Elderberry

Mexican Sunflower

About Elderberry and Mexican Sunflower

Elderberry

Mexican Sunflower

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants, Fruits, Herbs, Shrubs

Flowering Plants

1.3 Origin

Australia, South America

Hybrid origin

1.4 Types

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

Ray Disk

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Farms, Homesteads, Near organic waste disposal

disturbed sites, Grassland, riparian zones, Roadsides

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-80-6

0 99

1.9 AHS Heat Zone

8-1

12 - 1

1.10 Sunset Zone

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

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.11 Habit

Upright/Erect

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

9.00 cm61.00 cm

0.54 3900

3.1.2 Minimum Width

8.00 cm61.00 cm

0.1 6350

3.2 Plant Color

3.2.1 Flower Color

White

Orange Red

3.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

3.2.3 Fruit Color

Purple, Red

Brown

3.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Dark Green

3.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Green, Dark Green

3.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow green

Green, Dark Green

3.3.2 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Light Green

3.4 Shape

3.4.1 Leaf Shape

Compound

Lobed

3.5 Thorns

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4 Season

4.1 Plant Season

Early Spring

Summer, Fall

4.2 Growing Conditions

4.2.2 Sunlight

Full Sun, Part sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.2.4 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

4.3.2 Type of Soil

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.3.3 The pH of Soil

Slightly Acidic

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.4.1 Soil Drainage

Average

5.1.1 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall

5.2.2 Repeat Bloomer

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5.3 Tolerances

Pollution

Drought

6 Care

6.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

6.2 How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings

Seedlings

6.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

6.4 Watering Plants

6.4.1 Watering Requirements

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

Average Water Needs

6.4.3 In Summer

Lots of watering

7.1.1 In Spring

Moderate

7.2.1 In Winter

Average Water

7.4 Soil

7.4.1 Soil pH

Slightly Acidic

Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

7.5.2 Soil Type

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

Average, Rich, Well drained

7.5.4 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Average, Rich, Well drained

7.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Part sun

Full Sun

7.7 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 branches, Remove dead leaves

7.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

7.10 Pests and Diseases

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

Red blotch

7.11 Plant Tolerance

Drought

8 Facts

8.1 Flowers

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8.2.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

8.5 Fruits

8.5.1 Showy Fruit

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8.6.1 Edible Fruit

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9.2 Fragrance

9.2.1 Fragrant Flower

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9.2.2 Fragrant Fruit

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9.2.4 Fragrant Leaf

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9.3.2 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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9.4 Showy Foliage

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9.6 Showy Bark

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9.7 Foliage Texture

Medium

9.8 Foliage Sheen

Matte

9.9 Evergreen

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9.11 Invasive

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9.13 Self-Sowing

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9.15 Attracts

Birds

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

9.17 Allergy

Diarrhea, Nausea, Vomiting

Not Available

10 Benefits

10.1 Uses

10.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Ground Cover

10.2.1 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

10.2.0 Edible Uses

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10.3.1 Environmental Uses

Air purification

10.5 Plant Benefits

10.6.1 Medicinal Uses

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

Broken Bones

11.1.1 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits

Not Available

11.1.3 Other Uses

Not Available

11.2 Used As Indoor Plant

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11.3 Used As Outdoor Plant

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11.5 Garden Design

Not Available

Cottage garden, Groundcover

12 Scientific Name

12.1 Botanical Name

Sambucus nigra

TITHONIA 'Fiesta Del Sol'

12.2 Common Name

Elderberry

Fiesta del Sol Mexican Sunflower, Mexican Sunflower

12.3.1 In Hindi

Elderberry

मैक्सिकन सूरजमुखी

12.3.2 In German

Holunderbeere

mexikanische Sonnenblume

12.4.1 In French

Sureau

Mexican sunflower

12.5.1 In Spanish

Saúco

girasol mexicano

13.1.1 In Greek

Elderberry

Μεξικού ηλιέλαιο

13.2.1 In Portuguese

Sabugueiro

girassol mexicano

13.2.3 In Polish

Bez czarny

meksykański słonecznika

13.2.5 In Latin

Elderberry

Mexicanus HELIANTHUS

14 Classification

14.1 Kingdom

Plantae

14.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Angiosperms

14.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Not Applicable

14.4 Order

Dipsacales

Asterales

15.2 Family

Adoxaceae

Acanthaceae

15.4 Genus

Sambucus

Tithinia

15.6 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Not Available

15.8 Tribe

Not Available

15.10 Subfamily

Not Available

15.11 Number of Species

30NA

1 27800

Properties of Elderberry and Mexican Sunflower

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

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Season and Care of Elderberry and Mexican Sunflower

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

Elderberry and Mexican Sunflower Physical Information

Elderberry and Mexican Sunflower physical information is very important for comparison. Elderberry height is 9.00 cm and width 8.00 cm whereas Mexican Sunflower height is 61.00 cm and width 61.00 cm. The color specification of Elderberry and Mexican Sunflower are as follows:

Elderberry flower color: White
Elderberry leaf color: Green
Mexican Sunflower flower color: Orange Red
Mexican Sunflower leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Elderberry and Mexican Sunflower

Care of Elderberry and Mexican Sunflower 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 Mexican Sunflower 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 Mexican Sunflower needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.