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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Flowering Plants, Fruits, Herbs, Shrubs
Shrubs, Spurge

Origin

Australia, South America
Caribbean, Central America, South America, Madagascar, South Africa

Types

Adams Elderberry, Black Beauty Elderberry, Black Lace Elderberry, Johns Elderberry, Nova Elderberry
Jatropha bullockii, Jatropha cinerea, Jatropha excisa

Number of Varieties

0170
0 40000
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Habitat

Farms, Homesteads, Near organic waste disposal
Pastures, Roadsides, Warmer regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-8-9999
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
10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Upright/Erect
Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

9.00 cm200.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

8.00 cm400.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White
White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Pink

Flower Color Modifier

-
-

Fruit Color

Purple, Red
Light Green, Lime Green, Yellow, Green, Ivory

Leaf Color in Spring

Green
Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green
Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow green
Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

-
Green, Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Compound
Palmately Lobed

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Early Spring
All year

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Part sun
Bright direct sunlight, Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium
Medium

Type of Soil

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained
Dry, Sand

The pH of Soil

Slightly Acidic
Slightly Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Average
Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring
All year

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Pollution
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings
Seedlings, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

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

In Summer

Lots of watering
Drought Tolerant, Average Water

In Spring

Moderate
Less Watering

In Winter

Average Water
Less Watering

Soil

Soil pH

Slightly Acidic
Neutral

Soil Type

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Part sun
Bright direct sunlight, Full 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
Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, No fertilizers needed

Pests and Diseases

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

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought, Drought and Salt, Heat Tolerance

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
Bold

Foliage Sheen

Matte
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Evergreen

Invasive

Sometimes
Sometimes

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Birds
Bees, Flying insects, Hoverflies

Allergy

Diarrhea, Nausea, Vomiting
allergic conjunctivitis, Eye irritation

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
-

Beauty Benefits

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Good for skin and hair, Removes pimples, Skin inflammation, Skin irritation

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification, Insect Repellent, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Suppresses or replaces native plants, Versatility

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

constipation, Fever, Heart problems, High cholestrol, HIV/AIDS, Nerve pain, swine flu
anti-allergy, epilepsy, Fever, Skin irritation, Skin Redness

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits
Leaves, Sap, Seeds, Stem

Other Uses

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Oil is used as fuel, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Used in biomass

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

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Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Sambucus nigra
JATROPHA

Common Name

Elderberry
Barbados nut, purging nut, physic nut, or JCL

In Hindi

Elderberry
रतनजोत

In German

Holunderbeere
Purgiernuß

In French

Sureau
purghère

In Spanish

Saúco
frailejón

In Greek

Elderberry
jatropha

In Portuguese

Sabugueiro
galamaluco

In Polish

Bez czarny
jatrofa

In Latin

Elderberry
Jatropha

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Dipsacales
Euphorbiales

Family

Adoxaceae
Euphorbiaceae

Genus

Sambucus
Jatropha

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Dicotyledonous

Tribe

-
Jatropheae

Subfamily

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Crotonoideae

Number of Species

30170
1 27800
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Difference Between Elderberry and Jatropha

If you are confused whether Elderberry or Jatropha 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 Jatropha Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Elderberry are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, whereas for Jatropha fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer and No fertilizers needed. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Elderberry and Jatropha if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Elderberry and Jatropha

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Elderberry and Jatropha. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Elderberry and Jatropha 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 Jatropha is anti-allergy, epilepsy, Fever, Skin irritation and Skin Redness. Elderberry has beauty benefits as follows: while Jatropha has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Elderberry vs Jatropha

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