Elderberries have no berries
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Comments (2)Hi,I don't have the plants you are mentioning but from your list I do have a daylily that you might like.I could send you a picture of it.Its a dark wine with gold throat.One of my favorites.LMK.Debbie...See MoreCan I make tincture if my elderberries have powdery mildew?
Comments (2)Do they smell 'off' and mildewy? I've not yet met a mildew or mold that didn't give off some sort of scent. As I do not know where you are located you could be in the western states, in which case what you've encountered may be a normal trait of the Blue Elderberry fruit. I don't know if its possible to have multiple links posted at the bottom, so pardon the ugly url list. Here are some photographs of what the berries can look like. I should have thought to take photos of my own when processing. http://oaklandlocal.com/sites/default/files/i/elderberries%201.jpg http://stitchandboots.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/elderberries-macro-2.jpg?w=450&h=390 Note how in the first image, not all of them appear with the blue or whitish powder on them. They can all have it, or some clear black ones can be present - even entire separate clusters of them on the same plant. It does not rub off easily, and you'll likely just tear the skins off if you try. Something I found on accident that will make it disappear is sun exposure, once picked from the stems (don't know if it works when the berries are left on). If you're unsure if its mildew still, try leaving them in the sun for half an hour or so on a reasonably warm day - if they turn shiny and clear black, it wasn't mildew. I've also included a link below to some information about the specific species I'm talking about, Sambucus cerulea. Here is a link that might be useful: Sambucus cerulea - blue Elder...See MoreBlueberries have been berry berry bad to me
Comments (4)The jelly can be softened. I had some quite stiff blueberry and added some honey and a dash of water, then placed in the microwave about 45 seconds. Just enough to get it a little softer. Now that is done, the jelly is more like a spreadable syrup. The blues can be different sizes and once frozen will lose some of the water as ice. Keep in mind a cup of big cultivated blueberries will cook down to less than a cup, compared to a cup of small wild blueberries. Its the same with Kosher salt vs. canning salt. The bigger the particle size, the less there will be if measured in a cup. A weight would be more accurate....See Morecanadian elderberry vs. black elderberry
Comments (1)I still have a good amount of non-native plants in my landscape, but I've decided to plant just native from now on. Without significant research of each and every nativar out there, and more that are introduced each year, there's just no simple answer to your question. Nativars have been known to spread or interbreed with local native plants displacing native flora. Sometimes the nativar can support local species, but sometimes not. It's a crapshoot. By planting naturally growing native spieces, it assuridly eliminates any possible negative impacts. I have Canadian elderberry in my yard. I consider it to be one of my most beautiful plants. Cultivated in the garden, it's much more stunning than in the wild IMO. I think the white flowers and red/black berries against green leaves are prettier than the dark leaves with pink flowers of the cultivars that you're considering, but again, that's just my opinion. I can appreciate you wanting a plant that gives a punch of color to an otherwise green landscape. Having said that, I often suggest to people that they not plant burning bush because it is invasive. They say to me that it is not invasive in their yard. I tell them that the birds eat the fruit and spread the seed to natural areas. They say they have never seen fruit on their plants. I say that the fruit is inconspicuous. My point is, you just don't know if the plants in your garden are invasive by simple observation....See Moresarahbn
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