Elderberry

Creeping Mazus

About Elderberry and Creeping Mazus

Elderberry

Creeping Mazus

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Flowering Plants, Fruits, Herbs, Shrubs

Perennial

Origin

Australia, South America

Southeastern Asia, Nepal

Types

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

Number of Varieties

010

0 40000

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Habitat

Farms, Homesteads, Near organic waste disposal

Coastal Regions, Cold Regions, Terrestrial

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-85-8

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

8-1

8-5

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, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Upright/Erect

Mat-forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

9.00 cm250.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

8.00 cm30.50 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White

White, Blue Violet

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Purple, Red

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow green

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Compound

Lance shaped

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Early Spring

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Part sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

Type of Soil

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Slightly Acidic

Neutral

Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Pollution

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

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

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Slightly Acidic

Neutral

Soil Type

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

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 if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

fertilize in growing season, Less fertilizing

Pests and Diseases

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

Insects

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Cold climate

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

Sometimes

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds

Butterflies, Insects

Allergy

Diarrhea, Nausea, Vomiting

Asthma

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Food for insects, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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

Cough

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits

Whole plant

Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Alpine, Edging, Groundcover, Rock Garden, Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Sambucus nigra

MAZUS reptans

Common Name

Elderberry

Creeping Mazus

In Hindi

Elderberry

जीव Mazus

In German

Holunderbeere

Creeping Mazus

In French

Sureau

Creeping Mazus

In Spanish

Saúco

arrastramiento Mazus

In Greek

Elderberry

υφέρπουσα Mazus

In Portuguese

Sabugueiro

Creeping Mazus

In Polish

Bez czarny

Creeping Mazus

In Latin

Elderberry

reptilia Alba

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Anthophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Dicotyledonae

Order

Dipsacales

Scrophulariales

Family

Adoxaceae

Scrophulariaceae

Genus

Sambucus

Mazus

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Mimuleae

Subfamily

Mimuloideae

Number of Species

3010

1 27800

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Properties of Elderberry and Creeping Mazus

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

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Season and Care of Elderberry and Creeping Mazus

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

Elderberry and Creeping Mazus Physical Information

Elderberry and Creeping Mazus physical information is very important for comparison. Elderberry height is 9.00 cm and width 8.00 cm whereas Creeping Mazus height is 250.00 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Elderberry and Creeping Mazus are as follows:

Elderberry flower color: White
Elderberry leaf color: Green
Creeping Mazus flower color: White and Blue Violet
Creeping Mazus leaf color: Green

Care of Elderberry and Creeping Mazus

Care of Elderberry and Creeping Mazus 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 Creeping Mazus pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead leaves. In summer Elderberry needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Creeping Mazus needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.