Sambucus racemosa

Return your shrub pots for a cash rebate! Get $8 for each #3 or #5 container, and $5 for each #1 or #2 container. Learn more. A specimen shrub for gardens with the right soils and enough space. Birds love its striking red berries, which are not palatable to humans. Prefers moist, high quality soils with plenty of organic matter. Left alone, it spreads by rhizome to form a colony. Photo 1 by Julie Slater. Photo 2 © Peter Casey, CC BY 4.0.