Elderberry

Aibika

About Elderberry and Aibika

Elderberry

Aibika

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Flowering Plants, Fruits, Herbs, Shrubs

Flowering Plants

Origin

Australia, South America

Tropical Asia

Types

Adams Elderberry, Black Beauty Elderberry, Black Lace Elderberry, Johns Elderberry, Nova Elderberry

Number of Varieties

0 40000

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Habitat

Farms, Homesteads, Near organic waste disposal

Rocky Mountains, wastelands

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-88-11

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

8-1

Sunset Zone

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17

Habit

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

9.00 cm60.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

8.00 cm40.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Purple, Red

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow green

Several shades of Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Compound

Maple shaped

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Early Spring

Early Spring, Spring

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Part sun

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

Type of Soil

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

Moist, Rich

The pH of Soil

Slightly Acidic

Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring

Spring, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Pollution

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Bedding, Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings

Cuttings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather

Water Deeply

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Slightly Acidic

Soil Type

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

Moist, Rich

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Part sun

Full Sun

Pruning

Cut or pinch the stems, No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in winter, Prune ocassionally, Remove deadheads

Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Canker, Leaf spot, Powdery mildew, Stem spot, Tomato Ringspot Virus

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

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Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds

Allergy

Diarrhea, Nausea, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

constipation, Fever, Heart problems, High cholestrol, HIV/AIDS, Nerve pain, swine flu

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits

Flowers

Other Uses

Used As Food

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Vegetable

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Sambucus nigra

Abelmoschus manihot

Common Name

Elderberry

Aibika, hibiscus spinach, ibika, bele

In Hindi

Elderberry

aibika

In German

Holunderbeere

Maniok-Bisameibisch

In French

Sureau

L'Aibika

In Spanish

Saúco

Aibika

In Greek

Elderberry

aibika

In Portuguese

Sabugueiro

Aibika

In Polish

Bez czarny

aibika

In Latin

Elderberry

aibika

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Dipsacales

Malvales

Family

Adoxaceae

Malvaceae

Genus

Sambucus

Abelmoschus

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

3015

1 27800

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Properties of Elderberry and Aibika

Wondering what are the properties of Elderberry and Aibika? We provide you with everything About Elderberry and Aibika. Elderberry doesn't have thorns and Aibika doesn't have thorns. Also Elderberry does not have fragrant flowers. Elderberry has allergic reactions like Diarrhea, Nausea and Vomiting and Aibika has allergic reactions like Diarrhea, Nausea and Vomiting. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Elderberry and Aibika and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Elderberry and Aibika

Season and care of Elderberry and Aibika is important to know. While considering everything about Elderberry and Aibika Care, growing season is an essential factor. Elderberry season is Early Spring and Aibika season is Early Spring. The type of soil for Elderberry is Loamy, Sandy, Well drained and for Aibika is Moist, Rich while the PH of soil for Elderberry is Slightly Acidic and for Aibika is .

Elderberry and Aibika Physical Information

Elderberry and Aibika physical information is very important for comparison. Elderberry height is 9.00 cm and width 8.00 cm whereas Aibika height is 60.00 cm and width 40.00 cm. The color specification of Elderberry and Aibika are as follows:

Elderberry flower color: White
Elderberry leaf color: Green
Aibika flower color: White
Aibika leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Elderberry and Aibika

Care of Elderberry and Aibika include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Elderberry pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in winter, Prune ocassionally and Remove deadheads and Aibika pruning is done Remove dead leaves. In summer Elderberry needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Aibika needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.