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
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40000
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Habitat
Farms, Homesteads, Near organic waste disposal
Upland savannas
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-89-13
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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
Plant Size
Minimum Height
9.00 cm300.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
8.00 cm300.00 cm
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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
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
-
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Pollution
Light Frost
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
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
-
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
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Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Fruits
Bark, Pine
Other Uses
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Traditional medicine
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
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Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical
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
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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