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Elderberry
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Chilean firebush
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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Flowering Plants, Fruits, Herbs, Shrubs
Flowering Plants

Origin

Australia, South America
Australia, South America

Types

Adams Elderberry, Black Beauty Elderberry, Black Lace Elderberry, Johns Elderberry, Nova Elderberry
Hamelia patens

Number of Varieties

015
0 40000
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Habitat

Farms, Homesteads, Near organic waste disposal
Temperate Regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-88-10
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
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Habit

Upright/Erect
Bushy, Evergreen

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

9.00 cm400.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

8.00 cm250.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White
Red, White

Flower Color Modifier

-
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Purple, Red
Green, Yellow, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Spring

Green
White, Yellow, Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green
White, Yellow, Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow green
White, Yellow, Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Winter

-
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Compound
broad, flat

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Early Spring
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Part sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium
Medium

Type of Soil

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Slightly Acidic
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Average
Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring
Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Pollution
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Container

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
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water

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
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average
Well drained

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
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
can go long without fertilizers

Pests and Diseases

Canker, Leaf spot, Powdery mildew, Stem spot, Tomato Ringspot Virus
Red spider mite

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

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
Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Birds
Birds, Butterflies

Allergy

Diarrhea, Nausea, Vomiting
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
Beautification, Ornamental use

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

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
Flowers

Other Uses

-
Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

-
Container, Showy Tree, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Sambucus nigra
Embothrium coccineum

Common Name

Elderberry
Chilean firetree

In Hindi

Elderberry
चिली आग पेड़

In German

Holunderbeere
Chilenischer Feuerbaum

In French

Sureau
arbre de feu du Chili

In Spanish

Saúco
árbol de fuego chilena

In Greek

Elderberry
Χιλής δέντρο φωτιά

In Portuguese

Sabugueiro
árvore de fogo chilena

In Polish

Bez czarny
Chilijska drzewo pożaru

In Latin

Elderberry
Virgil arbor

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Dipsacales
Proteales

Family

Adoxaceae
Proteaceae

Genus

Sambucus
Embothrium

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots

Tribe

-
-

Subfamily

-
-

Number of Species

3020
1 27800
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Difference Between Elderberry and Chilean firebush

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Importance of Elderberry and Chilean firebush

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Compare Facts of Elderberry vs Chilean firebush

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 Chilean firebush 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 Chilean firebush have respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Elderberry has no showy fruits and Chilean firebush has showy fruits. Also Elderberry is flowering and Chilean firebush is not flowering . You can compare Elderberry and Chilean firebush facts and facts of other plants too.