The parent plant, elder, or ‘Sambucus nigra’ is common everywhere except the far north of Scotland, frequenting hedgerows, waste ground and woodland fringes.
Is there anything more refreshing than an ice-cold glass of elderflower cordial with soda water on a sunny day? To make this sweet, fragrant syrup at home is actually very easy, you just need to know where to find it in bloom.
It’s a scruffy-looking, multi-stemmed affair, scarcely tall enough to count as a proper tree, but rather too lanky for a shrub. Depending on where in the UK you live, the elderflower season runs from late May until early July. The parent plant, elder, or ‘Sambucus nigra’ is common everywhere except the far north of Scotland, frequenting hedgerows, waste ground and woodland fringes.
For the most wonderful homemade elderflower cordial recipe, keep reading.
ELDERFLOWER’S COLOURFUL HISTORY
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