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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
World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Russia/Siberia, Northern Africa, Asia, India

Types

Adams Elderberry, Black Beauty Elderberry, Black Lace Elderberry, Johns Elderberry, Nova Elderberry
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Number of Varieties

010
0 40000
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Habitat

Farms, Homesteads, Near organic waste disposal
Cropland, Farms, gardens

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
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Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

9.00 cm60.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

8.00 cm10.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White
White, Yellow green

Flower Color Modifier

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Bicolor

Fruit Color

Purple, Red
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Leaf Color in Spring

Green
Blue Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green
Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow green
Green, Gray Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Winter

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Shape

Leaf Shape

Compound
Linear

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Early Spring
Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Part sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium
Medium

Type of Soil

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Slightly Acidic
Neutral

Soil Drainage

Average
Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Pollution
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings
Seedlings, Sets

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires a lot of watering, Water twice a day in the initial period

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Slightly Acidic
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Soil Type

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained
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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
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
Red blotch

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
Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Birds
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Allergy

Diarrhea, Nausea, Vomiting
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Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
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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
Asthma, Bronchitis, cholesterol-lowering, Cough, Diabetes, Digestion problems, Diuretic, High blood pressure

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits
Whole plant

Other Uses

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Culinary use

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

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Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Sambucus nigra
ALLIUM cepa 'Vidalia'

Common Name

Elderberry
Garden Onion, Sweet Onion, Vidalia Onion

In Hindi

Elderberry
मीठा प्याज

In German

Holunderbeere
Sweet Onion

In French

Sureau
oignon doux

In Spanish

Saúco
Cebolla dulce

In Greek

Elderberry
γλυκό Κρεμμύδι

In Portuguese

Sabugueiro
Cebola doce

In Polish

Bez czarny
słodka Cebula

In Latin

Elderberry
Dulcis cepa

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Dipsacales
Asparagales

Family

Adoxaceae
Liliaceae

Genus

Sambucus
Allium

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asparagales, Monocots

Tribe

-
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Subfamily

-
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Number of Species

30800
1 27800
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Difference Between Elderberry and Sweet Onion

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

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Importance of Elderberry and Sweet Onion

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Elderberry and Sweet Onion. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Elderberry and Sweet Onion 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 Sweet Onion is Asthma, Bronchitis, cholesterol-lowering, Cough, Diabetes, Digestion problems, Diuretic and High blood pressure. Elderberry has beauty benefits as follows: while Sweet Onion has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Elderberry vs Sweet Onion

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