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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Perennial
Flowering Plants, Fruits, Herbs, Shrubs

Origin

Russia/Siberia, Japan
Australia, South America

Types

Papaver miyabeanum
Adams Elderberry, Black Beauty Elderberry, Black Lace Elderberry, Johns Elderberry, Nova Elderberry

Number of Varieties

200
0 40000
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Habitat

Alpine Meadows, Rocky areas
Farms, Homesteads, Near organic waste disposal

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-74-8
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

7-4
8-1

Sunset Zone

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

Habit

Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

10.20 cm9.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

10.20 cm8.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Light Yellow, Yellow green
White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
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Fruit Color

-
Purple, Red

Leaf Color in Spring

Gray Green
Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green
Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green
Yellow green

Leaf Color in Winter

-
-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Lobed
Compound

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Summer
Early Spring

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Part sun

Growth Rate

Fast
Medium

Type of Soil

Loam
Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Slightly Acidic

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Average

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer
Early Spring, Spring

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Pollution

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Grafting, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Never Over-water
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

Loam
Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Part sun

Pruning

Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
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

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, as it is a flowering plant, use high phosphorous content fertilizer, Water soluble fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Canker, Leaf spot, Powdery mildew, Stem spot, Tomato Ringspot Virus

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

Fine
Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

-
Birds

Allergy

-
Diarrhea, Nausea, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Showy Purposes
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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

Other Uses

-
-

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Alpine, Edging, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
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Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PAPAVER miyabeanum
Sambucus nigra

Common Name

Japanese Poppy
Elderberry

In Hindi

Japanese Poppy
Elderberry

In German

japanische Poppy
Holunderbeere

In French

Poppy japonaise
Sureau

In Spanish

amapola japonesa
Saúco

In Greek

Ιαπωνικά παπαρούνας
Elderberry

In Portuguese

Poppy japonês
Sabugueiro

In Polish

japoński Poppy
Bez czarny

In Latin

Papaver Italica
Elderberry

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Ranunculales
Dipsacales

Family

Papaveraceae
Adoxaceae

Genus

Papaver
Sambucus

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Papaver
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Subfamily

Paperveroideae
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Number of Species

10030
1 27800
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Difference Between Japanese Poppy and Elderberry

If you are confused whether Japanese Poppy 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 Japanese Poppy and Elderberry Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Japanese Poppy are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, as it is a flowering plantuse high phosphorous content fertilizer and Water soluble fertilizers, whereas for Elderberry fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Japanese Poppy and Elderberry if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Japanese Poppy and Elderberry

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

Compare Facts of Japanese Poppy 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 Japanese Poppy 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 Japanese Poppy 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. Japanese Poppy has no showy fruits and Elderberry has no showy fruits. Also Japanese Poppy is not flowering and Elderberry is flowering. You can compare Japanese Poppy and Elderberry facts and facts of other plants too.