Elderberry and Elderflower (Sambucus spp.): A Cultivation Guide for Florida

, Ali Sarkhosh , Juanita Popenoe, Steven Sargent, andKevin Athearn

Release Date: 10/21/2020

Reviewed At: 9/16/2026

DOI: 10.32473/EDIS-hs1390-2020

Agriculture

Abstract

Elderberry, Sambucus spp., has long been cultivated or collected from the wild by humans for both food and medicine. Europeans have used the flowers and fruit of Sambucus nigra for thousands of years, while Native Americans and European immigrants used Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis, native to the New World.

About this Publication

This document is HS1390, one of a series of the UF/IFAS Department of Horticultural Sciences. Original publication date October 2020. Visit the Ask IFAS website at https://ask.ifas.ufl.edu/ for the currently supported version of this publication.

How to Cite

Jarnagin, D., Sarkhosh, A., Popenoe, J., Sargent, S., & Athearn, K. (2020). Elderberry and Elderflower (Sambucus spp.): A Cultivation Guide for Florida. EDIS, 2020(5). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-hs1390-2020