Elderberry

Sweet Potato

About Elderberry and Sweet Potato

Elderberry

Sweet Potato

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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

Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, Micronesia

Types

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

Hannah Yams, Japanese Sweet Potatoes

Number of Varieties

0400

0 40000

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Habitat

Farms, Homesteads, Near organic waste disposal

Cold Regions, Tropical regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-811-12

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

Vining/Climbing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

9.00 cm60.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

8.00 cm30.00 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

Green, Purple, Light Green, Chartreuse, Bronze

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

Heart-shaped

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Early Spring

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Part sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Slightly Acidic

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring

Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Pollution

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings

Stem Cutting, Tuber propagation

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

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

Average Water Needs, Needs a lot of water initially

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Slightly Acidic

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Part sun

Full Sun, Partial 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

Aphids, Beetles, Leafminers, Red blotch

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

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

Sometimes

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds

Aphids, Beetles, Mites, white worms

Allergy

Diarrhea, Nausea, Vomiting

Abdominal pain, Skin rash, Swelling, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

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

Potassium, ß-carotene, Vitamin C

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits

Leaves, Root, Shoots

Other Uses

Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Container, Edible, Groundcover, Hanging Basket, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border, Vine

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Sambucus nigra

IPOMOEA batatas

Common Name

Elderberry

Sweet Potato, Sweet Potato Vine

In Hindi

Elderberry

शकरकंद

In German

Holunderbeere

Süßkartoffel

In French

Sureau

Patate douce

In Spanish

Saúco

Batata

In Greek

Elderberry

Γλυκοπατάτα

In Portuguese

Sabugueiro

Batata doce

In Polish

Bez czarny

Słodki ziemniak

In Latin

Elderberry

Dulcis SOLANUM TUBEROSUM

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Dipsacales

Solanales

Family

Adoxaceae

Convolvulaceae

Genus

Sambucus

Ipomoea

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

30400

1 27800

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Properties of Elderberry and Sweet Potato

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

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Season and Care of Elderberry and Sweet Potato

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

Elderberry and Sweet Potato Physical Information

Elderberry and Sweet Potato physical information is very important for comparison. Elderberry height is 9.00 cm and width 8.00 cm whereas Sweet Potato height is 60.00 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Elderberry and Sweet Potato are as follows:

Elderberry flower color: White
Elderberry leaf color: Green
Sweet Potato flower color:
Sweet Potato leaf color: Green, Purple, Light Green, Chartreuse and Bronze

Care of Elderberry and Sweet Potato

Care of Elderberry and Sweet Potato 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 Sweet Potato 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 Sweet Potato needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.