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What is

Life Span

Annual and Perennial
Perennial

Type

Flowering Plants, Fruit, Tree
Flowering Plants, Fruits, Herbs, Shrubs

Origin

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Australia, South America

Types

Prunus serrulata
Adams Elderberry, Black Beauty Elderberry, Black Lace Elderberry, Johns Elderberry, Nova Elderberry

Number of Varieties

250
0 40000
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Habitat

Bushlands, gardens, Homesteads, In desert grasslands, Lowland, Shady Edge, Tropical areas
Farms, Homesteads, Near organic waste disposal

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-84-8
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

-
8-1

Sunset Zone

4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17

Habit

Oval or Rounded
Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

180.00 cm9.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

240.00 cm8.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Pink
White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
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Fruit Color

-
Purple, Red

Leaf Color in Spring

Green
Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green
Green

Leaf Color in Fall

-
Yellow green

Leaf Color in Winter

-
-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Ovate
Compound

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Fall
Early Spring

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

-
Full Sun, Part sun

Growth Rate

Slow
Medium

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam
Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Slightly Acidic

Soil Drainage

Average
Average

Bloom Time

Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
Early Spring, Spring

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

-
Pollution

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Grafting, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires watering in the growing season
Requires regular watering, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Slightly Acidic

Soil Type

Clay, Loam
Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average
Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Part sun

Pruning

Prune prior to new growth, Remove deadheads, Shape and thin as needed
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

Fertilizers

Organic Manure
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Mealy bugs, Mites
Canker, Leaf spot, Powdery mildew, Stem spot, Tomato Ringspot Virus

Plant Tolerance

-
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Flower Petal Number

Semi-Double
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

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Ornamental use, Showy Purposes
-

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

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits
Flowers, Fruits

Other Uses

Culinary use, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
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Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees
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Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PRUNUS 'Hally Jolivette'
Sambucus nigra

Common Name

Flowering Cherry, Hally Jolivette Flowering Cherry
Elderberry

In Hindi

चेरी
Elderberry

In German

Blühende Kirsch
Holunderbeere

In French

cerisier
Sureau

In Spanish

floración de la cereza
Saúco

In Greek

Άνθιση κερασιών
Elderberry

In Portuguese

cereja de florescência
Sabugueiro

In Polish

Kwitnienie wiśni
Bez czarny

In Latin

florentem cerasis
Elderberry

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Rosales
Dipsacales

Family

Rosaceae
Adoxaceae

Genus

Prunus
Sambucus

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

-
-

Subfamily

Amygdaloideae
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Number of Species

43030
1 27800
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Difference Between Flowering Cherry and Elderberry

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

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Importance of Flowering Cherry and Elderberry

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Flowering Cherry and Elderberry. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Flowering Cherry and Elderberry 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 Flowering Cherry is whereas of Elderberry is constipation, Fever, Heart problems, High cholestrol, HIV/AIDS, Nerve pain and swine flu. Flowering Cherry has beauty benefits as follows: while Elderberry has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Flowering Cherry vs Elderberry

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 Flowering Cherry vs Elderberry 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 Flowering Cherry are whereas of Elderberry have Diarrhea, Nausea and Vomiting respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Flowering Cherry has no showy fruits and Elderberry has no showy fruits. Also Flowering Cherry is not flowering and Elderberry is flowering. You can compare Flowering Cherry and Elderberry facts and facts of other plants too.