1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Flowering Plants, Fruits, Herbs, Shrubs
Palm or Cycad
1.3 Origin
Australia, South America
United States, Southeastern United States, South-Central United States
1.4 Types
Adams Elderberry, Black Beauty Elderberry, Black Lace Elderberry, Johns Elderberry, Nova Elderberry
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Farms, Homesteads, Near organic waste disposal
Floodplains, Lowland, River side, Swamps
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17
H1, H2, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
9.00 cm240.00 cm
0.54
3900
7.2.1 Minimum Width
8.00 cm240.00 cm
0.1
6350
8.11 Plant Color
8.11.1 Flower Color
8.11.2 Flower Color Modifier
8.11.3 Fruit Color
Purple, Red
Chocolate, Black
8.11.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Gray Green, Dark Green
8.11.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Gray Green, Dark Green
8.11.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow green
Green, Gray Green, Dark Green
8.11.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Olive, Gray Green, Dark Green
8.12 Shape
8.12.1 Leaf Shape
Compound
Circular, dissected, long and linear
8.13 Thorns
9 Season
9.1 Plant Season
Early Spring
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
9.2 Growing Conditions
9.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Part sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
9.2.2 Growth Rate
9.2.3 Type of Soil
Loamy, Sandy, Well drained
Clay, Loam, Sand
9.2.4 The pH of Soil
Slightly Acidic
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
9.2.5 Soil Drainage
9.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring
Early Summer
9.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
9.3 Tolerances
10 Care
10.1 Where to Plant?
10.2 How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Planting
10.3 Plant Maintenance
10.4 Watering Plants
10.4.1 Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather
Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season
10.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
10.4.3 In Spring
10.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
10.5 Soil
10.5.1 Soil pH
Slightly Acidic
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
10.5.2 Soil Type
Loamy, Sandy, Well drained
Clay, Loam, Sand
10.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
10.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Part sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
10.7 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 leaves
10.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
fertilize every 2-3 weeks while growing
10.9 Pests and Diseases
Canker, Leaf spot, Powdery mildew, Stem spot, Tomato Ringspot Virus
Insects
10.10 Plant Tolerance
11 Facts
11.1 Flowers
11.1.1 Flower Petal Number
11.2 Fruits
11.2.1 Showy Fruit
11.2.2 Edible Fruit
11.3 Fragrance
11.3.1 Fragrant Flower
11.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
11.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
11.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
11.4 Showy Foliage
11.5 Showy Bark
11.6 Foliage Texture
11.7 Foliage Sheen
11.8 Evergreen
11.9 Invasive
11.10 Self-Sowing
11.11 Attracts
11.12 Allergy
Diarrhea, Nausea, Vomiting
Avoid during Pregnancy
12 Benefits
12.1 Uses
12.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
12.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
12.1.3 Edible Uses
12.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Food for insects, Prevent Soil Erosion
12.2 Plant Benefits
12.2.1 Medicinal Uses
constipation, Fever, Heart problems, High cholestrol, HIV/AIDS, Nerve pain, swine flu
Asthma, Baldness, Cold, Cough, Migraines, Sore throat
12.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Fruits
Whole plant
12.2.3 Other Uses
Not Available
Decoration Purposes, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
12.3 Used As Indoor Plant
12.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
12.5 Garden Design
Not Available
Bog Garden, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Tropical
13 Scientific Name
13.1 Botanical Name
Sambucus nigra
SABAL minor
13.2 Common Name
Elderberry
Bush Palmetto, Dwarf Palmetto, Little Blue Stem, Swamp Palmetto
13.2.1 In Hindi
Elderberry
बौना पल्मेट्टो
13.2.2 In German
Holunderbeere
Zwerg Palmetto
13.2.3 In French
13.2.4 In Spanish
13.2.5 In Greek
Elderberry
Νάνος Palmetto
13.2.6 In Portuguese
13.2.7 In Polish
Bez czarny
Dwarf Palmetto
13.2.8 In Latin
Elderberry
Pumilio Palmetto
14 Classification
14.1 Kingdom
14.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
14.3 Class
14.4 Order
14.5 Family
14.6 Genus
14.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
14.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
14.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Coryphoideae
14.10 Number of Species