Sambucus nigra (Golden Tower Elder) 'Golden Tower'

A slender column of golden sunshine brightens the garden year round, with finely cut yellow leaves forming a narrow, upright silhouette perfect for tight spaces. The vibrant foliage maintains its cheerful colour throughout the seasons, developing lime green tones in shade while intensifying to burnished gold in full sun. Flattened clusters of creamy white flowers appear in early summer, followed by glossy black berries that attract garden birds. More compact and vertical than traditional elders, its architectural form creates striking contrast against dark foliaged plants or purple flowering companions. Resilient to urban conditions and various soil types, it thrives in sun or partial shade while requiring minimal maintenance. Ideal for adding vertical accents to mixed borders or container displays, where its luminous presence brings constant colour and structure. A superb choice for illuminating shady corners or creating golden punctuation marks in contemporary planting schemes.