1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Palm or Cycad
Flowering Plants, Fruits, Herbs, Shrubs
1.3 Origin
Mexico
Australia, South America
1.4 Types
Not Available
Adams Elderberry, Black Beauty Elderberry, Black Lace Elderberry, Johns Elderberry, Nova Elderberry
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
2.3 Habitat
Cliffs, Rocky areas, shaded fields, shores
Farms, Homesteads, Near organic waste disposal
2.5 USDA Hardiness Zone
4.5 AHS Heat Zone
4.7 Sunset Zone
H1, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17
4.8 Habit
Upright/Erect
Upright/Erect
5 Information
5.1 Plant Size
5.2.1 Minimum Height
610.00 cm9.00 cm
0.54
3900
8.10.1 Minimum Width
370.00 cm8.00 cm
0.1
6350
8.11 Plant Color
8.11.1 Flower Color
8.11.2 Flower Color Modifier
8.11.3 Fruit Color
8.11.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Blue Green, Gray Green, Steel Blue, Silver, Gray
Green
8.11.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Blue Green, Gray Green, Steel Blue, Silver, Gray
Green
8.11.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Blue Green, Gray Green, Steel Blue, Silver, Gray
Yellow green
8.11.7 Leaf Color in Winter
White, Blue Green, Gray Green, Silver, Gray
Not Available
8.12 Shape
8.12.1 Leaf Shape
8.13 Thorns
9 Season
9.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Early Spring
9.2 Growing Conditions
9.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Part sun
9.2.2 Growth Rate
9.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loamy, Sandy, Well drained
9.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Slightly Acidic
9.2.5 Soil Drainage
9.2.6 Bloom Time
Summer
Early Spring, Spring
9.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
9.3 Tolerances
10 Care
10.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
10.2 How to Plant?
Cuttings
Grafting, Seedlings
10.3 Plant Maintenance
10.4 Watering Plants
10.4.1 Watering Requirements
Keep the Soil well drained, Medium, Requires regular watering
Requires regular watering, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather
10.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
10.4.3 In Spring
10.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
10.5 Soil
10.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Slightly Acidic
10.5.2 Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loamy, Sandy, Well drained
10.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
10.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Part sun
10.7 Pruning
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
10.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
10.9 Pests and Diseases
fungus, Rust aphids, Scale
Canker, Leaf spot, Powdery mildew, Stem spot, Tomato Ringspot Virus
10.10 Plant Tolerance
11 Facts
11.1 Flowers
11.1.1 Flower Petal Number
11.2 Fruits
11.2.1 Showy Fruit
11.2.2 Edible Fruit
11.3 Fragrance
11.3.1 Fragrant Flower
11.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
11.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
11.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
11.4 Showy Foliage
11.5 Showy Bark
11.6 Foliage Texture
11.7 Foliage Sheen
11.8 Evergreen
11.9 Invasive
11.10 Self-Sowing
11.11 Attracts
11.12 Allergy
gastro-intestinal problems, Liver disease, Toxic
Diarrhea, Nausea, Vomiting
12 Benefits
12.1 Uses
12.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Decorating walls, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
12.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
12.1.3 Edible Uses
12.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
12.2 Plant Benefits
12.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Astringent, Cancer, Diuretic, Expectorant, treating tumours
constipation, Fever, Heart problems, High cholestrol, HIV/AIDS, Nerve pain, swine flu
12.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds, Shoots
Flowers, Fruits
12.2.3 Other Uses
Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for Landscaping
Not Available
12.3 Used As Indoor Plant
12.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
12.5 Garden Design
Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Tropical
Not Available
13 Scientific Name
13.1 Botanical Name
BRAHEA armata
Sambucus nigra
13.2 Common Name
Blue Hesper Palm, Mexican Blue Palm, Blue Fan Palm
Elderberry
13.2.1 In Hindi
Mexican Blue Palm
Elderberry
13.2.2 In German
Mexican Blue Palm
Holunderbeere
13.2.3 In French
Palmier bleu du Mexique
Sureau
13.2.4 In Spanish
13.2.5 In Greek
Mexican Blue Palm
Elderberry
13.2.6 In Portuguese
Mexican Blue Palm
Sabugueiro
13.2.7 In Polish
Mexican Blue Palm
Bez czarny
13.2.8 In Latin
Mexican Blue Palm
Elderberry
14 Classification
14.1 Kingdom
14.2 Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
14.3 Class
14.4 Order
14.5 Family
14.6 Genus
14.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
14.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
14.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
14.10 Number of Species