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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Flowering Plants, Fruits, Herbs, Shrubs
Grass

Origin

Australia, South America
World/Pandemic

Types

Adams Elderberry, Black Beauty Elderberry, Black Lace Elderberry, Johns Elderberry, Nova Elderberry
Large Blue Fescue , Sea Urchin Blue Fescue, Elijah Blue blue fescue

Number of Varieties

012
0 40000
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Habitat

Farms, Homesteads, Near organic waste disposal
Moist Soils, Rocky areas, Well Drained

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-84-9
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

8-1
-

Sunset Zone

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17
H1, H2, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

9.00 cm15.24 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

8.00 cm25.40 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White
-

Flower Color Modifier

-
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Purple, Red
-

Leaf Color in Spring

Green
-

Leaf Color in Summer

Green
Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow green
-

Leaf Color in Winter

-
-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Compound
Grass like

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Early Spring
-

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Part sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium
-

Type of Soil

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained
Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Slightly Acidic
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Average
Average

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring
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Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Pollution
-

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather
Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Slightly Acidic
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained
Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average
Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Part sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

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
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Apply 10-10-10 amount

Pests and Diseases

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

Plant Tolerance

Drought
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Facts

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

Sometimes
Sometimes

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Birds
Birds, Butterflies

Allergy

Diarrhea, Nausea, Vomiting
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Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

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Ground Cover

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification, Provides ground cover

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
Flowers, Seeds

Other Uses

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Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

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Edging, Groundcover, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Sambucus nigra
FESTUCA

Common Name

Elderberry
Blue Fescue, Field Fescue

In Hindi

Elderberry
ब्लू हुक्म

In German

Holunderbeere
blau -Schwingel

In French

Sureau
bleu fétuque

In Spanish

Saúco
azul festuca

In Greek

Elderberry
μπλε Φεστούκα

In Portuguese

Sabugueiro
azul festuca

In Polish

Bez czarny
niebieski Kostrzewa

In Latin

Elderberry
blue Fescue

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida

Order

Dipsacales
Cyperales

Family

Adoxaceae
Poaceae

Genus

Sambucus
Festuca

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

-
Poeae

Subfamily

-
Pooideae

Number of Species

3061
1 27800
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Difference Between Elderberry and Blue Fescue

If you are confused whether Elderberry or Blue Fescue are same, here are some features about those plants to help you choose better. Many people think that these two plants have the same characteristics, but one can see Elderberry and Blue Fescue Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Elderberry are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, whereas for Blue Fescue fertilizers required are Apply 10-10-10 amount. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Elderberry and Blue Fescue if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Elderberry and Blue Fescue

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Elderberry and Blue Fescue. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Elderberry and Blue Fescue as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Elderberry is constipation, Fever, Heart problems, High cholestrol, HIV/AIDS, Nerve pain and swine flu whereas of Blue Fescue is . Elderberry has beauty benefits as follows: while Blue Fescue has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Elderberry vs Blue Fescue

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Elderberry vs Blue Fescue and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Elderberry are Diarrhea, Nausea and Vomiting whereas of Blue Fescue have respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Elderberry has no showy fruits and Blue Fescue has no showy fruits. Also Elderberry is flowering and Blue Fescue is not flowering . You can compare Elderberry and Blue Fescue facts and facts of other plants too.