Red Elderberry

Mizuna

About Red Elderberry and Mizuna

Red Elderberry

Mizuna

Add ⊕

What is

Life Span

Perennial

Biennial

Type

Tree

Vegetable

Origin

North America, United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, Western United States, Northwestern United States, Alaska, Canada

Europe, Asia

Types

Brassica oleifer, Brassica napus

Number of Varieties

213

0 40000

👆🏻

Habitat

Forest margins, Thickets

Humid climates, Subtropical climates

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-74-8

0 99

👆🏻

AHS Heat Zone

8-1

9-3

Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6

A1, A2, A3, H1, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

370.00 cm30.50 cm

0 3900

👆🏻

Minimum Width

430.00 cm25.40 cm

0 6350

👆🏻

Plant Color

Flower Color

Ivory

Yellow

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Red

Brown, Black

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Blue Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Green, Light Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Light Green, Gray Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Ovate

Oval Cordate

Thorns

✔ ✘

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring

Late Spring, Early Summer, Late Winter

Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings, Transplanting

Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water, Keep ground moist

Keep the Soil well drained, Needs watering once a week

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove dead leaves

Prune back the growing tips, Remove all suckers

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, for fruiting plants, use high phosphorous content fertilizer

15-15-15 amounts, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Less fertilizing

Pests and Diseases

Bacterial leaf spot, Cane Spot, fungus, Powdery mildew, Viruses

Aphids, Downy mildew, pink rot, Rust

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

Evergreen

✔ ✘

Invasive

Sometimes

Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

Attracts

Birds, Butterflies

Aphids, Beetles, Bugs

Allergy

Diarrhea, Nausea, Oral Allergy, sneezing, wheezing

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beautification, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Good for skin

Blackheads, Blood purifying, Perfumes

Edible Uses

✔ ✘

Environmental Uses

Food for birds, soil erosion prevension on hill slopes, soil stabilisation

Food for birds, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Shadow Tree

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Cold, Fever

Cholesterol Free, Curing mumps and measles, Digestion problems, Diuretic, Palpitation, Piles

Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Leaves, Stem

Other Uses

Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties

Making Sweet Scented Oil, Oil is used for aromatherapy, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc.

Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

Garden Design

Screening / Wind Break

Edible, Herb / Vegetable

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Sambucus racemosa

BRASSICA rapa ssp. nipposinica

Common Name

Red Elderberry, Red-berried Elderberry

Kabuna, Mizuna, Spinach Mustard, Tendergreen

In Hindi

Red Elderberry

Mizuna

In German

Rote Holunder

Mizuna

In French

Red sureau

Mizuna

In Spanish

La baya del saúco roja

Mizuna

In Greek

κόκκινο Elderberry

Mizuna

In Portuguese

Red Elderberry

Mizuna

In Polish

Red Elderberry

Mizuna

In Latin

pubens

Mizuna

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Dipsacales

Capparales

Family

Caprifoliaceae

Brassicaceae

Genus

Sambucus

Brassica

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

1 27800

👆🏻

Properties of Red Elderberry and Mizuna

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

Compare List of Trees » More

Red Elderberry and Coast Redwood

Red Elderberry and Giant Sequoia

Red Elderberry and Japanese Pagoda

» More Compare List of Trees

Season and Care of Red Elderberry and Mizuna

Season and care of Red Elderberry and Mizuna is important to know. While considering everything about Red Elderberry and Mizuna Care, growing season is an essential factor. Red Elderberry season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Mizuna season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Red Elderberry is Clay, Loam and for Mizuna is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Red Elderberry is Neutral and for Mizuna is Neutral.

Red Elderberry and Mizuna Physical Information

Red Elderberry and Mizuna physical information is very important for comparison. Red Elderberry height is 370.00 cm and width 430.00 cm whereas Mizuna height is 30.50 cm and width 25.40 cm. The color specification of Red Elderberry and Mizuna are as follows:

Red Elderberry flower color: Ivory
Red Elderberry leaf color: Green
Mizuna flower color: Yellow
Mizuna leaf color: Blue Green

Care of Red Elderberry and Mizuna

Care of Red Elderberry and Mizuna include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Red Elderberry pruning is done Remove dead leaves and Mizuna pruning is done Prune back the growing tips and Remove all suckers. In summer Red Elderberry needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Mizuna needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.