Elderberry

Silver Bells

About Elderberry and Silver Bells

Elderberry

Silver Bells

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Annual

Type

Flowering Plants, Fruits, Herbs, Shrubs

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Origin

Australia, South America

Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Mediterranean, Turkey, Western Asia

Types

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

Mountain silverbell , Rosea

Number of Varieties

0 40000

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Habitat

Farms, Homesteads, Near organic waste disposal

Floodplains, low mountains, Lower slopes, secondary forest

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-85-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

8-1

9-5

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 cm25.40 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

8.00 cm30.50 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Purple, Red

Leaf Color in Spring

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

Acuminate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Early Spring

Spring

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Part sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

Type of Soil

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

The pH of Soil

Slightly Acidic

Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring

Spring, Late Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Pollution

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings

Layering, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

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

Soil Type

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

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

Prune grass to maintain level, 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

Pests and diseases free

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Drought and Salt

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

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

Sometimes

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds

Bees, Flying insects

Allergy

Diarrhea, Nausea, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

along a porch, deck or patio, Beautification, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes, Wild gardens

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

Other Uses

Decoration Purposes

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Sambucus nigra

ORNITHOGALUM nutans

Common Name

Elderberry

Drooping Star-of-Bethlehem, Nodding Star-of-Bethlehem, Silver Bells

In Hindi

Elderberry

Silver bells

In German

Holunderbeere

Silver bells

In French

Sureau

Silver bells

In Spanish

Saúco

Silver bells

In Greek

Elderberry

Silver bells

In Portuguese

Sabugueiro

Silver bells

In Polish

Bez czarny

Silver bells

In Latin

Elderberry

Silver bells

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Angiosperms

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Dipsacales

Ebenales

Family

Adoxaceae

Asparagaceae

Genus

Sambucus

Halesia

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Eudicots

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

304

1 27800

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Properties of Elderberry and Silver Bells

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

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Season and Care of Elderberry and Silver Bells

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

Elderberry and Silver Bells Physical Information

Elderberry and Silver Bells physical information is very important for comparison. Elderberry height is 9.00 cm and width 8.00 cm whereas Silver Bells height is 25.40 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Elderberry and Silver Bells are as follows:

Elderberry flower color: White
Elderberry leaf color: Green
Silver Bells flower color: White
Silver Bells leaf color: Green

Care of Elderberry and Silver Bells

Care of Elderberry and Silver Bells 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 Silver Bells pruning is done Prune grass to maintain level, 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 Silver Bells needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.