Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Flowering Plants, Fruits, Herbs, Shrubs
Flowering Plants
Origin
Australia, South America
World/Pandemic, Europe, Asia
Types
Adams Elderberry, Black Beauty Elderberry, Black Lace Elderberry, Johns Elderberry, Nova Elderberry
Lamium purpureum
Number of Varieties
015
0
40000
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Habitat
Farms, Homesteads, Near organic waste disposal
Cultivated Beds, gardens
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-84-8
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
-
Habit
Upright/Erect
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
9.00 cm10.20 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
8.00 cm15.20 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Purple, Pink
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Purple, Red
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Purple, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Purple, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Compound
Oval to egg shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Early Spring
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Part sun
Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Loamy, Sandy, Well drained
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Slightly Acidic
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Average
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring
Spring, Late Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Pollution
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings
Root Division, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Slightly Acidic
Slightly Acidic
Soil Type
Loamy, Sandy, Well drained
Clay, Moist, Well drained
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Moist, Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Part sun
Partial shade
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
Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness, Remove deadheads
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Canker, Leaf spot, Powdery mildew, Stem spot, Tomato Ringspot Virus
-
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
-
Allergy
Diarrhea, Nausea, Vomiting
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Ground Cover
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
Astringent, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Purgative, Styptic
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Fruits
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
-
Employed in herbal medicine, Used in Homeopathy
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
-
Groundcover
Botanical Name
Sambucus nigra
LAMIUM purpureum
Common Name
Elderberry
Purple Archangel, Purple Deadnettle, Red Deadnettle
In Hindi
Elderberry
Purple Deadnettle
In German
Holunderbeere
Lila Taubnessel
In French
Sureau
Violet Ortie blanche
In Spanish
Saúco
Púrpura Deadnettle
In Greek
Elderberry
μωβ Deadnettle
In Portuguese
Sabugueiro
Roxo Deadnettle
In Polish
Bez czarny
Jasnota purpurowa
In Latin
Elderberry
Purpura Deadnettle
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Dipsacales
Lamiales
Family
Adoxaceae
Lamiaceae
Genus
Sambucus
Lamium
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Lamioideae
Number of Species
3050
1
27800
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