Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants, Fruits, Herbs, Shrubs
Tender Perennial
Origin
Australia, South America
Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, China, Japan, Australia
Types
Adams Elderberry, Black Beauty Elderberry, Black Lace Elderberry, Johns Elderberry, Nova Elderberry
Oenanthe javanica, Helosciadium nodiflorum
Number of Varieties
02
0
40000
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Habitat
Farms, Homesteads, Near organic waste disposal
Bog Garden, Cultivated Beds, Ponds
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-89-11
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
H1, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
9.00 cm20.30 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
8.00 cm60.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
White
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Purple, Red
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Compound
simple-pinnate or double-pinnate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Early Spring
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Part sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Loamy, Sandy, Well drained
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Slightly Acidic
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Poorly Drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring
Late Summer, Early Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Pollution
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings
Divison, Layering, Seedlings, stem tip cuttings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather
Needs Very high moisture
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, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loamy, Sandy, Well drained
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Poorly Drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Part sun
Full Sun, Partial 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
Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Apply 10-10-10 amount
Pests and Diseases
Canker, Leaf spot, Powdery mildew, Stem spot, Tomato Ringspot Virus
Aphids, Armyworm, Bacterial Blight, Damping off, Downy mildew
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
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
Sometimes
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Bees, Flies, Insects
Allergy
Diarrhea, Nausea, Vomiting
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Bog Garden, 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
Depurative, Febrifuge, Styptic
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Fruits
Leaves, Root, Seeds
Other Uses
-
Used as a seasoning in soups, useful as a ground cover
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
-
Container, Edible, Groundcover, Herb / Vegetable, Water Gardens
Botanical Name
Sambucus nigra
OENANTHE javanica
Common Name
Elderberry
Java Water Dropwort, Water Celery, Water Parsley
In Hindi
Elderberry
Water Celery
In German
Holunderbeere
Wasser Sellerie
In French
Sureau
Céleri d'eau
In Spanish
Saúco
El apio agua
In Greek
Elderberry
Σέλινο νερό
In Portuguese
Sabugueiro
Aipo água
In Polish
Bez czarny
Seler Woda
In Latin
Elderberry
Aqua Apium
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Dipsacales
Apiales
Family
Adoxaceae
Apiaceae
Genus
Sambucus
Oenanthe
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Oenantheae
Subfamily
-
Apioideae
Number of Species
301
1
27800
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