With Black Lace® elderberry, you get the deep color and fine texture of a Japanese Maple but on a much hardier and more durable plant. This elderberry boasts finely dissected purple-black foliage, and in early summer, wide, lacey pink flowers will pop against the dark foliage. When planted near another cultivar of Sambucus nigra , the pink flowers will turn into edible black berries. This large shrub is a great choice for a specimen, but it can also be used in groupings and borders. Black Lace® elderberry has enormous appeal at retail and in the landscape, and it’s super tough, tolerating black walnut, deer, and drought.