1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Flowering Plants, Fruits, Herbs, Shrubs
Flowering Plants
1.3 Origin
Australia, South America
Italy, Southern Europe, western Balkans
1.4 Types
Adams Elderberry, Black Beauty Elderberry, Black Lace Elderberry, Johns Elderberry, Nova Elderberry
not available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Farms, Homesteads, Near organic waste disposal
Islands, Not Available
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17
21,22
1.9 Habit
Upright/Erect
Upright/Erect
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
9.00 cm120.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
1.5 Plant Color
1.5.1 Flower Color
White
Lavender, Light Blue, White
1.5.2 Flower Color Modifier
1.5.3 Fruit Color
Purple, Red
Non Fruiting Plant
1.5.4 Leaf Color in Spring
1.5.5 Leaf Color in Summer
1.5.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow green
Green, Light Green
1.5.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Light Green
1.6 Shape
1.6.1 Leaf Shape
1.7 Thorns
2 Season
2.1 Plant Season
Early Spring
Summer, Fall
2.2 Growing Conditions
2.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Part sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
2.2.2 Growth Rate
2.2.3 Type of Soil
Loamy, Sandy, Well drained
Loam
2.2.4 The pH of Soil
Slightly Acidic
Acidic, Neutral
2.2.5 Soil Drainage
2.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
2.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
2.3 Tolerances
3 Care
3.1 Where to Plant?
3.2 How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings
From bulbs, Seedlings, Stem Planting
3.3 Plant Maintenance
3.4 Watering Plants
3.4.1 Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering
3.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
3.4.3 In Spring
3.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
3.5 Soil
3.5.1 Soil pH
Slightly Acidic
Acidic, Neutral
3.5.2 Soil Type
Loamy, Sandy, Well drained
Loam
3.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
3.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Part sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.7 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, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
3.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
fertilize every 2-3 weeks while growing, fertilize in growing season
3.9 Pests and Diseases
Canker, Leaf spot, Powdery mildew, Stem spot, Tomato Ringspot Virus
fungus
3.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Heat Tolerance
4 Facts
4.1 Flowers
4.1.1 Flower Petal Number
4.2 Fruits
4.2.1 Showy Fruit
4.2.2 Edible Fruit
4.3 Fragrance
4.3.1 Fragrant Flower
4.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
4.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
4.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
4.4 Showy Foliage
4.5 Showy Bark
4.6 Foliage Texture
4.9 Foliage Sheen
4.10 Evergreen
4.11 Invasive
4.12 Self-Sowing
4.13 Attracts
4.14 Allergy
Diarrhea, Nausea, Vomiting
Toxic
5 Benefits
5.1 Uses
5.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
5.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
5.1.3 Edible Uses
5.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
5.2 Plant Benefits
5.2.1 Medicinal Uses
constipation, Fever, Heart problems, High cholestrol, HIV/AIDS, Nerve pain, swine flu
Asthma, Cough, Unknown
5.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Fruits
Flowers, Leaves
5.2.3 Other Uses
Not Available
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
5.3 Used As Indoor Plant
5.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
5.5 Garden Design
Not Available
Mixed Border, Wildflower
6 Scientific Name
6.1 Botanical Name
Sambucus nigra
CAMPANULA pyramidalis
6.2 Common Name
Elderberry
Chimney Bellflower
6.2.1 In Hindi
Elderberry
Chimney Bellflower
6.2.2 In German
Holunderbeere
Schornstein Glockenblume
6.2.3 In French
Sureau
cheminée Bellflower
6.2.4 In Spanish
Saúco
Chimenea Bellflower
6.2.5 In Greek
Elderberry
καμινάδα καμπανούλα
6.2.6 In Portuguese
Sabugueiro
chaminé Bellflower
6.2.7 In Polish
Bez czarny
komin Bellflower
6.2.8 In Latin
Elderberry
caminorum purgatores Bellflower
7 Classification
7.1 Kingdom
7.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
7.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
7.4 Order
7.5 Family
7.6 Genus
7.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
7.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
7.10 Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
7.11 Number of Species