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Elderberry
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Lebombo Cycad
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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Flowering Plants, Fruits, Herbs, Shrubs
Palm or Cycad

Origin

Australia, South America
South Africa

Types

Adams Elderberry, Black Beauty Elderberry, Black Lace Elderberry, Johns Elderberry, Nova Elderberry
Encephalartos lebomboensis

Number of Varieties

010
0 40000
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Habitat

Farms, Homesteads, Near organic waste disposal
Upland savannas

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-89-13
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

8-1
12-8

Sunset Zone

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17
H1, H2, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Upright/Erect
Arching/Fountain-shaped

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

9.00 cm300.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

8.00 cm300.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White
-

Flower Color Modifier

-
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Purple, Red
Yellow, Orange, Orange Red

Leaf Color in Spring

Green
Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green
Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow green
Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

-
Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Compound
Long linear and narrow

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Early Spring
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Part sun
Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium
Very Slow

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
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Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Pollution
Light Frost

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings
Seedlings

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

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
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
Cycad weevils, Root Pathogen

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Light Frost

Facts

Flowers

Flower Petal Number

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
Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Birds
pollinators

Allergy

Diarrhea, Nausea, Vomiting
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

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Cottage Garden, 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
-

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits
Bark, Pine

Other Uses

-
Traditional medicine

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

-
Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Sambucus nigra
Encephalartos lebomboensis

Common Name

Elderberry
Lebombo Cycad

In Hindi

Elderberry
Lebombo Cycad

In German

Holunderbeere
Lebombo Palmfarn

In French

Sureau
Lebombo Cycad

In Spanish

Saúco
Lebombo cícadas

In Greek

Elderberry
Lebombo Cycad

In Portuguese

Sabugueiro
Lebombo Cycad

In Polish

Bez czarny
Lebombo Cycad

In Latin

Elderberry
Lebombo Cycad

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Cycadophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Cycadopsida

Order

Dipsacales
Cycadales

Family

Adoxaceae
Cycadaceae

Genus

Sambucus
Encephalartos

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
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Tribe

-
-

Subfamily

-
-

Number of Species

3066
1 27800
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Difference Between Elderberry and Lebombo Cycad

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Importance of Elderberry and Lebombo Cycad

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Compare Facts of Elderberry vs Lebombo Cycad

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