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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Flowering Plants, Fruits, Herbs, Shrubs
Tree

Origin

Australia, South America
Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, South-Central United States, Texas

Types

Adams Elderberry, Black Beauty Elderberry, Black Lace Elderberry, Johns Elderberry, Nova Elderberry
Aralia spinosa

Number of Varieties

01
0 40000
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Habitat

Farms, Homesteads, Near organic waste disposal
Dappled Shade, Shady Edge, Woodland Garden Secondary

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-84-9
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

8-1
9-1

Sunset Zone

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

Habit

Upright/Erect
Thicket/Colonizing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

9.00 cm300.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

8.00 cm460.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White
White, Green, Ivory

Flower Color Modifier

-
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Purple, Red
Purple, Black

Leaf Color in Spring

Green
Green, Blue Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green
Green, Blue Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow green
Yellow, Green, Purple, Blue Green, Dark Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Winter

-
-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Compound
bipinnate

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Early Spring
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Part sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium
Fast

Type of Soil

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained
Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Slightly Acidic
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Average
Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring
Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Pollution
Pollution, Soil Compaction

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings
Cuttings, Divison, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather
Needs high amount of 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, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained
Clay, 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
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Canker, Leaf spot, Powdery mildew, Stem spot, Tomato Ringspot Virus
Aphids, Leaf spot, Mealybugs

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
Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Sometimes
Sometimes

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Birds
Bees, Butterflies, Insects

Allergy

Diarrhea, Nausea, Vomiting
Skin irritation

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
Borders, Woodland margins

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
Alterative, Analgesic, Diaphoretic, Opthalmic

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits
Bark, Leaves, Root

Other Uses

-
Used as a potherb

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

-
Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Sambucus nigra
ARALIA spinosa

Common Name

Elderberry
American Angelica Tree, Devil's Walking Stick, Hercules' Club

In Hindi

Elderberry
Devil's Walking Stick

In German

Holunderbeere
Teufelsspazierstock

In French

Sureau
Walking bâton du diable

In Spanish

Saúco
Bastón del Diablo

In Greek

Elderberry
Περπάτημα Stick διαβόλου

In Portuguese

Sabugueiro
Vara andando de diabo

In Polish

Bez czarny
Diabelski laska

In Latin

Elderberry
Virgam diaboli

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Dipsacales
Apiales

Family

Adoxaceae
Araliaceae

Genus

Sambucus
Aralia

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

-
-

Subfamily

-
Aralioideae

Number of Species

3030
1 27800
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Difference Between Elderberry and Devil's Walking Stick

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Importance of Elderberry and Devil's Walking Stick

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Elderberry and Devil's Walking Stick. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Elderberry and Devil's Walking Stick 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 Devil's Walking Stick is Alterative, Analgesic, Diaphoretic and Opthalmic. Elderberry has beauty benefits as follows: while Devil's Walking Stick has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Elderberry vs Devil's Walking Stick

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 Devil's Walking Stick 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 Devil's Walking Stick have Skin irritation respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Elderberry has no showy fruits and Devil's Walking Stick has showy fruits. Also Elderberry is flowering and Devil's Walking Stick is not flowering . You can compare Elderberry and Devil's Walking Stick facts and facts of other plants too.