Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants, Fruits, Herbs, Shrubs
Epiphyte
Origin
Australia, South America
Southern Asia, India, Nepal, China
Types
Adams Elderberry, Black Beauty Elderberry, Black Lace Elderberry, Johns Elderberry, Nova Elderberry
Epiphytic orchids
Number of Varieties
0200
0
40000
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Habitat
Farms, Homesteads, Near organic waste disposal
Cold Regions, Humid climates
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-810-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-1
10-4
Sunset Zone
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17
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Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
9.00 cm30.50 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
8.00 cm38.10 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
White, Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Purple, Red
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Compound
Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Early Spring
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Part 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
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring
Early Spring, Spring, Winter, Late Winter
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Pollution
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings
Divison
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, Needs good drainage
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
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Part 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
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Canker, Leaf spot, Powdery mildew, Stem spot, Tomato Ringspot Virus
Pests and diseases free, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Cold climate, Drought, Wet Site
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
-
Allergy
Diarrhea, Nausea, Vomiting
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes
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
Boils
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Fruits
Bulbs, Flowers
Other Uses
-
-
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
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Container, Cutflower, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Tropical
Botanical Name
Sambucus nigra
COELOGYNE cristata
Common Name
Elderberry
Coelogyne, Orchid
In Hindi
Elderberry
Coelogyne
In German
Holunderbeere
Coelogyne
In French
Sureau
Coelogyne
In Spanish
Saúco
coelogyne
In Greek
Elderberry
Coelogyne
In Portuguese
Sabugueiro
Coelogyne
In Polish
Bez czarny
coelogyne
In Latin
Elderberry
Coelogyne
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Dipsacales
Asparagales
Family
Adoxaceae
Orchidaceae
Genus
Sambucus
Coelogyne
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
30200
1
27800
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