Sweet Lime

Elderberry

About Sweet Lime and Elderberry

Sweet Lime

Elderberry

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Fruit

Flowering Plants, Fruits, Herbs, Shrubs

1.3 Origin

South Asia, Southeast 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

NA0

0 40000

1.10 Habitat

Mediterranean region

Farms, Homesteads, Near organic waste disposal

1.11 USDA Hardiness Zone

8-104-8

0 99

1.12 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

8-1

1.13 Sunset Zone

Not Available

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

1.14 Habit

Spreading

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

800.00 cm9.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

600.00 cm8.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Green, Lemon yellow, Yellow

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

Dark Green

Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate

Compound

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

All year

Early Spring

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Part sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Rich

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic

Slightly Acidic

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring, Summer

Early Spring, Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Full Sun

Pollution

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

Grafting, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

High

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Reduce watering once fruit are growing, Water daily during growing season

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

Acidic

Slightly Acidic

4.5.2 Soil Type

Rich

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Part sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune to control growth, Remove dead branches

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

Fertilize in early to mid-summer, for fruiting plants, use high phosphorous content fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Citrus foot rot, Citrus gummosis, Citrus leaf miner, Red blotch

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

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Full Sun

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Double, Semi-Double

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Ants, Birds

Birds

5.12 Allergy

Anaphylaxis, Cough, Nausea, Rhinitis, Stomach pain, Swelling, Urticaria, Vomiting, wheezing

Diarrhea, Nausea, Vomiting

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Farmland, Showy Purposes

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Acne, Good for skin, Good for the Scalp, Improve skin tone, Moisturizing, Strong, beautiful hair

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Food for animals, Very little waste

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

anti-cancer, constipation, Digestive, Gastrointestinal disorders, Gout, Immunity, Jaundice, Respiratory Disorders, Rheumatoid arthritis, scurvy, Ulcers, Urinary problems, Weight loss

constipation, Fever, Heart problems, High cholestrol, HIV/AIDS, Nerve pain, swine flu

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Flowers, Fruits

6.2.3 Other Uses

Cosmetics, Used as a flavouring in food, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

Not Available

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Edible, Fruit Tree, Tropical

Not Available

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Citrus limetta

Sambucus nigra

7.2 Common Name

sweet lime, sweet lemon, sweet limetta

Elderberry

7.2.1 In Hindi

मौसम्बी

Elderberry

7.2.2 In German

süße Limone

Holunderbeere

7.2.3 In French

Citrus limetta

Sureau

7.2.4 In Spanish

limetta dulce, limón dulce mediterráneo, limón dulce y lima dulce

Saúco

7.2.5 In Greek

γλυκό ασβέστη

Elderberry

7.2.6 In Portuguese

doce de limão

Sabugueiro

7.2.7 In Polish

słodkie limonki

Bez czarny

7.2.8 In Latin

dulcis ad cinerem

Elderberry

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Sapindales

Dipsacales

8.5 Family

Rutaceae

Adoxaceae

8.6 Genus

Citrus

Sambucus

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Citreae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Citroideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

330

1 27800

Properties of Sweet Lime and Elderberry

Wondering what are the properties of Sweet Lime and Elderberry? We provide you with everything About Sweet Lime and Elderberry. Sweet Lime has thorns and Elderberry doesn't have thorns. Also Sweet Lime does not have fragrant flowers. Sweet Lime has allergic reactions like Anaphylaxis, Cough, Nausea, Rhinitis, Stomach pain, Swelling, Urticaria, Vomiting and wheezing and Elderberry has allergic reactions like Anaphylaxis, Cough, Nausea, Rhinitis, Stomach pain, Swelling, Urticaria, Vomiting and wheezing. 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 Sweet Lime and Elderberry and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Sweet Lime and Elderberry

Season and care of Sweet Lime and Elderberry is important to know. While considering everything about Sweet Lime and Elderberry Care, growing season is an essential factor. Sweet Lime season is All year and Elderberry season is All year. The type of soil for Sweet Lime is Rich and for Elderberry is Loamy, Sandy, Well drained while the PH of soil for Sweet Lime is Acidic and for Elderberry is Slightly Acidic.

Sweet Lime and Elderberry Physical Information

Sweet Lime and Elderberry physical information is very important for comparison. Sweet Lime height is 800.00 cm and width 600.00 cm whereas Elderberry height is 9.00 cm and width 8.00 cm. The color specification of Sweet Lime and Elderberry are as follows:

Sweet Lime flower color: White
Sweet Lime leaf color: Green
Elderberry flower color: White
Elderberry leaf color: Green

Care of Sweet Lime and Elderberry

Care of Sweet Lime and Elderberry include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sweet Lime pruning is done Prune to control growth and Remove dead branches and 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. In summer Sweet Lime needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Elderberry needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.