Elderberry

Prickly Lettuce

About Elderberry and Prickly Lettuce

Elderberry

Prickly Lettuce

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants, Fruits, Herbs, Shrubs

Shrub

1.3 Origin

Australia, South America

Europe

1.4 Types

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

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1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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About Elderberry

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Farms, Homesteads, Near organic waste disposal

Cultivated Beds, Waste areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-8

6-9

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-1

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1.8 Sunset Zone

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

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1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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9.00 cm

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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8.00 cm

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White

Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

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Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Purple, Red

White

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Light Green, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Light Green, Gray Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow green

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2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

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Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Compound

Arrowhead

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Early Spring

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3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Part sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Slightly Acidic

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring

Late Spring, Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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60% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Pollution

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

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

Requires regular watering

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

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

Moist

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

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

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

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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95% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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30% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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61% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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50% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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65% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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15% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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17% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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22% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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14% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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17% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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40% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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5% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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3% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Birds

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Diarrhea, Nausea, Vomiting

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6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

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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

Anxiety, Cough, Insomnia, Rheumatism, Wounds

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits

Flowers, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

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Showy Purposes

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

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7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Sambucus nigra

LACTUCA serriola

7.2 Common Name

Elderberry

Compass Plant, Horse Thistle, Prickly Lettuce

7.2.1 In Hindi

Elderberry

Prickly Lettuce

7.2.2 In German

Holunderbeere

Feigensalat

7.2.3 In French

Sureau

laitue scariole

7.2.4 In Spanish

Saúco

lechuga espinosa

7.2.5 In Greek

Elderberry

φραγκοσυκιές Μαρούλι

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Sabugueiro

alface espinhosa

7.2.7 In Polish

Bez czarny

Kolczasta Sałata

7.2.8 In Latin

Elderberry

Opuntia Lactuca

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Dipsacales

Asterales

8.5 Family

Adoxaceae

Asteraceae

8.6 Genus

Sambucus

Lactuca

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

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Cichorieae

8.9 Subfamily

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8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Elderberry and Prickly Lettuce

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

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Season and Care of Elderberry and Prickly Lettuce

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

Elderberry and Prickly Lettuce Physical Information

Elderberry and Prickly Lettuce physical information is very important for comparison. Elderberry height is 9.00 cm and width 8.00 cm whereas Prickly Lettuce height is Not Available and width Not Available. The color specification of Elderberry and Prickly Lettuce are as follows:

Elderberry flower color: White
Elderberry leaf color: Green
Prickly Lettuce flower color: Yellow
Prickly Lettuce leaf color: Light Green and Gray Green

Care of Elderberry and Prickly Lettuce

Care of Elderberry and Prickly Lettuce 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 Prickly Lettuce 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 Prickly Lettuce needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.