Elderberry

Portulaca

About Elderberry and Portulaca

Elderberry

Portulaca

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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

South America

1.4 Types

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

Not available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

0NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Farms, Homesteads, Near organic waste disposal

gardens, Roadsides, Waste areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-85-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-1

12 - 1

1.8 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

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Prostrate/Trailing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

9.00 cm10.20 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

8.00 cm20.30 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White

Red

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Purple, Red

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Compound

Needle like

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Early Spring

Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Part sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Slightly Acidic

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Pollution

Drought, Heat Tolerance

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

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

Average Water Needs

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Slightly Acidic

Acidic, Neutral, Slightly Acidic

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

Well drained

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Part sun

Full Sun

4.7 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, Shearing

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Requires high amount of nitrogen

4.9 Pests and Diseases

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

Aphids, Botrytis Blight, Brown Spots, Gray mold, Root rot, Stem rot

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Drought, Heat Tolerance

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Semi-Double

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Birds

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Diarrhea, Nausea, Vomiting

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Skin Problems

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

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

Depurative, Insect Bites, Liver problems, Snakebite, Swelling

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits

Flowers, Leaves, Stem, Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Not Available

Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Not Available

Cottage garden, Edible

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Sambucus nigra

PORTULACA grandiflora

7.2 Common Name

Elderberry

Moss Rose, Portulaca, Sundial Scarlet Portulaca

7.2.1 In Hindi

Elderberry

Portulaca

7.2.2 In German

Holunderbeere

Portulak

7.2.3 In French

Sureau

portulaca

7.2.4 In Spanish

Saúco

Portulaca

7.2.5 In Greek

Elderberry

Portulaca

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Sabugueiro

Portulaca

7.2.7 In Polish

Bez czarny

Portulaca

7.2.8 In Latin

Elderberry

Portulaca

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Dipsacales

Caryophyllales

8.5 Family

Adoxaceae

Portulacaceae

8.6 Genus

Sambucus

Portulaca

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

301

1 27800

Properties of Elderberry and Portulaca

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

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Season and Care of Elderberry and Portulaca

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

Elderberry and Portulaca Physical Information

Elderberry and Portulaca physical information is very important for comparison. Elderberry height is 9.00 cm and width 8.00 cm whereas Portulaca height is 10.20 cm and width 20.30 cm. The color specification of Elderberry and Portulaca are as follows:

Elderberry flower color: White
Elderberry leaf color: Green
Portulaca flower color: Red
Portulaca leaf color: Green

Care of Elderberry and Portulaca

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