We put a black elder (black lace, IIRC) in a shady spot in our front yard in the UK, and it absolutely thrived. Had to treat it for aphids annually, as they wou

We put a black elder (black lace, IIRC) in a shady spot in our front yard in the UK, and it absolutely thrived. Had to treat it for aphids annually, as they would absolutely smother the new growth in Spring otherwise, but apart from that it was low maintenance and very vigorous. The sprays of flowers were lovely and could be harvested for elderflower syrups and even wines. The berries were less reliable, I did harvest some and turn them to syrup one year, but the flavour was not that great (I added the syrup to a homebrew saison in the end, but wasn't a huge fan of the result).