This is an Australian member of the elderberry genus, which grows as understory in dense forests. Unlike its northern hemisphere cousins...Read More this is not a large woody shrub. It more of a perennial plant, as its stems mostly die back to a perennial rootstock each autumn and fresh stems arise the following spring. The flowers are a little unusual, as the four white petals never spread widely, but remained curled inwards, so that the flowers look like white berries. The fruit ripens to a pale yellow translucent berry, which is edible. I have not tried propagating this species from seed, but I have a small plant in a pot in my shade house, which I transplanted from the bush.
This is an Australian member of the elderberry genus, which grows as understory in dense forests. Unlike its northern hemisphere cousins...Read More