About Elderberry

Elderberry

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants, Fruits, Herbs, Shrubs

1.3 Origin

Australia, South America

1.4 Types

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

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

Rank: 92 (Overall) ▶

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Farms, Homesteads, Near organic waste disposal

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

9.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall) ▶

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

8.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall) ▶

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Purple, Red

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Compound

2.4 Thorns

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24% - Fruits Garden Plants have it ! ▶

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Early Spring

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Part sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Slightly Acidic

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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34% - Fruits Garden Plants have it ! ▶

3.3 Tolerances

Pollution

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Grafting, 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

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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Part 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

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

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

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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80% - Fruits Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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84% - Fruits Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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95% - Fruits Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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61% - Fruits Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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65% - Fruits Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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17% - Fruits Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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14% - Fruits Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.4 Showy Foliage

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17% - Fruits Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.5 Showy Bark

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5% - Fruits Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5% - Fruits Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Birds

5.12 Allergy

Diarrhea, Nausea, Vomiting

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

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

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits

6.2.3 Other Uses

Not Available

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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18% - Fruits Garden Plants have it ! ▶

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Not Available

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Sambucus nigra

7.2 Common Name

Elderberry

7.2.1 In Hindi

Elderberry

7.2.2 In German

Holunderbeere

7.2.3 In French

Sureau

7.2.4 In Spanish

Saúco

7.2.5 In Greek

Elderberry

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Sabugueiro

7.2.7 In Polish

Bez czarny

7.2.8 In Latin

Elderberry

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Dipsacales

8.5 Family

Adoxaceae

8.6 Genus

Sambucus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

Rank: 100 (Overall) ▶

1 27800

Properties of Elderberry

Want to know the properties of Elderberry? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Elderberry is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are Diarrhea, Nausea and Vomiting. Elderberry Benefits are as follows:

Medicinal use: constipation, Fever, Heart problems, High cholestrol, HIV/AIDS, Nerve pain and swine flu
Part of plant used: Flowers and Fruits

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

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Elderberry Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Elderberry. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Elderberry physical information is as follows: 9.00 cm tall and 8.00 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Compound. Also it has following color specifications:

Flower color: White
Leaf color: Green

Care of Elderberry

Taking Elderberry Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Elderberry include pruning, which should be 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. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Part sun for its proper growth.

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Season and care of Elderberry

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Elderberry is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Elderberry is a very important plant from . There are 0 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Adams Elderberry, Black Beauty Elderberry, Black Lace Elderberry, Johns Elderberry, Nova Elderberry. This plant's habitat is Farms, Homesteads and Near organic waste disposal and it comes in the hardiness zone 4-8. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.