"and I wonder what your assessment is of the plants there."
Sorry, I should've been more clear - I meant simply the elder (goodness, not all the plants!) and you answered that.
Univ. of CA resources say "Often colloquially, and sometimes in marketing, the Sambucus nigra ssp. nigra and Sambucus nigra canadensis are referred to as “Black” elderberry and Sambucus nigra ssp. cerulea is known as “Blue” elderberry." I definitely use the S. nigra but I guess the S. canadensis really is different even if they're both known as "black elderberry".
It's the blue that's considered toxic and we don't have it where I live. Apparently it is noticeably different in appearance.
Well, that's a bummer that our local version likely doesn't stand a chance of reaching heavenly-fragrance status. It's a cloying, spermy smell (white clusters of flowers are often like that) and I was so confused by others' exclamations over elder fragrance, until I met the elders in Germany.
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Sorry, I should've been more clear - I meant simply the elder (goodness, not all the plants!) and you answered that.
Univ. of CA resources say "Often colloquially, and sometimes in marketing, the Sambucus nigra ssp. nigra and Sambucus nigra canadensis are referred to as “Black” elderberry and Sambucus nigra ssp. cerulea is known as “Blue” elderberry." I definitely use the S. nigra but I guess the S. canadensis really is different even if they're both known as "black elderberry".
It's the blue that's considered toxic and we don't have it where I live. Apparently it is noticeably different in appearance.
Well, that's a bummer that our local version likely doesn't stand a chance of reaching heavenly-fragrance status. It's a cloying, spermy smell (white clusters of flowers are often like that) and I was so confused by others' exclamations over elder fragrance, until I met the elders in Germany.