Why it matters
Common elderberry earns its place twice over: creamy June flower heads feed pollinators, then dark berries feed songbirds in late summer. A fast, forgiving shrub for a hedge or a wet edge.
Other plants the Canada Warbler needs
Common Elderberry
Sambucus canadensis
Caterpillars for the Canada Warbler
A bright yellow warbler in decline. Native shrubs raise the caterpillars it feeds to its young.
⚠ Supports a species at risk