Growing Elderberry: Medicine and Food in Australia

A Dual-Purpose Native and Introduced FruitElderberry (Sambucus nigra and the Australian native Sambucus gaudichaudiana) has quietly become one of the most sought-after home garden shrubs, prized equally for its immune-supporting berries and its broad, creamy flower heads, both of which are used across food and folk medicine traditions. It's an easy, fast-growing, and genuinely productive shrub for temperate Australian gardens.Growing ConditionsElderberry wants full sun to part shade and moist, f…