1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Shrub
Flowering Plants, Fruits, Herbs, Shrubs
1.3 Origin
Europe, Asia
Australia, South America
1.4 Types
Not Available
Adams Elderberry, Black Beauty Elderberry, Black Lace Elderberry, Johns Elderberry, Nova Elderberry
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
agricultural areas
Farms, Homesteads, Near organic waste disposal
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
Not Available
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17
1.9 Habit
Prostrate/Trailing
Upright/Erect
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
30.00 cm9.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Purple, Red
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green
Yellow green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Not Available
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Early Spring
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Part sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loamy, Sandy, Well drained
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Slightly Acidic
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Early Spring, Spring
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
Grafting, Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Requires regular watering, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
4.5.2 Soil Type
Well drained
Loamy, Sandy, Well drained
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
Partial shade
Full Sun, Part sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
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
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Canker, Leaf spot, Powdery mildew, Stem spot, Tomato Ringspot Virus
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
Diarrhea, Nausea, Vomiting
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Available
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Erosion control
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
constipation, Fever, Heart problems, High cholestrol, HIV/AIDS, Nerve pain, swine flu
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Root, Stem
Flowers, Fruits
6.2.3 Other Uses
cultivated as pasture or hay crop
Not Available
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Groundcover
Not Available
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
VICIA villosa 'Purple Bounty'
Sambucus nigra
7.2 Common Name
Hairy Vetch, Purple Bounty Vetch
Elderberry
7.2.1 In Hindi
Purple Bounty Vetch
Elderberry
7.2.2 In German
Lila Bounty Wicke
Holunderbeere
7.2.3 In French
Violet Bounty Vetch
Sureau
7.2.4 In Spanish
Purple Bounty Arveja
Saúco
7.2.5 In Greek
Μωβ Bounty Vetch
Elderberry
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Roxo recompensa ervilhaca
Sabugueiro
7.2.7 In Polish
Purpurowy Bounty Wyka
Bez czarny
7.2.8 In Latin
Bounty purpura Vetch
Elderberry
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
8.10 Number of Species