Elderberry

Dame's Rocket

About Elderberry and Dame's Rocket

Elderberry

Dame's Rocket

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Biennial

Type

Flowering Plants, Fruits, Herbs, Shrubs

Herbs

Origin

Australia, South America

Southern Europe, Western Europe, Russia/Siberia, Central Asia, Western Asia

Types

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

Summer lilac, Winter gilliflower

Number of Varieties

0 40000

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Habitat

Farms, Homesteads, Near organic waste disposal

meadows, Open areas, Roadsides, Woodlands

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-84-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

8-1

9 - 1

Sunset Zone

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

21,22

Habit

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

9.00 cm60.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

8.00 cm60.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White

White, Pink, Lavender

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Purple, Red

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Compound

Ovate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Early Spring

Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Part sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

Type of Soil

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Slightly Acidic

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Pollution

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

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

Average Water Needs, Water when top layer of soil becomes dry

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Slightly 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

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 damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, 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

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

Sometimes

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds

Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Insects

Allergy

Diarrhea, Nausea, Vomiting

Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Bouquets, 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

Nutrients

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits

Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

Other Uses

Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Sambucus nigra

HESPERIS matronalis

Common Name

Elderberry

Dame's Rocket, Sweet Rocket

In Hindi

Elderberry

डेम के रॉकेट

In German

Holunderbeere

Rockets Freifrau

In French

Sureau

Rocket Dame

In Spanish

Saúco

Rocket Dame

In Greek

Elderberry

Rocket Dame του

In Portuguese

Sabugueiro

Rocket de Dame

In Polish

Bez czarny

Rocket Dame

In Latin

Elderberry

Hesperis Rocket

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Dipsacales

Brassicales

Family

Adoxaceae

Brassicaceae

Genus

Sambucus

Hesperis

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Hylocereeae

Subfamily

Cactoideae

Number of Species

3050

1 27800

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Properties of Elderberry and Dame's Rocket

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

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Season and Care of Elderberry and Dame's Rocket

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

Elderberry and Dame's Rocket Physical Information

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

Elderberry flower color: White
Elderberry leaf color: Green
Dame's Rocket flower color: White, Pink and Lavender
Dame's Rocket leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Elderberry and Dame's Rocket

Care of Elderberry and Dame's Rocket 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 Dame's Rocket pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Elderberry needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Dame's Rocket needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.