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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Flowering Plants, Fruits, Herbs, Shrubs
Succulent

Origin

Australia, South America
California

Types

Adams Elderberry, Black Beauty Elderberry, Black Lace Elderberry, Johns Elderberry, Nova Elderberry
Ulva lactuca, Ulva intestinalis

Number of Varieties

03
0 40000
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Habitat

Farms, Homesteads, Near organic waste disposal
Coastal Regions, shores

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-810-11
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

8-1
12-1

Sunset Zone

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17
9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Upright/Erect
Rosette/Stemless

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

9.00 cm15.20 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

8.00 cm30.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White
Yellow, Red

Flower Color Modifier

-
-

Fruit Color

Purple, Red
-

Leaf Color in Spring

Green
Gray Green, Yellow green, Gray

Leaf Color in Summer

Green
Gray Green, Yellow green, Gray

Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow green
Gray Green, Yellow green, Gray

Leaf Color in Winter

-
Gray Green, Yellow green, Gray

Shape

Leaf Shape

Compound
Cone shaped to oblong

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Early Spring
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Part sun
Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium
Medium

Type of Soil

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained
Sand

The pH of Soil

Slightly Acidic
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Average
Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring
Late Spring, Early Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Pollution
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings
Leaf Cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather
Water slowly, and allow to dry completely between soakings

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
Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Part sun
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
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Fertilzer with low nitrogen content

Pests and Diseases

Canker, Leaf spot, Powdery mildew, Stem spot, Tomato Ringspot Virus
Fungal Diseases, Root rot

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
Bold

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Birds
Hummingbirds, Butterflies

Allergy

Diarrhea, Nausea, Vomiting
Mild Allergen

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
-

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
Bone strength, Rich in Iron, Rich in protein

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits
Leaves

Other Uses

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Used in salads, Used to flavour soups

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

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Container, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Sambucus nigra
DUDLEYA caespitosa

Common Name

Elderberry
Sealettuce, Sand lettuce, Coast dudleya

In Hindi

Elderberry
Sea Lettuce

In German

Holunderbeere
Meersalat

In French

Sureau
La laitue de mer

In Spanish

Saúco
lechuga de mar

In Greek

Elderberry
θάλασσα Μαρούλι

In Portuguese

Sabugueiro
alface mar

In Polish

Bez czarny
Sea sałata

In Latin

Elderberry
Lactuca mare

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Dipsacales
Rosales

Family

Adoxaceae
Crassulaceae

Genus

Sambucus
Dudleya

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Tribe

-
Sedeae

Subfamily

-
Sedoideae

Number of Species

3050
1 27800
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Difference Between Elderberry and Sea Lettuce

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Importance of Elderberry and Sea Lettuce

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Elderberry and Sea Lettuce. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Elderberry and Sea Lettuce 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 Sea Lettuce is Bone strength, Rich in Iron and Rich in protein. Elderberry has beauty benefits as follows: while Sea Lettuce has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Elderberry vs Sea Lettuce

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