarification: Lemony Lace® is the marketed name for Sambucus racemosa ‘SMNSRD4’, a cultivated selection of red elderberry. The nursery abbreviation “SAMBUCUS ‘LEMONY LACE’®” refers to this ornamental cultivar.

Fruit Safety Disclosure: The red berries are ornamental and should not be represented as ready-to-eat fruit. Raw or unripe elderberry fruit and other plant parts may contain potentially harmful compounds. This listing is for an ornamental landscape shrub, not an edible fruit crop.

Plant Condition Disclosure:

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note:

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

• Quantity: 1 Live Lemony Lace® Elderberry Plant

• Container Size: 3 Gallon Nursery Pot (G3)

• Shipping Height: Approx. 15 inches tall at time of shipping.

• Common Name: Lemony Lace® Elderberry

• Other Common Name: Red Elderberry

• Scientific Name: Sambucus racemosa ‘SMNSRD4’

• Cultivar: SMNSRD4

• Plant Family: Adoxaceae

• Plant Type: Deciduous Ornamental Shrub

• Life Cycle: Perennial

• Plant Form: Rooted, Container-Grown Live Shrub

• Growth Habit: Rounded, Mounded, Bushy

• Foliage Color: Bright Golden Yellow

• New Growth Color: Reddish to Bronze-Red

• Foliage Texture: Deeply Cut, Fine, Lace-Like

• Flower Color: Creamy White

• Flower Form: Small Flowers in Rounded Clusters

• Bloom Season: Spring

• Fruit Color: Red

• Fruit Use: Ornamental; Not Marketed for Eating

• USDA Hardiness Zones: Generally 3–7

• Sunlight: Full Sun to Partial Shade

• Soil Preference: Moist, Well-Drained Soil

• Water Requirements: Moderate; Consistent Moisture Preferred

• Cold Hardiness: Suitable for Many Cold-Climate Landscapes

• Landscape Uses: Mixed Shrub Borders, Ornamental Beds, Woodland Edges, and Specimen Plantings

• Foliage Accent Suitable: Yes

• Mixed Border Suitable: Yes

• Woodland Edge Suitable: Yes

• Specimen Plant Suitable: Yes

• Container Suitable: Yes, With Adequate Root Space and Drainage

• Outdoor Plant: Yes

• Evergreen/Deciduous: Deciduous

• Seasonal Appearance: May Be Dormant, Leafless, or Recently Pruned During Winter

• Primary Feature: Golden Cutleaf Foliage With Reddish New Growth

Live Lemony Lace® Elderberry (Sambucus racemosa ‘SMNSRD4’), natural root system, nursery growing medium, 3-gallon nursery pot (G3).