Elderberry

White Currant

About Elderberry and White Currant

Elderberry

White Currant

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Flowering Plants, Fruits, Herbs, Shrubs

Fruit

Origin

Australia, South America

Europe, Central Asia, Western Asia

Types

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

Ribes rubrum 'White Pearl', Ribes rubrum 'White Icicle'

Number of Varieties

0 40000

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Habitat

Farms, Homesteads, Near organic waste disposal

Broad-Leaved Forests, shores, Stream side

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-83-8

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

8-1

7-1

Sunset Zone

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

7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

9.00 cm120.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

8.00 cm120.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White

Green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Purple, Red

White, Light Yellow, Ivory

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow green

Yellow, Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Compound

Maple shaped

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Early Spring

Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Part sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Medium

Type of Soil

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

Loam

The pH of Soil

Slightly Acidic

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring

Early Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Pollution

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings

Divison, Seedlings

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, 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

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, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

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

Aphids, Birds, Borers, 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

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds

Allergy

Diarrhea, Nausea, Vomiting

Asthma

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

Iron, Phosphorus, Vitamin B, Vitamin C

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits

Fruits, Whole plant

Other Uses

Culinary use, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Hedges, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Sambucus nigra

RIBES rubrum 'White Dutch'

Common Name

Elderberry

White Currant, Skunk Currant, Pink Currant, Yellow Currant

In Hindi

Elderberry

White Currant

In German

Holunderbeere

Weiße Ribisel

In French

Sureau

Ribes sativum

In Spanish

Saúco

grosella blanca

In Greek

Elderberry

white currant

In Portuguese

Sabugueiro

groselha-branca

In Polish

Bez czarny

biała porzeczka

In Latin

Elderberry

Ribes glandulosum

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Dipsacales

Rosales

Family

Adoxaceae

Grossulariaceae

Genus

Sambucus

Ribes

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

30100

1 27800

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Properties of Elderberry and White Currant

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

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Season and Care of Elderberry and White Currant

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

Elderberry and White Currant Physical Information

Elderberry and White Currant physical information is very important for comparison. Elderberry height is 9.00 cm and width 8.00 cm whereas White Currant height is 120.00 cm and width 120.00 cm. The color specification of Elderberry and White Currant are as follows:

Elderberry flower color: White
Elderberry leaf color: Green
White Currant flower color: Green
White Currant leaf color: Green

Care of Elderberry and White Currant

Care of Elderberry and White Currant 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 White Currant 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 White Currant needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.