Elder Flower Plant Plant description: Elder flower or elder grows as a shrub and 3 to 10 meters high. In the lower part of the tree, the bark is light brown, and in the upper part, gray-white, slightly furrowed and warty. The wood is surrounded by a cork, white and very light core. The opposite leaves are irregularly feathered with ovate, pointed, dark green leaves, which are serrated along the edge. The flowers are collected in a flat pate, and their color is white to yellow