Elderberry

Common Spindle

About Elderberry and Common Spindle

Elderberry

Common Spindle

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Flowering Plants, Fruits, Herbs, Shrubs

Shrub

Origin

Australia, South America

Europe, Western Asia

Types

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

Euonymus europaeus

Number of Varieties

015

0 40000

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Habitat

Farms, Homesteads, Near organic waste disposal

Floodplains, Open Forest

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-84-7

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

8-1

7-1

Sunset Zone

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

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16

Habit

Upright/Erect

Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

9.00 cm370.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

8.00 cm900.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White

Yellow green

Flower Color Modifier

Fruit Color

Purple, Red

Orange

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow green

Yellow, Red, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Winter

Shape

Leaf Shape

Compound

Ovate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Early Spring

Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Part sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

Type of Soil

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Slightly Acidic

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring

Late Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Pollution

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings

Seedlings, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

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

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Slightly Acidic

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Part sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

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

Prune in late winter, Prune in spring, Remove dead leaves, Remove shoots

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

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds

Allergy

Diarrhea, Nausea, Vomiting

Asthma

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

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

Fruits, Seeds

Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Hedges, Screening, Wind Break

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Sambucus nigra

EUONYMUS europaeus

Common Name

Elderberry

European spindle

In Hindi

Elderberry

आम धुरी

In German

Holunderbeere

gemeinsamen Spindel

In French

Sureau

axe commun

In Spanish

Saúco

husillo Común

In Greek

Elderberry

κοινή άξονα

In Portuguese

Sabugueiro

eixo comum

In Polish

Bez czarny

wspólna wrzeciona

In Latin

Elderberry

commune fusum

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheobionta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Dipsacales

Celastrales

Family

Adoxaceae

Celastraceae

Genus

Sambucus

Euonymus

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

3030

1 27800

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Properties of Elderberry and Common Spindle

Wondering what are the properties of Elderberry and Common Spindle? We provide you with everything About Elderberry and Common Spindle. Elderberry doesn't have thorns and Common Spindle doesn't have thorns. Also Elderberry does not have fragrant flowers. Elderberry has allergic reactions like Diarrhea, Nausea and Vomiting and Common Spindle 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 Common Spindle and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Elderberry and Common Spindle

Season and care of Elderberry and Common Spindle is important to know. While considering everything about Elderberry and Common Spindle Care, growing season is an essential factor. Elderberry season is Early Spring and Common Spindle season is Early Spring. The type of soil for Elderberry is Loamy, Sandy, Well drained and for Common Spindle is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Elderberry is Slightly Acidic and for Common Spindle is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Elderberry and Common Spindle Physical Information

Elderberry and Common Spindle physical information is very important for comparison. Elderberry height is 9.00 cm and width 8.00 cm whereas Common Spindle height is 370.00 cm and width 900.00 cm. The color specification of Elderberry and Common Spindle are as follows:

Elderberry flower color: White
Elderberry leaf color: Green
Common Spindle flower color: Yellow green
Common Spindle leaf color: Green

Care of Elderberry and Common Spindle

Care of Elderberry and Common Spindle 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 Common Spindle pruning is done Prune in late winter, Prune in spring, Remove dead leaves and Remove shoots. In summer Elderberry needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Common Spindle needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.