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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Flowering Plants, Fruits, Herbs, Shrubs
Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Origin

Australia, South America
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Types

Adams Elderberry, Black Beauty Elderberry, Black Lace Elderberry, Johns Elderberry, Nova Elderberry
boissieri , cupanii , hungaricum , kesselringii

Number of Varieties

05
0 40000
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Habitat

Farms, Homesteads, Near organic waste disposal
Temperate Regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-8-9999
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

8-1
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Sunset Zone

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17
21,22

Habit

Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

9.00 cm12.70 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

8.00 cm20.30 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White
Purple, Violet

Flower Color Modifier

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Bicolor

Fruit Color

Purple, Red
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Leaf Color in Spring

Green
Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green
Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow green
Several shades of Green

Leaf Color in Winter

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Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Compound
Long Linear

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Early Spring
Spring, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Part sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium
Medium

Type of Soil

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained
Loam

The pH of Soil

Slightly Acidic
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Average
Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring
Late Summer, Early Fall

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Pollution
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings
Divison, From bulbs, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather
Keep ground moist

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

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
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Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Canker, Leaf spot, Powdery mildew, Stem spot, Tomato Ringspot Virus
Dry root rot, Pest Free

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
Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Birds
Whiteflies

Allergy

Diarrhea, Nausea, Vomiting
Poisonous to grazing animals

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

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along a porch, deck or patio, Borders, Mixed Border, small hedge

Beauty Benefits

-
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Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

constipation, Fever, Heart problems, High cholestrol, HIV/AIDS, Nerve pain, swine flu
anti rheumatic, cathartic

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits
Root

Other Uses

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Showy Purposes

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

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Container, Cutflower, Foundation, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Sambucus nigra
COLCHICUM 'Lilac Wonder'

Common Name

Elderberry
Hybrid Autumn Crocus, Hybrid Meadow Saffron

In Hindi

Elderberry
meadow saffron

In German

Holunderbeere
Herbstzeitlose

In French

Sureau
Colchique d'automne

In Spanish

Saúco
Estado de conservación

In Greek

Elderberry
meadow saffron

In Portuguese

Sabugueiro
Colchicum autumnale

In Polish

Bez czarny
Colchicum autumnale

In Latin

Elderberry
autumnale

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Dipsacales
Liliales

Family

Adoxaceae
Liliaceae

Genus

Sambucus
Colchicum

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

-
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Subfamily

-
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Number of Species

3090
1 27800
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Difference Between Elderberry and Meadow Saffron

If you are confused whether Elderberry or Meadow Saffron 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 Meadow Saffron Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Elderberry are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, whereas for Meadow Saffron fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Elderberry and Meadow Saffron if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Elderberry and Meadow Saffron

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Elderberry and Meadow Saffron. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Elderberry and Meadow Saffron 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 Meadow Saffron is anti rheumatic and cathartic. Elderberry has beauty benefits as follows: while Meadow Saffron has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Elderberry vs Meadow Saffron

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