1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Cactus, Flowering Plants
Flowering Plants, Fruits, Herbs, Shrubs
1.3 Origin
South America, Argentina, Brazil
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
1.5 Habitat
Dry Forest, limestone outcrops, Subtropical climates
Farms, Homesteads, Near organic waste disposal
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
H2, 13, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17
1.9 Habit
Upright/Erect
Upright/Erect
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
300.00 cm9.00 cm
0.54
3900
1.4.2 Minimum Width
1.7 Plant Color
1.7.1 Flower Color
1.7.2 Flower Color Modifier
1.7.3 Fruit Color
Orange, Pink, White, Yellow
Purple, Red
1.7.4 Leaf Color in Spring
1.7.5 Leaf Color in Summer
1.7.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Not Available
Yellow green
1.7.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Not Available
1.8 Shape
1.8.1 Leaf Shape
1.9 Thorns
2 Season
2.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Early Spring
2.2 Growing Conditions
2.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Part sun
2.2.2 Growth Rate
2.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loamy, Sandy, Well drained
2.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Slightly Acidic
2.2.5 Soil Drainage
2.2.6 Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
Early Spring, Spring
2.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
2.3 Tolerances
3 Care
3.1 Where to Plant?
3.2 How to Plant?
Cuttings
Grafting, Seedlings
3.3 Plant Maintenance
3.4 Watering Plants
3.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Distilled Water, Needs good drainage
Requires regular watering, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather
3.5.1 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
3.6.1 In Spring
3.7.1 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.2 Soil
4.2.2 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Slightly Acidic
4.2.3 Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loamy, Sandy, Well drained
4.2.4 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.3 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Part sun
4.4 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
4.5 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.6 Pests and Diseases
Bacterial Stem Rot, Mealy bugs, Red spider mite, Scale
Canker, Leaf spot, Powdery mildew, Stem spot, Tomato Ringspot Virus
4.7 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Birds, Spider Mites
Birds
5.12 Allergy
Avoid during Pregnancy, hallucinations
Diarrhea, Nausea, Vomiting
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Antidiabetic, Rheumatism, Soothing and relieving pain
constipation, Fever, Heart problems, High cholestrol, HIV/AIDS, Nerve pain, swine flu
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Flowers, Fruits
6.2.3 Other Uses
Traditional medicine, Used for its medicinal properties, Used in herbal medicines
Not Available
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Container, Edible, Hedges, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall, Tropical
Not Available
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Selenicereus grandiflorus
Sambucus nigra
7.2 Common Name
Queen of the night, large-flowered cactus, sweet-scented cactus, vanilla cactus
Elderberry
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
Königin der Nacht
Holunderbeere
7.2.3 In French
7.2.4 In Spanish
7.2.5 In Greek
Βασίλισσα της νύχτας
Elderberry
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Rainha da noite
Sabugueiro
7.2.7 In Polish
7.2.8 In Latin
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
Caryophyllales
Dipsacales
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Hylocereeae
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
8.10 Number of Species