Elderberry

Rain Lily

About Elderberry and Rain Lily

Elderberry

Rain Lily

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Annual and Perennial

Type

Flowering Plants, Fruits, Herbs, Shrubs

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Origin

Australia, South America

Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States

Types

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

it is a type of lily

Number of Varieties

070

0 40000

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Habitat

Farms, Homesteads, Near organic waste disposal

Bluffs, bottomlands, ditches, limestone outcrops, meadows, Wet Woods

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-86-10

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

8-1

12-1

Sunset Zone

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

21,22

Habit

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

9.00 cm20.30 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

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Purple, Red

Green, Tan, Black

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow green

Several shades of Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Compound

Long linear and narrow

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Early Spring

Spring, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Part sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Medium

Type of Soil

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Slightly Acidic

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Late Winter

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Pollution

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings

Divison, From bulbs

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

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

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

Soil Type

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Part sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

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

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

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

Insects, Rodent, Slugs, Snails

Plant Tolerance

Drought

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

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds

Bees, Butterflies

Allergy

Diarrhea, Nausea, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

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

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits

Whole plant

Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Container, Edging, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Sambucus nigra

ZEPHYRANTHES atamasco

Common Name

Elderberry

Atamasco Lily, Rain Lily

In Hindi

Elderberry

वर्षा लिली

In German

Holunderbeere

regen-Lilie

In French

Sureau

pluie Lily

In Spanish

Saúco

lirio de la lluvia

In Greek

Elderberry

βροχή Lily

In Portuguese

Sabugueiro

Lily chuva

In Polish

Bez czarny

deszcz Lily

In Latin

Elderberry

Pluvia lilium

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

Order

Dipsacales

Liliales

Family

Adoxaceae

Liliaceae

Genus

Sambucus

Zephyranthes

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

Hippeastreae

Subfamily

Amaryllidoideae

Number of Species

3070

1 27800

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Properties of Elderberry and Rain Lily

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

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Season and Care of Elderberry and Rain Lily

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

Elderberry and Rain Lily Physical Information

Elderberry and Rain Lily physical information is very important for comparison. Elderberry height is 9.00 cm and width 8.00 cm whereas Rain Lily height is 20.30 cm and width 25.40 cm. The color specification of Elderberry and Rain Lily are as follows:

Elderberry flower color: White
Elderberry leaf color: Green
Rain Lily flower color: White
Rain Lily leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Elderberry and Rain Lily

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