Elderberry

Ice Plant

About Elderberry and Ice Plant

Elderberry

Ice Plant

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Annual

Type

Flowering Plants, Fruits, Herbs, Shrubs

Flowering Plants, Succulent

Origin

Australia, South America

South Africa

Types

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

Cooper’s ice plant Hardy yellow Starburst Hardy white

Number of Varieties

0 40000

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Habitat

Farms, Homesteads, Near organic waste disposal

Coastal Regions, Mountain tops, Stream side, Suburban areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-812-15

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

8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Upright/Erect

Spreading

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

9.00 cm15.20 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

8.00 cm25.40 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White

White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Orange, Pink, Hot Pink, Fuchsia, Peach

Flower Color Modifier

Fruit Color

Purple, Red

Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow green

Light Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Blue Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Compound

Succulent

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Early Spring

Spring, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Part sun

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

Type of Soil

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Slightly Acidic

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring

Spring, Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Pollution

Drought, Salt

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Ground, Pot

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

Needs less 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

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

Shape and thin as needed

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

No fertilizers needed

Pests and Diseases

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

Mealybugs

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Drought and Salt

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

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds

Butterflies

Allergy

Diarrhea, Nausea, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification

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

Diuretic, Dysentry, Liver problems

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits

Fruits, Leaves, Sap, Seeds

Other Uses

Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Container, Groundcover, Rock Garden, Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Sambucus nigra

DOROTHEANTHUS bellidiformis

Common Name

Elderberry

Ice Plant, Livingstone Daisy

In Hindi

Elderberry

Ice Plant

In German

Holunderbeere

Eis-Anlage

In French

Sureau

Ice Plant

In Spanish

Saúco

Planta de hielo

In Greek

Elderberry

Plant Ice

In Portuguese

Sabugueiro

Planta de gelo

In Polish

Bez czarny

Ice roślin

In Latin

Elderberry

Ice plant

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Dipsacales

Caryophyllales

Family

Adoxaceae

Aizoaceae

Genus

Sambucus

Dorotheanthus

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Tribe

Subfamily

Ruschioideae

Number of Species

30135

1 27800

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Properties of Elderberry and Ice Plant

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

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Season and Care of Elderberry and Ice Plant

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

Elderberry and Ice Plant Physical Information

Elderberry and Ice Plant physical information is very important for comparison. Elderberry height is 9.00 cm and width 8.00 cm whereas Ice Plant height is 15.20 cm and width 25.40 cm. The color specification of Elderberry and Ice Plant are as follows:

Elderberry flower color: White
Elderberry leaf color: Green
Ice Plant flower color: White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Orange, Pink, Hot Pink, Fuchsia and Peach
Ice Plant leaf color: Light Green

Care of Elderberry and Ice Plant

Care of Elderberry and Ice Plant 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 Ice Plant pruning is done Shape and thin as needed. In summer Elderberry needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Ice Plant needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.