Elderberry

Penstemon Parryi

About Elderberry and Penstemon Parryi

Elderberry

Penstemon Parryi

Add ⊕

What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Flowering Plants, Fruits, Herbs, Shrubs

Shrub

Origin

Australia, South America

Southwestern United States, Mexico

Types

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

Number of Varieties

040

0 40000

👆🏻

Habitat

Farms, Homesteads, Near organic waste disposal

Wild

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-88-10

0 99

👆🏻

AHS Heat Zone

8-1

10-8

Sunset Zone

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

10, 11, 12, 13

Habit

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

9.00 cm90.00 cm

0 3900

👆🏻

Minimum Width

8.00 cm5.10 cm

0 6350

👆🏻

Plant Color

Flower Color

White

Hot Pink

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Purple, Red

Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Blue Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Blue Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow green

Blue Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Shape

Leaf Shape

Compound

Lance shaped

Thorns

✔ ✘

Season

Plant Season

Early Spring

Spring, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Part sun

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

Type of Soil

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

Sand

The pH of Soil

Slightly Acidic

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Late Winter

Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

Tolerances

Pollution

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

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

occasional watering once established

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

Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Part sun

Full 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

✔ ✘

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

✔ ✘

Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

Attracts

Birds

Hummingbirds

Allergy

Diarrhea, Nausea, Vomiting

poisonous if ingested

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Borders, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

✔ ✘

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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

constipation, Stomach pain, Swelling, Wounds

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits

Flowers, Leaves, Stem

Other Uses

Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

Garden Design

Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Sambucus nigra

PENSTEMON parryi

Common Name

Elderberry

Parry's Beardtongue

In Hindi

Elderberry

penstemon parryi

In German

Holunderbeere

penstemon parryi

In French

Sureau

penstemon parryi

In Spanish

Saúco

parryi penstemon

In Greek

Elderberry

penstemon parryi

In Portuguese

Sabugueiro

parryi penstemon

In Polish

Bez czarny

penstemon parryi

In Latin

Elderberry

Persicaria californicum

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Dipsacales

Lamiales

Family

Adoxaceae

Scrophulariaceae

Genus

Sambucus

Penstemon

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

301

1 27800

👆🏻

Properties of Elderberry and Penstemon Parryi

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

Compare Fruits » More

Elderberry and Pearl Millet

Elderberry and Purple Millet

Elderberry and Nutmeg

» More Compare Fruits

Season and Care of Elderberry and Penstemon Parryi

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

Elderberry and Penstemon Parryi Physical Information

Elderberry and Penstemon Parryi physical information is very important for comparison. Elderberry height is 9.00 cm and width 8.00 cm whereas Penstemon Parryi height is 90.00 cm and width 5.10 cm. The color specification of Elderberry and Penstemon Parryi are as follows:

Elderberry flower color: White
Elderberry leaf color: Green
Penstemon Parryi flower color: Hot Pink
Penstemon Parryi leaf color: Blue Green and Gray Green

Care of Elderberry and Penstemon Parryi

Care of Elderberry and Penstemon Parryi 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 Penstemon Parryi 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 Penstemon Parryi needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.