Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants, Fruits, Herbs, Shrubs
Epiphyte
Origin
Australia, South America
North America, United States, Southeastern United States, South-Central United States, Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean, Caribbean, Central America, South America
Types
Adams Elderberry, Black Beauty Elderberry, Black Lace Elderberry, Johns Elderberry, Nova Elderberry
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Number of Varieties
02
0
40000
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Habitat
Farms, Homesteads, Near organic waste disposal
Fields, Grassland, Rocky areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-8-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-1
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Sunset Zone
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17
12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Rosette/Stemless
Plant Size
Minimum Height
9.00 cm10.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
8.00 cm10.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Purple, Yellow green, Pink, Light Pink, Plum
Flower Color Modifier
-
-
Fruit Color
Purple, Red
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Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Light Green, Gray Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Light Green, Gray Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow green
Light Green, Gray Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Winter
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Light Green, Silver, Gray
Shape
Leaf Shape
Compound
Needle like
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Early Spring
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Part sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Slow
Type of Soil
Loamy, Sandy, Well drained
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The pH of Soil
Slightly Acidic
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Soil Drainage
Average
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Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Pollution
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Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings
From bulbs
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather
Requires watering in the growing season, Water when soil is dry
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Slightly Acidic
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Soil Type
Loamy, Sandy, Well drained
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Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
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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
Prune to control growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Canker, Leaf spot, Powdery mildew, Stem spot, Tomato Ringspot Virus
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
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Allergy
Diarrhea, Nausea, Vomiting
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Beautification
Beauty Benefits
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Edible Uses
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✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
constipation, Fever, Heart problems, High cholestrol, HIV/AIDS, Nerve pain, swine flu
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Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Fruits
Whole plant
Other Uses
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Employed in herbal medicine
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
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Feature Plant, Hanging Basket, Tropical
Botanical Name
Sambucus nigra
TILLANDSIA
Common Name
Elderberry
Air Plant, Airplant
In Hindi
Elderberry
Air Plant
In German
Holunderbeere
Klimaanlagen
In French
Sureau
Plante air
In Spanish
Saúco
Planta de Aire
In Greek
Elderberry
Air φυτών
In Portuguese
Sabugueiro
Air planta
In Polish
Bez czarny
powietrza
In Latin
Elderberry
Air Planta
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Dipsacales
Poales
Family
Adoxaceae
Bromeliaceae
Genus
Sambucus
Tillandsia
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
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Subfamily
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Tillandsioideae.
Number of Species
30700
1
27800
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